Why the catalog year matters
Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. A class that is offered this term may not count toward your requirements, and one that counts for a newer catalog year may not be on an older list at all. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year, not the newest one.
Capstone Requirement
Community Based Learning
Electives
12 units- CFD 377 - Building Leadership and Communication Skills in Human and Family Development Programs
- CFD 380 - Early Language and Literacy Development in a Linguistically Diverse Society
- CFD 390 - The Hospitalized Child
- CFD 437 - Violence in Relationships
- CFD 450 - The Human-Nature Connection: Developmental Perspectives
- CFD 477 - Administration of Early Childhood Education Programs
- CFD 536 - Divorce and Remarriage
- CFD 565 - Best Practices of Care for Infants/Toddlers
- CFD 577 - Professional Development and Mentorship in Human and Family Development Programs
- CFD 580 - Observation and Assessment of Young Children's Environments and Relationships
- CFD 585 - Family Involvement and Engagement with Young Children: Services and Resources
- CFD 595 - Early Childhood Mental Health: Theory and Practice
- CFD 596 - Advanced Studies in Child and Family Development
- ED 451 - Introduction to Multicultural Education
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
No course list published for this category.
Major
- CFD 335 - Interactions in Culturally Diverse Families
- CFD 354 - Parenting: Context, Research, and Application
- CFD 370 - Research, Assessment, and Evaluation of Children and Families
- CFD 375A - Human Development & Learning: Infancy to Toddlerhood
- CFD 375B - Human Development and Learning: Early to Middle Childhood
- CFD 375C - Human Development and Learning: Adolescence to Adulthood
- CFD 475 - Promoting Behavior Support and Classroom Organization in Early Childhood Settings
- CFD 537 - Child Abuse and Family Violence
- CFD 560 - Theories in Socio-Emotional Development
- CFD 575 - Public Policy and Professional Ethics in Child and Family Development
- CFD 578 - Conflict Resolution Across the Life Span
- CFD 590 - Disability: Conception through Emerging Adulthood
- CFD 598 - Reflective Learning Portfolio
- CFD 378A - Laboratory Experience: Infancy to Toddlerhood
- CFD 378B - Laboratory Experience: Early Childhood
- CFD 378C - Laboratory Experience: Middle Childhood to Adolescence
- CFD 378D - Laboratory Experience: Development Across the Lifespan
Preparation for the Major
27 units- CFD 135 - Principles of Family Development
- CFD 270 - Human Development Across the Lifespan
- CFD 270L - Principles of Observation: Child Development Laboratory
- CFD 272 - Child, Family, and Community Engagement
- CFD 275 - Learning Environments and Developmentally Appropriate Practices
- CFD 278 - Foundations of Human Health, Nutrition, and Safety
- BIOL 100 - General Biology
- PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology
- SOC 101 - Introductory Sociology: The Study of Society
- PSY 280 - Statistical Methods in Psychology
- SOC 201 - Elementary Social Statistics
- STAT 119 - Elementary Statistics for Business
- STAT 250 - Statistical Principles and Practices
Reflective Learning Portfolio
Research
Study Abroad
This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2024-25 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.