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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 children's growth and development in four major domains and understand the interrelationships among these domains
• understand the role of context in the development of children and their socialization by family, community, and society
• connect theories of child growth and development to social policy, education, and intervention
• apply theoretical knowledge and problem solving skills in practical situations with children
• examine and evaluate information about children and families from a variety of sources (e.g.,major publications in the field, popular journals, newspapers, websites)
• formulate good questions and seek answers
• read with comprehension and write clearly using APA editorial guidelines
• demonstrate communication and interpersonal skills for facilitating the development of children and meeting the challenges of working with other professionals
• understand ethical and advocacy responsibilities in working with children and families.

Coursework

Listed below are the courses that meet requirements for the:

• major
• Core General education
• Advanced General Education
• 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 (GE Area Z)
ChAD 101(SOCS 15 or STAT 95 also meet this requirement)
ChAD 160
ChAD 161
ChAD 162 or 164
ChAD 163
ChAD 168
ChAD 169
ChAD 170
ChAD 195
PSYC 117 or PSYC 142
JS 120 or JS 136 or SCWK 192 or SCWK 195
NUFS 114 or POLS 130 or SOC/SOCS 177

Core General Education

A1 Oral comm
A2 Written comm 1A
A3 Critical thinking
B1 Phys 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
D2 Comparative systems
D3 Social issues
E Human understanding, met in major
F1-F3 American institutions
Phys Ed (2 units)

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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