Early Childhood Studies, B.A. concentration in Early Care and Education

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
• 6Scheduled Fall 2026
• 3With open seats reported
• 13Current 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.

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 50Principles and Practices of Teaching Young ChildrenOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 22 seats reported this term.
2. C D 64Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young ChildOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 12 seats reported this term.
3. 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.
4. C D 68Teaching in a Diverse SocietyFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. C D 10GChild Development (The Early Years)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 6 seats reported this term.
6. C D 10HChild Growth and Development (Middle Childhood and Adolescence)Waitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 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 Sonoma State requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• EDEC 220

  Child Observation & Field Experience

  • C D 52

    Observation and Assessment of Children

• EDEC 201

  Foundations of Early Care and Education

  • C D 50

    Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children

• EDEC 270

  Families and Children in Diverse Societies

  • C D 68

    Teaching in a Diverse Society

• EDEC 110

  Understanding Development: Birth through Adolescence

  • C D 10H + C D 10G

    Child Growth and Development (Middle Childhood and Adolescence) · Child Development (The Early Years)

• EDEC 247

  Physical Development and Health in Childhood

  • C D 64

    Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child

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 Sonoma State majors from De Anza

• Business AdministrationDe Anza → Sonoma State
• Physics, B.S.: Astrophysics ConcentrationDe Anza → Sonoma State
• Women and Gender StudiesDe Anza → Sonoma State
• ==> Critical Race Studies Graduation RequirementDe Anza → Sonoma State
• Music, B.M.: Jazz Studies ConcentrationDe Anza → Sonoma State
• Theatre Arts, B.A.: Acting ConcentrationDe Anza → Sonoma State
• Biology, B.S.: Biomedical ConcentrationDe Anza → Sonoma State
• FrenchDe Anza → Sonoma State

Common questions