The Associate in Arts in Child and Adolescent Development for Transfer is designed to provide students with the lower division coursework needed to transfer to a California State University for a bachelor’s degree in Child Development or Child and Adolescent Development or a closely related field.

The following is required for an Associate Degree for Transfer:

1. Minimum of 60 semester or 90 quarter CSU-transferable units.
2. Minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in all CSU-transferable coursework.
3. Minimum of 18 semester or 27 quarter units in the major.
4. A grade of “C” or higher or “Pass” in all courses required for the major.
5. Certified completion of the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) pattern; See Degree Requirements and Transfer Information. 

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Integrate the key developmental concepts and teaching strategies into a cogently articulated philosophy of child and adolescent education and care.
2. Employ curriculum that is well planned, developmentally appropriate and based on the interests and needs of children and adolescents.
3. Implement effective guidance strategies with children and adolescents.
4. Demonstrate the ability to plan programs for children and adolescent which enhance their physical, intellectual, emotion and social development.

Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree Requirements 

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Required Core
CD-125	Child Growth and Development	3
PSYC-C1000	Introduction to Psychology	3
STAT-C1000	Introduction to Statistics	4
List A
Select nine units from the following:		9
CD-131	Child, Family and Community
BIO-130	General Biology I
CD-130	Curriculum: Design and Implementation
CD-213	Observation and Assessment
Units for the Major		19
Double-Counted Units		9-12
Plus General Education Requirements (Cal-GETC)		34
Total Transferable Elective Units		16-19
Total Units		60