Liberal Studies, Child Development / Elementary Education Concentration, B.A. MAP

Major Academic Plans

At Cal Poly Humboldt, your path to graduation is shaped by your goals and interests. Major Academic Plans (MAPs) suggest courses each semester to help you meet degree requirements in four years. They’re flexible, especially for General Education & All-University Requirements , so use them as a guide-not a rule. First-year students join Place-Based Learning Communities (PBLCs), taking connected courses with peers. Some majors fulfill GE requirements through Approved General Education Modifications by Major . Use DARS planning tools to build your personalized plan, and meet with your advisor each semester to customize your schedule and stay on track. Visit the PBLC website for more information.

Year 1

Semester 1 (15 Units)

Major (Liberal Studies Core) and Lower Division GE Area 1C: Speech Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3
Major (Liberal Studies Core) and Lower Division GE Area 1B: Critical Thinking COMM 103 - Critical Listening and Thinking Units: 3
Major (Liberal Studies Core) and Lower Division GE Area 5B: Biological Science BIOL 104 - General Biology Units: 3
Major (Liberal Studies Core) and Lower Division GE Area 1A: Written Communication ENGL 104 - Composition and Rhetoric Units: 3
Major (Liberal Studies Core) and Lower Division GE Area 4: Social Sciences and American Institution: U.S. History HIST 110 - United States History to 1877 Units: 3

Semester 2 (15 Units)

Major (Core, Liberal Studies) and Lower Division GE Area 2: Mathematics MATH 103 - Mathematics as a Liberal Art Units: 3 or (MATH 103I - Mathematics as a Liberal Art with Integrated Support and MATH 3 - Support for Mathematics as a Liberal Art )
Major (Core, Liberal Studies) and Lower Division GE Area 4: Social Sciences HIST 104 - Western Civilization to 1650 Units: 3
Major (Core, Liberal Studies) and Lower Division GE Area 3A: Arts TA 105 - Acting 1: Principles of Performance Units: 3
Major (Core, Liberal Studies) CD 209 - Middle Childhood Development Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Depth Study) Units: 3

Year 2

Semester 3 (15 Units)

Major (Liberal Studies Core) and Lower Division GE Area 3B: Humanities ENGL 105 - Literature, Media and Culture Units: 3
Major (Liberal Studies Core) and American Institutions: U.S. and California Government PSCI 110 - American Government Units: 3
Major (Liberal Studies Core) MUS 204 - Music in the K-8 Classroom Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Lower Division) CD 257 - Supervised Work with Children I Units: 4
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Depth of Study) Units: 2

Semester 4 (16 Units)

Major (Liberal Studies Core) and Lower Division GE Area 5A: Physical Science (Includes a Laboratory Activity GE Area 5C) GEOL 109 - General Geology Units: 4
Major (Liberal Studies Core) and Upper Division GE Area 2/5: Mathematics or Sciences LSEE 308 - Algebra, Geometry, and Data in the Elementary Classroom Units: 3
Major (Liberal Studies Core) CD 310 - Perspectives: History and Theory Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Upper Division) LSEE 319 - Algebra, Geometry, and Data in the Elementary Classroom Practicum Units: 1
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Upper Division) CD 354 - Methods of Observation Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Depth of Study) Units: 2

Year 3

Semester 5 (15 Units)

Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Upper Division) HIST 200 - World Cultures and History: Prehistory to 1500 CE Units: 3
Major (Liberal Studies Core) LSEE 317 - Number Sense and Operations in Elementary School Math Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Upper Division) LSEE 318 - Number Sense and Operations in Elementary School Math Practicum Units: 1
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Upper Division) CD 355 - Language Development Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Upper Division) CD 366 - Exceptional Children and Their Families Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Depth Study) Units: 2

Semester 6 (15 Units)

Major (Liberal Studies Core) and GE Area 6: Ethnic Studies and Diversity and Common Ground: Domestic ES 105 - Introduction to U.S. Ethnic Studies or ES 106 - Introduction to Black Studies or ES 107 - Chican@/Latinx Lives Units: 3
Major (Liberal Studies Core) LSEE 313 - Science for Elementary Education Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Upper Division) LSEE 314 - Science for Elementary Education Field Practicum Units: 1
Major (Liberal Studies Core) DANC 354 - Teaching of Dance Units: 2
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Upper Division) CD 356 - Curriculum Development for Early Childhood Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Upper Division) CD 357 - Early Literacy Units: 3

Year 4

Semester 7 (15 Units)

Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Upper Division) CD 358 - Supervised Work with Children II Units: 4
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Upper Division) CD 446 - Structure and Content of Children’s Thinking Units: 3
Major (Liberal Studies Core) LSEE 475 - Health and Physical Education Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Upper Division) CD 479 - Policy Analysis and Advocacy Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Depth of Study) Units: 2

Semester 8 (14 Units)

Major (Liberal Studies Core) and Upper Division GE Area 3: Arts or Humanities and Diversity and Common Ground: Domestic or Diversity and Common Ground: Non-Domestic ART 307 - Arts Integration in the Elementary Classroom Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Upper Division) CD 350 - Perspectives: Life-Span Development Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Upper Division) and Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) CD 469W - Contemporary Issues in Child Development Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Upper Division) CD 482 - Directed Field Experience/Internship Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Child Development / Elementary Education, Depth of Study) Units: 2