Chico State Child Development

Students who major in Child Development are interested in working directly with children and families or they want to work indirectly for children in administrative, advocacy, helping, or researcher roles. All majors acquire a comprehensive understanding of how children grow and develop from conception through adolescence. Our six emphases include: foundations of child development, child and environmental assessment and study, programs for children and families, professionalism, critical thinking, and developmental context. Students know from the first semester what learning areas will be addressed and what skills they can expect to have upon graduation.

-Over 250 hours of supervised field work with children and families
-Partnerships with Development lab
-Active Child Development Student Association