Child and Adolescent Development AA-T Degree
College of the Desert offers a Child and Adolescent Development Associate in Arts for Transfer degree, also called Child and Adolescent Development AA-T. Students completing this interdisciplinary degree are prepared to understand the processes of change and growth that characterize human development from conception to age 18. Course offerings are drawn from psychology, sociology, human development, anthropology, and biology, with electives from other departments. Students completing an associate’s degree in Child and Adolescent Development are qualified to work in school districts as classroom paraprofessionals and for social services programs as entry-level social workers. Students complet
Courses
- ANTH 002 — Cultural Anthropology Units: 3
- BI 004 — Elements of Biology Units: 4
- BI 007 — Biology of Mammals Units: 3
- CDE 101 — Child Growth & Development Units: 3
- CDE 102 — Child, Family, & Community Units: 3
- CDE 227 — Child Guidance Units: 3
- PSY 003 — Developmental Psychology Units: 3
- PSYC C1000 — Introduction to Psychology Units: 3
- SOC 001 — Introductory Sociology Units: 3
- SOC 003 — Fundamentals of Statistics Units: 3
- SOC 014 — Introduction to Race & Ethnicity Units: 3
- STAT C1000 — Introduction to Statistics Units: 4