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
• 0With open seats reported
• 8Current sections

Sections offered at Foothill 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. CHLD 51AAffirming Diversity in EducationWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. CHLD 56Observation & AssessmentWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. CHLD 56NPrinciples & Practices of Teaching Young ChildrenWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. CHLD 95Health, Safety & Nutrition in Children's ProgramsFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. CHLD 1Child Growth & Development: Prenatal through Early ChildhoodWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. CHLD 2Child Growth & Development II: Middle Childhood through AdolescenceWaitlist
   • 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 Foothill 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

  • CHLD 56

    Observation & Assessment

• EDEC 201

  Foundations of Early Care and Education

  • CHLD 56N

    Principles & Practices of Teaching Young Children

• EDEC 270

  Families and Children in Diverse Societies

  • CHLD 51A

    Affirming Diversity in Education

• EDEC 110

  Understanding Development: Birth through Adolescence

  • CHLD 2 + CHLD 1

    Child Growth & Development II: Middle Childhood through Adolescence · Child Growth & Development: Prenatal through Early Childhood

• EDEC 247

  Physical Development and Health in Childhood

  • CHLD 95

    Health, Safety & Nutrition in Children's Programs

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 Sonoma State majors from Foothill

• Business AdministrationFoothill → Sonoma State
• Physics, B.S.: Astrophysics ConcentrationFoothill → Sonoma State
• Women and Gender StudiesFoothill → Sonoma State
• ==> Critical Race Studies Graduation RequirementFoothill → Sonoma State
• Music, B.M.: Jazz Studies ConcentrationFoothill → Sonoma State
• Theatre Arts, B.A.: Acting ConcentrationFoothill → Sonoma State
• Biology, B.S.: Biomedical ConcentrationFoothill → Sonoma State
• FrenchFoothill → Sonoma State

Common questions