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Plan B provides students interested in careers working with children with a degree program that will prepare them, upon graduation, for professions that serve children and their families. Plan B also prepares students for graduate study in child and adolescent development or for the social sciences in general. Plan B is not recommended for students who expect to work toward a teaching credential, however, Plan B graduates often do apply to a multiple subject credential program.

Learning Outcomes

Students who complete a ChAD BA should be able to:

• demonstrate basic knowledge of child and adolescent development in four major domains (cognitive, emotional, social, and physical) and understand the interrelationships among these domains;
• understand the role of context in the growth and development of children and adolescents and their socialization by family, community, society, and culture;
• apply research, theory, and problem-solving skills to questions about social policy, education, intervention, and practical situations pertaining to children and adolescents;
• examine and evaluate information about children and adolescents from a variety of sources;
• demonstrate inquisitiveness about the development of children and adolescents by articulating reasoned questions and methods for seeking answers to those questions;
• demonstrate communication and interpersonal skills for facilitating the development of children and adolescents and meeting the challenges of working with other professionals; and
• understand ethical and advocacy responsibilities in working with and on behalf of children and adolescents.

Coursework

Listed below are the courses that meet requirements for the:

• Major
• Core General education
• Advanced General Education: SJSU Studies
• Graduation

Lower division in the major

PSYC 1 (GE/D1)
ChAD 60 (GE/E)
ChAD 67 (GE/E)

Upper division in the major

ChAD or LLD 100W (SJSU Studies Area Z)
ChAD 101(SOCS 15 or STAT 95 also meet this requirement)
ChAD 160
ChAD 161
ChAD 162 or 164
ChAD 163 or 173
ChAD 168
ChAD 169
ChAD 170
ChAD 195
CA 177,NuFS 129, PSYC 117, or SOC 177
**HRPF 135,JS 120, **JS 136,** KIN 169, NuFS 114B, or SOC 151
ANTH 153, EDSE 102, EDSE 104, **LING 129, or PSYCH 142
** Meets SJSU Studies Area S.

Core General Education

A1 Oral Comm
A2 Written Comm 1A
A3 Critical Thinking
B1 Physical Science
B2 Life Science
B3 Lab: taken with B1 or B2
B4 Math Concepts
C1 Arts
C2 Letters
C3 Written Comm: ENGL 1B
D1 Human Behavior: met in the major
D2 Comparative Systems
D3 Social Issues
E Human Understanding: met in major
F1-F3 American Institutions: may meet D2 and D3
Phys Ed (2 activities)

Advanced General Education

Area R
Area S
Area V
Area Z: met in major

A total of 120 units is required to graduate.

Additional Information

All students, including those transferring from a community college, should attend a new student orientation and also review the advisement tutorial on this website.

Students can link to the SJSU Articulation Agreement to find out about current equivalent courses at specific community colleges. General advisement information is also available on this site.

Meet with the department undergraduate advisor during the first semester of enrollment at SJSU. Read information about advisement in the advising section of this website.

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