# Child Development (CDEV) (CDEV) courses

Porterville College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 1 courses

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"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### CDEV P223 — Child Growth and Development

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** Total lecture 54 hours
- **Formerly:** CHDV P223
- **C-ID:** CDEV 100
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/porterville-college/schedule/fall-2026/cdev.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections (/c/porterville-college/schedule/spring-2027/cdev.md)
- General education: PC-Area 4; CAL-GETC-Area 4
- Degree applicable

Students examine the progression of development in the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional domains and identify developmental milestones for children from conception through adolescence. Emphasis is on interactions between biological processes, environmental, and cultural factors. Students may engage in various methods of observing children's development to evaluate individual differences and analyze development characteristics at various stages according to developmental theories.