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Apr 23, 2024
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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Community Youth Development - Major
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The Bachelor of Arts in Community Youth Development rigorously prepares students to provide services to children and youth and/or to enter graduate studies in a comparable field. The program fosters high quality “on the spot” and “in the moment” critical thinking that demonstrates a deep appreciation of the risk and protective factors which impact the social, psychological, cognitive, and spiritual lives of young people. This unique program develops students’ sense of social and civic responsiveness, which are vital for effective youth services.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Increase the CYD graduates’ sense of confidence, competency, competitiveness, and credentialed status for employment, professional advancement, and graduate studies in youth services.
- Enrich students’ ability to integrate knowledge gained from their liberal arts and sciences education with an intentional application to their pre-professional experiences to evolve their ethos of learning, working, and serving youth.
- Facilitate students’ exploration of their civic responsibilities as a citizen of the local and regional communities through active participation in youth development experiences within the local community.
- Enhance students competencies to be responsive to critical community and youth issues to address youth needs by moving beyond deficit and problem-based interventions toward personal and professional beliefs, principles and practices that will honor the resiliencies, strengths, and leadership capabilities of youth.
- Guide students in the enhancement of introspection and reflective skills as they explore personal values, ethics, and subjective understandings related to service delivery with diverse populations of youth.
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CYD Foundation and Core Courses
Additional Required Courses for CYD Majors
Foreign Languages Requirement
Completion of two semesters of a foreign language is required for a Bachelor of Arts in Community Youth Development. However, foreign language is not required for students who are double majoring in a B.S. degree program combined with the Community Youth Development major.
CYD Concentrations (choose one)
Youth and Culture Concentration
Choose three courses Youth and Spirituality Concentration
Choose three courses Youth Service Administration Concentration
Choose three courses Community Youth Development Sample Program
Sophomore Year
- Liberal Arts Electives Credits: 9
- P-EQ Courses Credits: 9
- IS #1 Credits: 3
Junior Year
Note - Students who double major in Social Work and Community Youth Development will follow a schedule different than the sample program outlined below (SWK 384 replaces CYD 483, and SWK 452 replaces CYD 484). Students who are SWK/CYD double majors will receive specific advisement about the unique aspects and opportunities related to these programs.
Junior Year Sample Program for CYD Majors:
- IS #2 Credits: 3
- IS #3 Credits: 3
- Core Milestone Experience Credits: 0
- CYD Concentration Course #1 Credits: 3
- CYD Concentration Course #2 Credits: 3
- Liberal Arts Electives Credits: 6
Senior Year
Note - Students who double major in Social Work and Community Youth Development will follow a schedule different than the sample program outlined below (SWK 384 replaces CYD 483, and SWK 452 replaces CYD 484). Students who are SWK/CYD double majors will receive specific advisement about the unique aspects and opportunities related to these programs.
Senior Year Sample Program for CYD Majors:
- Liberal Arts Electives Credits: 21
- CYD Concentration Course #3 Credits: 3
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