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BA in Child Development
Program Highlights
Child Development is an interdisciplinary major and minor preparing students for careers focused on children from birth through emerging adulthood, their families, and the agencies that serve them. Its interdisciplinary curriculum and transfer-student options have made Child Development a great choice for students interested in working with children and families across a wide range of careers.
Child Development Excellence Data
- Increasing enrollment over time
Five Year CHLD Enrollment Summary 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total Number of Undergraduate Students 201 204 241 264 252 Total Number of Male Students 10 11 10 10 11 Number of White Non-Latino Students 120 102 123 125 126 Number of Hispanic-Latino Students 35 55 68 82 91 Number of Asian American Students 12 19 21 19 16 Number of Minority Students Not Hispanic or Asian 11 10 13 25 25 Number of Unknown Ethnicity Students 23 18 16 13 14 Number of Undergraduate Students Enrolled Full Time 182 189 230 238 234 Number of Undergraduate Students Enrolled Part Time 19 15 11 26 18 Average Semester Units Attempted by Undergraduate Students 14.02 13.84 14.09 13.91 14.21 Average Chico Cumulative GPA for Undergraduate Students 2.78 3.00 2.90 2.91 2.89 - Tutoring availability leads to student success
Writing Proficiency Course Passage Rates with the Incorporation of Tutoring Services
Spring 2014 86% Fall 2014 86% Spring 2015 84% Fall 2015 95% Spring 2016 98% - Serving an increasingly diverse group of students
- High levels of student satisfaction
Internship Placement Opportunities
- Adoption
- Adolescents Direct Services
- Adolescents Program Admin
- At-Risk Youth
- Autism/Special Needs
- Behavior Management
- Child Life
- Child Ministry
- College Student Support
- College Teaching
- Counseling-Family
- ECE Direct Services
- ECE Program Admin
- Family Child Care
- Family-Focused Support
- Family Program Admin
- Foster Care
- Head Start/Early/Migrant
- Home Visiting
- Incomplete/Unknown Program
- Infant/Toddler Direct Services
- Infant/Toddler Program Admin
- International Work
- Medical/Nursing
- Nutrition
- Occupational Therapy
- Parent Co-op
- Parent Education
- Peace Corp
- Public Health
- Research Focus
- School Age Direct Services
- School Age Program Admin
- School Psychology
- Social Work
- Speech Pathology
- Sports Focus
- Teaching Credential
- Transitional Living
Students and alumni are pursuing multifaceted careers
Faculty have impressive research agendas that benefit student learning
Faculty are highly accomplished teachers who engage with students
Carol Ann Marshall
