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.

• 13Mapped preparation courses
• 9Scheduled Fall 2026
• 4With open seats reported
• 18Current sections

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

Not scheduled at Foothill College this term: PSYC C1000, PSYC C1000H, STAT C1000, MATH 17. 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. CHLD 8Child, Family & CommunityOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 10 seats reported this term.
2. BIOL 10General Biology: Basic PrinciplesWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. CHLD 86BPracticum Student Teaching in an Early Childhood ProgramOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 8 seats reported this term.
4. BIOL 1APrinciples of Cell BiologyFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. CHLD 56Observation & AssessmentWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. PSYC 14Child & Adolescent DevelopmentWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate 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 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo requires. Right: the Foothill 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

    General Biology: Basic Principles

• BIO 123

  Biology of Sex

  • BIOL 10

    General Biology: Basic Principles

• BIO 161

  Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology

  • BIOL 1A

    Principles of Cell Biology

• PSY 201

  General Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    PSYC C1000H

    Introduction to Psychology - Honors

• PSY 202

  General Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    PSYC C1000H

    Introduction to Psychology - Honors

• STAT 217

  Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods

  • STAT C1000

    Introduction to Statistics

  • or
    MATH 17

    Integrated Statistics II

  • or
    PSYC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • or
    SOC 7

    Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

• PSY 254

  Family Psychology

  • CHLD 8

    Child, Family & Community

• CD 254

  Family Psychology

  • CHLD 8

    Child, Family & Community

• PSY 256

  Developmental Psychology

  • PSYC 14

    Child & Adolescent Development

  • or
    PSYC 40

    Human Development

• CD 256

  Developmental Psychology

  • PSYC 14

    Child & Adolescent Development

  • or
    PSYC 40

    Human Development

• CD 131

  Observing and Interacting with Children

  • CHLD 56

    Observation & Assessment

• CD 230

  Preschool Laboratory

  • CHLD 86B

    Practicum Student Teaching in an Early Childhood Program

• CD 102

  Orientation to the Child Development Major

  No Course Articulated

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

De Anza 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 Foothill 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 Foothill

• AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BIOCHEMISTRYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• CIVIL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• PHYSICSFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• RECREATION, PARKS AND TOURISM ADMINISTRATIONFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• LIBERAL STUDIESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• BIORESOURCE AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERINGFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• COMMUNICATION STUDIESFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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