CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Admission reality

Cherrypicker does not estimate anyone’s chance of admission, and never will. Historical outcomes are context, not a prediction.

Planning reality

Counts over the courses ASSIST maps for this pathway. Every figure is a plain count with one definition — there is no score or ranking here.

• 14Mapped preparation courses
• 10Scheduled Fall 2026
• 5With open seats reported
• 57Current sections

Sections offered at De Anza College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Not scheduled at De Anza College this term: BIOL 10H, PSYC C1000, STAT C1000H, MATH 23. A course can still be part of the requirement and offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Where this path usually starts

Ranked by how central each course is to the agreement — whether it is the only option for a requirement, how many requirements it covers, and whether it is running now. This is Cherrypicker’s ordering of published requirements, not advice about your situation, and it does not know your transcript.

1. C D 12Child, Family and Community InterrelationshipsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 7 seats reported this term.
2. PSYC 14Developmental Aspects of PsychologyWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. PSYC C1000Introduction to PsychologyNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. C D 52Observation and Assessment of ChildrenFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. C D 57Self-Assessment for Teachers of Young Children Using Reflective Practice: Field ExperienceOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 9 seats reported this term.
6. POLI 20Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social SciencesOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 39 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what Cal Poly San Luis Obispo requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• BIO 111

  General Biology

  • BIOL 10

    Introductory Biology

  • or
    BIOL 10H

    Introductory Biology - HONORS

• PSY 201

  General Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

• PSY 202

  General Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

• STAT 217

  Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

  • or
    SOC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    PSYC 15

    Statistics and Research Methods in Social Science

  • or
    MATH 23

    Engineering Statistics

  • or
    POLI 20

    Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

• PSY 254

  Family Psychology

  • C D 12

    Child, Family and Community Interrelationships

• CD 254

  Family Psychology

  • C D 12

    Child, Family and Community Interrelationships

• PSY 256

  Developmental Psychology

  • PSYC 14

    Developmental Aspects of Psychology

• CD 256

  Developmental Psychology

  • PSYC 14

    Developmental Aspects of Psychology

• CD 131

  Observing and Interacting with Children

  • C D 52

    Observation and Assessment of Children

• CD 230

  Preschool Laboratory

  • C D 51A

    Basic Student Teaching Practicum

  • or
    C D 57

    Self-Assessment for Teachers of Young Children Using Reflective Practice: Field Experience

Agreement year 2025-26, captured from ASSIST. Verify against the official agreement and confirm with a counselor before making transfer decisions.

The other FHDA college

Foothill College has its own ASSIST agreement for this major. It is a separate agreement with its own courses and its own source — not an extension of the De Anza College one, and the two are never combined on this page.

Whether a course taken at one college satisfies the other college’s requirements is a separate question from articulation. Confirm with a counselor before relying on it.

Other Cal Poly San Luis Obispo majors from De Anza

• AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BIOCHEMISTRYDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• CIVIL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• PHYSICSDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• RECREATION, PARKS AND TOURISM ADMINISTRATIONDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• LIBERAL STUDIESDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BIORESOURCE AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERINGDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• COMMUNICATION STUDIESDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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