Child and Adolescent Studies, Concentration in Family and Community Contexts, B.S.

The following Four-Year Roadmaps are meant to be a guide for students and academic advisors in planning a path to a degree within four years (eight semesters) if the student is able and willing to do so. The set of courses shown below are based exclusively on the Fall 2023 Catalog and the most up to date General Education (GE) Program in that catalog year. The requirements outlined may not apply to students in earlier catalog years, especially in the GE courses required in specific categories. Please note that courses identified in the Four -Year Roadmaps may not always be available during each of the prescribed semesters, therefore, it is always recommended to consult an academic advisor. Advisors may need to adjust the courses in the Four-Year Roadmap to keep students on track to graduate in four years.  

First Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS 
G.E. subarea A.1***
Oral Communications

 

 3

G.E. subarea B.1, B.2, or B.4***

 

3
G.E. Course

 

G.E. Course

 

G.E. Course

 

Total

 

15 

***Classes must be taken in the provided sequence.

Second Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS  

Major Requirement***
Core Courses

CAS 101 or 201

3

G.E. subarea A.2***
Written Communication

 

G.E. subarea B.1, B.2 + B.3, or B.4***

 

3-4

G.E. subarea B.1, B.2 + B.3, or B.4***

 

3-4

G.E. Course

 

 3
Total

 

15-17

***Classes must be taken in the provided sequence.

Third Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS

Major Requirement***
Core Courses

CAS 101 or 201 

3

Major Requirement
Core Courses

SPED 371 

3

G.E. Course

 

 3

G.E. Course

 

 3

G.E. subarea F
Ethnic Studies

 

 3

Total

 

15 

***Classes must be taken in the provided sequence.

Fourth Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS

Major Requirement***
Core Courses

CAS 300 

3

University Requirement

 

 3

G.E. subarea E* & Major Requirement Topical Development Course
Lifelong Learning

Recommended CAAS 340, 360, 370 or PUBH 321

 3

G.E. subarea D.3* & Major Requirement Topical Development Course
Explorations in Social Sciences

Recommended HUSR/COUN 380, PSYC 341, SOCI 351 or SOCI 385

Electives

 

Total

 

 15

***Classes must be taken in the provided sequence.
*One course from C.2, C.3, D.1, D.3, or E should overlay with GE Overlay Z

Fifth Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS

Major Requirement***
Core Courses

CAS 301 

 3

Major Requirement
CHAF Topical Development Course (Family Contexts Category)

 Student choice as listed within the option-specific topical development courses on your TDA

Major Requirement
CHAF Topical Development Course (Risk Supports Category)

Student choice as listed within the option-specific topical development courses on your TDA

Elective

 

3

Elective

 

Total

 

15 

***Classes must be taken in the provided sequence.

Sixth Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS

Major Requirement***
Core Courses

CAS 325A 

Major Requirement***
Core Courses

CAS 394 

 3

Major Requirement
CHAF Topical Development Course (Family Context or Risk Supports Category)

 Student choice as listed within the option-specific topical development courses on your TDA

 3

G.E. subarea B.5* & Major Requirement Topical Development Course
Implications & Explorations in Natural Sciences & Math/Quantitative
Reasoning

Recommended BIOL 305 or SOCI 303

 3

Elective

 

 3

Total

 

15

***Classes must be taken in the provided sequence.

Seventh Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS

Major Requirement***
Core Courses

CAS 325B 

Major Requirement***
Option-Specific Assessment Course

 CAS 310

G.E. subarea C.3*
Explorations in the Arts or Humanities

 

Electives

 

Electives

 

 3

Total

 

15

***Classes must be taken in the provided sequence.
*One course from C.2, C.3, D.1, D.3, or E should overlay with GE Overlay Z

Eighth Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS

Major Requirement***
Core Courses

CAS 490T 

 3

Major Requirement
Advanced Practicum Courses

CAS 494 

 3

G.E. subarea Z

If not already taken, if Z is met, student choice elective. 

Electives 

 

Electives 

 

Total 

 

15

***Classes must be taken in the provided sequence.