Program Requirements
To complete a major in Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies, students will take a combination of core and program area courses, as well as completing the Senior Seminar and all upper division General Education requirements. Students must earn a C- or better in each of the CAFS courses to receive credit.
Each course will be offered face to face from 6pm - 10pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday or online.
Lower Division General Education
All lower division General Education coursework will be completed at Porterville College prior to entry into the CAFS program.
2 years of High School foreign language or 1 semester of College level foreign language is required for graduation. CSUB will not deliver foreign language classes. If the requirement was not met in High School, students will fulfill the requirement at an institution such as Porterville College.
Prerequisites
1. CHDV P223 Child Development (to be completed at Porterville College)
2. CAFS 110 Advising in the CAFS Program (2) (to be completed the first quarter of the program)
3. CSUB 301 Roadrunner RUSH-A Seminar (2) (to be completed the first quarter of the program)
Major Coursework
Core (3 courses)
1. CAFS 400 Introduction to Research Methods (5 units)
2. CAFS 410 Research, Assessment and Evaluation of Children and Families (5 units)
3. CAFS 490 Senior Seminar (3 units)
Program Area A: Developmental Theory (2 courses)
1. CAFS 312 Child Development in the School Years (5 units)
and
2. CAFS 311 Infant/Toddler Development (5 units)
or
CAFS 313 Adolescent Development (5 units)
Program Area B: Practicum/Fieldwork (2 courses)
1. CHDV P143 Principles and Practices in Early Childhood Education, Curriculum Development / Lab (to be completed at Porterville College)
2. CAFS 350 Child Guidance, Supervision, and Support (5 units)
Program Area C: Socio/Cultural Influences on Development (2 courses)
1. CAFS 320 Indiv/Family Non-Western Cultures (5 units)
**also fulfills the Gender, Race & Ethnicity requirement
and
2. CAFS 360 Parenting and Family Relations (5 units)
or
CAFS 430 School, Community, and Family Collaborations (5 units)
Minor in Children’s Literature (4 courses)**
1. ENGL 470 Studies in Nineteenth-Century Children’s Literature (5 units)
2. ENGL 471 Studies in Twentieth-Century Children’s Literature (5 units)
3. ENGL 472 The Young Adult Novel (5 units)
4. ENGL 473 Children’s Literature and International Myth, Folk Tale, and Film (5 units)
**Note: Course Prerequisite: Introduction to Literature (to be taken at Porterville College)
Upper Division General Education
1. Theme I: Natural Sciences and Technology
Sci 360A Energy & Technology (5 units)
2. Theme II: Arts and Humanities
Engl 395 Writing Nature: Literature and the Environment (5 units)
3. Theme III: Social and Behavioral Sciences
PPA 340 A Policy Network: Science, Technology, and Health (5 units)
Gender, Race, & Ethnicity (GRE)
1. CAFS 320 Indiv/Family, Non-Western Cultures (5 units)
Graduate Writing Assessment Requiremnent (GWAR)
1. ENGL 305 Modes of Writing (5 units)
Multiple Subject Credential Prerequisite Courses (Optional)
1. EDBI 475 Introduction to Multicultural Education (3 units)
2. EDEL 240 Early Field Experience (2 units)
3. CTAP I Certification:
EDCI 579 (1 unit) or LBST 390 (2 units)
