Child and Adolescent Development
AA-T Degree Child Development · Mt. San Antonio College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Business Division
Child Development Department
The Associate in Arts in Child and Adolescent Development for Transfer is an interdisciplinary degree that prepares students to understand the processes of change and growth that characterize human development from conception to age 18. The major integrates information from a variety of disciplines to provide a broad academic and professional foundation for working with children and families.
The Associate in Arts in Child and Adolescent Development for Transfer degree is designed to meet the needs of students for transfer to a California State University (CSU) to complete a Baccalaureate degree in Child and Adolescent Development, Family and Consumer Sciences, Child, Adolescent and Family Studies, Human Development, Liberal Studies, or Child Development (including Elementary Education Tracks). The degree also prepares students to career such as children’s services, mental health, family support, youth programs, developmental research, teaching early childhood education, public policy, social work, school psychology, child life and similar field related to children and their families from infancy through adolescence.
To earn an Associate in Arts in Child and Adolescent Development for Transfer degree, a student must complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the CSU including Cal-GETC and a major of at least 18 units or more. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all CSU transferable coursework to receive an associate degree for transfer and Title 5 requires that all courses in the major must be completed with a C or better. A “P” (Pass) grade is also an acceptable grade for courses in the major if the course is taken on a Pass or No Pass basis. Students earning an associate degree for transfer will not be required to complete any other local graduation requirements.
Required Courses
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 9-10 | |
| CHLD 11 | Child and Adolescent Development 1 | |
| ECON 17 | Applied Business Statistics | |
| orPSYC 10 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | |
| orSOC 23 | Introduction to Statistics in Sociology and Social Sciences | |
| orSTAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | |
| orSTAT C1000H | Introduction to Statistics - Honors | |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | |
| orPSYC C1000H | Introduction to Psychology - Honors | |
| List A | 9-10 | |
| Choose three courses from the following: | ||
| ANTH 5 | Cultural Anthropology | |
| orANTH 5H | Cultural Anthropology - Honors | |
| orSOC 1 | Introduction to Sociology | |
| orSOC 1H | Introduction to Sociology - Honors | |
| orSOC 20 | Introduction to Race and Ethnicity | |
| orSOC 20H | Introduction to Race and Ethnicity - Honors | |
| BIOL 1 | General Biology | |
| orBIOL 4 | Biology for Majors | |
| orBIOL 4H | Biology for Majors - Honors | |
| CHLD 1 | Child, Family, School and Community | |
| orSOC 14 | Marriage and the Family | |
| orSOC 14H | Marriage and the Family - Honors | |
| PSYC 14 | Developmental Psychology | |
| orPSYC 14H | Developmental Psychology - Honors | |
| A maximum of two courses may be chosen from the list below: | ||
| CHLD 5 | Principles and Practices in Child Development Programs 1 | |
| CHLD 6 | Introduction to Child Development Curriculum 1 | |
| CHLD 10 | Human Growth and Lifespan Development 1 | |
| orCHLD 10H | Human Growth and Lifespan Development - Honors | |
| CHLD 50 | Teaching in a Diverse Society | |
| CHLD 64 | Health, Safety, and Nutrition of Children | |
| CHLD 73 | Infant and Toddler Development 1 | |
| CHLD 84 | Guidance and Discipline in Child Development Settings | |
| Total Units for the Major | 18-20 | |
| General Education (Cal-GETC) Units | 34 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
- Documentation of tuberculosis (TB) clearance is required.
- Courses may be double-counted for the major and Cal-GETC. However, courses may not be double-counted to satisfy more than one area of Cal-GETC.
Outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes
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