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.

• 26Mapped preparation courses
• 16Scheduled Fall 2026
• 7With open seats reported
• 213Current 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: POLS C1000, POLS C1000H, EWRT 1C, ENGL C1000H, COMM 8H, BIOL 6AH, HIST 17AH, COMM C1000H, COMM 10H, STAT C1000H. 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 51ABasic Student Teaching PracticumWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. C D 12Child, Family and Community InterrelationshipsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 7 seats reported this term.
3. GEOL 10Introductory GeologyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 28 seats reported this term.
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. CHEM 10Introductory ChemistryWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing Waitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• POLS 1000

  Power, Politics and Engagement: Introduction to Government in the U.S.

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

  • or
    POLS C1000H

    American Government and Politics - HONORS

• ENGL 2700

  Why Literature Matters

  • EWRT 1C

    Literature and Composition

• CHDV 2200

  The Young Child

  • C D 51A

    Basic Student Teaching Practicum

• CHDV 2200

  The Young Child

  • C D 51A

    Basic Student Teaching Practicum

• CHDV 2500

  Child, Family and Community

  • C D 12

    Child, Family and Community Interrelationships

• ENGL 1010

  Accelerated College Writing

  • ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - HONORS

• ENGL 1050

  Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking

  • ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

• COMM 1200

  Argumentation

  • COMM 8

    Argumentation and Critical Inquiry in Oral Communication

  • or
    COMM 8H

    Argumentation and Critical Inquiry in Oral Communication - HONORS

• CHDV 1200

  Intimate Relationships in our Diverse Society

  • SOC 35

    Marriage, Family, and Intimate Relationships

• BIOL 1010

  General Biology

  • BIOL 6A

    Form and Function in the Biological World

  • or
    BIOL 6AH

    Form and Function in the Biological World - HONORS

• CHEM 1000

  Molecules Matter

  • CHEM 10

    Introductory Chemistry

• GEOL 1500

  The Planet Earth

  • GEOL 10

    Introductory Geology

• HIST 2010

  Early American History

  • HIST 17A

    History of the United States to Early National Era

  • or
    HIST 17AH

    History of the United States to Early National Era - HONORS

• CHDV 1400

  Development Across the Lifespan (Conception to Adolescence)

  • C D 10G

    Child Development (The Early Years)

  • or
    PSYC 10G

    Child Development (The Early Years)

• CHDV 2000

  Techniques for the Study of Children

  • C D 52

    Observation and Assessment of Children

• COMM 1100

  Oral Communication

  • COMM C1000

    Introduction to Public Speaking

  • or
    COMM C1000H

    Introduction to Public Speaking - Honors

  • or
    COMM 10

    Fundamentals of Oral Communication

  • or
    COMM 10H

    Fundamentals of Oral Communication - HONORS

• MATH 1090

  Quantitative Reasoning with Statistics, with Lab

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

• MATH 1092

  Quantitative Reasoning with Statistics

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    STAT C1000H

    Introduction to Statistics - HONORS

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 CSU Los Angeles majors from De Anza

• Computer ScienceDe Anza → CSU Los Angeles
• JournalismDe Anza → CSU Los Angeles
• PhilosophyDe Anza → CSU Los Angeles
• Applied ScienceDe Anza → CSU Los Angeles
• GeologyDe Anza → CSU Los Angeles
• Mechanical EngineeringDe Anza → CSU Los Angeles
• Communicative DisordersDe Anza → CSU Los Angeles
• MathematicsDe Anza → CSU Los Angeles

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