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.
1. Core Courses
18 units- CFD 624 - Seminar in Family Processes
- CFD 644 - Seminar in Diverse Families
- CFD 650 - Seminar in Professional Development and Professionalism
- CFD 670A - Seminar in Human Development Theories- Attachment and Affect Regulation in Young Children
- CFD 670B - Seminar in Human Development Theories- Intervention and Prevention Lifespan Approach
- ED 690 - Methods of Inquiry
2. Electives
- CFD 536 - Divorce and Remarriage
- CFD 537 - Child Abuse and Family Violence
- CFD 560 - Theories in Socio-Emotional Development
- CFD 565 - Best Practices of Care for Infants/Toddlers
- CFD 575 - Public Policy and Professional Ethics in Child and Family Development
- CFD 577 - Professional Development and Mentorship in Human and Family Development Programs
- CFD 578 - Conflict Resolution Across the Life Span
- 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 590 - Disability: Conception through Emerging Adulthood
- CFD 671A - Seminar in Supporting Early Childhood Mental Health
- CFD 798 - Special Study
- SPED 676 - Advanced Applied Behavior Analysis
3. Culminating Experience
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Admission to the Degree Curriculum
- 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 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
Advancement to Candidacy
Comprehensive Exam
General Information
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Note
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Plan A
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Plan B
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Program Mission and Overview
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Specific Requirements
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Standards for Admission
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Thesis or Project
This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2025-26 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.