Total Program: 33 semester hours
Core Requirements
12 semester hours
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ASCD 500 | Academic Writing | 3 |
| ASCD 503 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| ASCD 504 | Methods of Research | 3 |
| ASCD 550 | Human Development | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 12 | |
Culminating Activity
3 semester hours
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ASCD 596 | Graduate Seminar | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 3 | |
Students who have completed 21 semester hours, applied for graduation, and completed specific assessments required by the College’s assessment system may apply for Advanced Standing. Once Advancement to Candidacy is processed, students can complete their remaining units, including the Culminating Activity.
Areas of Concentration
Students in this program will choose an Early Childhood concentration, an Adolescence concentration, or a Transitional Kindergarten concentration.
Early Childhood Concentration
18 semester hours
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ASCD 510 | Infant and Toddler Development | 3 |
| ASCD 518 | Language, Reading, and Concept Development | 3 |
| ASCD 551 | Studies in Attachment | 3 |
| ASCD 557 | Teaching Adults | 3 |
| ASCD 558 | Cognition and Brain Development | 3 |
| Choose 1 of the following Electives: | 3 | |
ASCD 530 | Motivation in Education | |
ASCD 570 | Adolescent Development | |
ASCD 575 | Adolescents and Risk | |
Other program chair approved elective | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 18 | |
Adolescence Concentration
18 semester hours
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ASCD 530 | Motivation in Education | 3 |
| ASCD 557 | Teaching Adults | 3 |
| ASCD 558 | Cognition and Brain Development | 3 |
| ASCD 570 | Adolescent Development | 3 |
| ASCD 575 | Adolescents and Risk | 3 |
| Choose 1 of the following Electives: | 3 | |
ASCD 510 | Infant and Toddler Development | |
ASCD 518 | Language, Reading, and Concept Development | |
ASCD 551 | Studies in Attachment | |
Other program chair approved elective | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 18 | |
Transitional Kindergarten Concentration
36 semester hours
This concentration is designed for candidates who have completed the TK certificate program at the University of La Verne with grades of B or better within the past 5 years. Candidates may use 24 units from the TK certificate to apply toward their concentration in the MS Child & Adolescent Development degree. The following courses are required.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TK Certificate Program (24 SH) | ||
| EDUC 480TK | Development of the Young Child | 4 |
| EDUC 481TK | Transitional Kindergarten Observation and Assessment | 4 |
| EDUC 482TK | TK Childhood, Family, and Community Relationships | 4 |
| EDUC 483TK | TK Childhood Language and Literacy Development | 4 |
| EDUC 484TK | TK Childhood Math and Science Development | 4 |
| EDUC 485TK | TK Childhood Social-Emotional Learning and Development (Core Requirements) | 4 |
| Core Requirements | ||
| ASCD 503 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| ASCD 504 | Methods of Research (Choose one of the following Electives:) | 3 |
| Choose one of the following Electives: | 3 | |
ASCD 530 | Motivation in Education (Choose one of the following Electives:) | |
ASCD 557 | Teaching Adults | |
ASCD 570 | Adolescent Development | |
ASCD 575 | Adolescents and Risk | |
| Culminating Activity: | ||
| ASCD 596 | Graduate Seminar | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 36 | |