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Recommended Course Sequence

The De Anza College Child Development Program is designed to allow you many options in your course selection. Classes are scheduled days, evenings, and Saturdays. Classes are held in the Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer quarters. There is a sequence to the course work that you should follow. You are required to take the Basic Courses, so that you are able to understand the concepts presented in the remaining courses. See Course Catalog for course descriptions.

*Basic Core Courses* (to be taken within the first three quarters)
	CD 10G	Child Development: The Early Years
	CD 10H	Child Development: Middle and Adolescence
	CD 50	Foundations of Early Childhood Education
	CD 12	Child, Family, and Community Interrelationships
Recommended Courses Sequence (discuss with a CDE faculty advisor)
	Curriculum	CD53, CD54, CD52, CD55, CD56, CD60, CD61,CD64,CD63, CD68
	Student Teaching	CD51 (CDC and Mentor Sites), CD57 (Community Sites)
	Specialized courses	CD58*, CD72, CD90
	Behavior and early childhood mental health	CD71, CD73, CD74, CD75
	Administration and Supervision	CD67, CD59G, CD59H, CD80
	Other courses	CD65, CD66, CD77, CD101, CD102, CD103

EDUC 1 Introduction to Elementary Education (may be taken any time)

* Take CD 58, Infant Toddler Development, prior to CD 51 when working with infants and toddlers

Child Development - Program Guide

Recommended Course Sequence