Child and Family Studies, Child Development Option

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.

• 6Mapped preparation courses
• 4Scheduled Winter 2027
• 4With open seats reported
• 16Current 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: PSYC C1000, ANTH 2H. 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 10GChild Development (The Early Years)Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 141 seats reported this term.
2. C D 50Principles and Practices of Teaching Young ChildrenOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 120 seats reported this term.
3. C D 54Curriculum for Early Childhood ProgramsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 120 seats reported this term.
4. PSYC C1000Introduction to PsychologyNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. ANTH 2Cultural AnthropologyOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 200 seats reported this term.
6. ANTH 2HCultural Anthropology - HONORSNot currently offered
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.

Major preparation

Left: what CSU Long Beach requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• CDFS 215

  Introduction to Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers

  • C D 54

    Curriculum for Early Childhood Programs

• CDFS 214

  Introduction to Curriculum for Preschool Children

  • C D 50

    Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children

• PSY 100

  General Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

• ANTH 120

  Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2 + ANTH 2H

    Cultural Anthropology · Cultural Anthropology - HONORS

• CDFS 111

  Child Growth and Development

  • C D 10G

    Child Development (The Early Years)

Agreement year 2026-27, 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 CSU Long Beach majors from De Anza

• AccountancyDe Anza → CSU Long Beach
• Aerospace EngineeringDe Anza → CSU Long Beach
• Africana StudiesDe Anza → CSU Long Beach
• American Sign Language Linguistics and Deaf CultureDe Anza → CSU Long Beach
• American Sign Language Linguistics and Deaf Culture, English Interpreting OptionDe Anza → CSU Long Beach
• American Sign Language Linguistics and Deaf Culture: English InterpretingDe Anza → CSU Long Beach
• American StudiesDe Anza → CSU Long Beach
• AnthropologyDe Anza → CSU Long Beach

Common questions