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.
Required Courses
- CFD 375A - Human Development & Learning: Infancy to Toddlerhood
- CFD 377 - Building Leadership and Communication Skills in Human and Family Development Programs
- 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
- CFD 378A - Laboratory Experience: Infancy to Toddlerhood
- CFD 378D - Laboratory Experience: Development Across the Lifespan
- CFD 380 - Early Language and Literacy Development in a Linguistically Diverse Society
- CFD 477 - Administration of Early Childhood Education Programs
- CFD 560 - Theories in Socio-Emotional Development
- 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 497 - Field Experience in Child and Family Development Programs
This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2026-27 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.