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CHAD Courses

* Please consult the majors worksheet for a list of required courses for the CHAD major. 

Note that not all of the courses are offered each semester.  For full course description go to the CSUSM catalog.

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Preparation for the Major

  • PSYC 100 (3) Introduction to Psychology
  • PSYC 210 (3) Child Growth and Development
  • PSYC 215 (3) Child, Family, Community
  • PSYC 220 (3) Introductory Statistics in Psychology
  • PSYC 230 (3) Research Methods in Psychology 

Upper Division Core Courses

  • PSYC 331 (3) Infancy and Childhood: Theories and Research
  • PSYC 349 (3) Adolescence: Theories and Research
  • PSYC 395 (3) Laboratory in Developmental Psychology
  • CHAD 370 (3) Risk and Resiliency in Childhood and Adolescence
  • CHAD 491 (3) Children, Adolescents and Social Policy 
  • CHAD 496 (3) Observation and Assessment Laboratory

Cluster Courses (students choose one course from each cluster)

Cluster A: A typical Child Development

  • PSYC 328 (3) Developmental Psychopathology
  • CHAD 339 (3) Exceptional Children and Adolescents

Cluster B: Contexts of Child and Adolescent Development

  • PSYC 343 (3) Psychology of Work and the Family 
  • PSYC 345 (3) Psychology Caregiving Across the Lifespan
  • CHAD 345 (3) Perspectives on Child Rearing
  • PSYC 346 (3) Principles of Behavior Change
  • CHAD 347 (3) Peer Relationships in Childhood and Adolescence

Cluster C:  Understanding Others

  • PSYC 332 (3) Social Psychology
  • PSYC 333 (3) Psychology of Prejudice
  • PSYC 336 (3) Abnormal Psychology
  • PSYC 341 (3) Multicultural Perspectives in Psychology
  • PSYC 342 (3) Group Dynamics
  • PSYC 344 (3) Positive Psychology
  • PSYC 351 (3) Social Cognition
  • PSYC 356 (3) Developmental Psychology: Adulthood and Aging

Cluster D: Intrapersonal Development

  • PSYC 334 (3) Psychology of Personality
  • PSYC 360 (3) Biopsychology
  • PSYC 362 (3) Cognitive Processes
  • CHAD 365 (3) Socioemotional Development

Cluster E: Researching/Working with Children and Adolescents

  • PSYC 340 (3) Survey of Clinical Psychology
  • PSYC 354 (3) Educational Psychology
  • CHAD 450 (3) Practicum in Early Childhood Education
  • PSYC 495 (3) Field Experience in Psychological Settings
  • PSYC 498A (1) 498B (2) 498C (3) 498D (4) Independent Study
  • PSYC 499A (1) 499B (2) 499C (3) 499D (4)Independent Research
  • EDUC 380/HD 380 (3) Applications in Child and Youth Development