Program: Early Childhood Development Minor - CSU East Bay

Apr 04, 2025

2024-2025 Cal State East Bay Catalog

The Early Childhood Development (ECD) minor is designed to provide non-Human-Development majors who are interested in the field of early childhood development with a recognized set of courses in early childhood development program for their future educational and career development.

Minor Requirements (15 or 16 units)

Students must complete 15 or 16 units from the following list of courses:

HDEV 311 - Infant and Child Development Units: 4 *
HDEV 411 - Early Childhood Cognitive Development: Theory and Research Units: 4 *
HDEV 412 - Early Childhood Social Development: Theory & Research Units: 4 *
HDEV 413 - Children in Families and Communities Units: 4 **
HDEV 414 - Creative and Artistic Development in Early Childhood Units: 4 ***
HDEV 423 - Child Language Development Units: 4 *
One course on Supervised Field Experience in ECE Setting (3 or 4 units) **** [May be a lower division course transferred from community colleges]
Notes:

*      This course meets the Core Course Child Growth and Development requirement for California CTC Child Development Permit

**    This course meets the Core Course Child/Family/Community requirement for California CTC Child Development Permit

***   This course meets the Core Course Programs/Curriculum requirement for California CTC Child Development Permit

**** This course meets the Supervised Field Experience in ECE Setting requirement for California CTC Child Development Permit