Degree Requirements
Developmental & Youth Studies majors must complete all university and major requirements listed below.
Students can learn more about Developmental & Youth Studies policies and petitions here and seek academic advising here.
On this page
- UW Bothell Requirements
- Major Requirements
- Capstone Sequence
- Applied Experience Guidelines and Policies
UW Bothell Requirements
- Earn 180 university credits
- 5 credits – Composition (C)
- 10 credits – Writing Across the Curriculum (W)
- 5 credits – Reasoning (RSN)
- 5 credits – Diversity (DIV)
- For students admitted to the UW prior to Autumn 2023 the DIV requirement is 3 credits
- 15 credits – Arts & Humanities (A&H)
- 15 credits – Natural Sciences (NSc)
- 15 credits – Social Sciences (SSc)
Major Requirements
25 credits – School of Educational Studies Core Courses
- B EDUC 205 Education & Equity in the United States (DIV, SSc)
- B EDUC 210 Teaching & Learning in a Multicultural Society (DIV, SSc)
- B EDUC 295 Gathering, Analyzing, and Using Data in Education (DIV, RSN)
- B EDUC 300 Research & Educational Knowledge (W)
- B EDUC 310 Theories of Learning, Culture & Identity (SSc)
35 credits – Developmental & Youth Studies Foundation Courses
- B EDUC 402 Human Growth and Learning (SSc)
- B EDUC 451 Early Childhood Development (SSc)
- B EDUC 453 Children in Schools and Society (DIV, SSc)
- B EDUC 456 Adolescents in School and Society (SSc)
- B EDUC 458 Emerging Adulthood (SSc)
- B EDUC 461 Educational Implications of Gender Inequality (DIV)
- B EDUC 481 Adolescent Development (SSc)
15 credits from list – Electives
- B EDUC 220 Education and Society (SSc)
- B EDUC 230 Culture Knowledge and Education (DIV, SSc)
- B EDUC 250 Topics in Education and Popular Culture (A&H)
- B EDUC 255 Critical Diversity Studies (DIV, SSc)
- B EDUC 328 Diversity, Leadership, and Engagement (DIV)
- B EDUC 391 Special Topics in Education
- B EDUC 392 Independent Study (requires faculty supervisor)
- B EDUC 403 Introduction to Special Education
- B EDUC 438 Teaching & Learning Tribal Sovereignty (DIV, SSc)
- B EDUC 441 Second Language Acquisition, Bilingual Education, and the Structure of English (DIV, SSc)
- B EDUC 470 Disability Culture in Schools and Society (DIV, SSc)
- B EDUC 491 Special Topics in Education
- B EDUC 498 Educational Studies Research
- BIS 219 Politics of Sex Education (SSc)
- BIS 222 Introduction to Human Sexuality (DIV, SSc)
- BIS 225 Social Psychology (SSc)
- BIS 227 Rad Women in the Global South (DIV, SSc)
- BIS 235 Critical Media Literacy (SSc)
- BIS 365 Institutions and Social Change (SSc)
- BIS 369 Indigenous Psychology & Health (DIV)
- BIS 405 Environmental Education (NSc)
- BIS 450 Decolonizing Psychology (SSc)
- BIS 483 Community Organizing (SSc)
- BISPSY 337 Risk & Resilience (SSc)
- BISPSY 343 Community Psychology (SSc)
- BISPSY 348 Cultural Psychology (SSc)
- BISPSY 350 Intergroup Relations (SSc)
- BISSTA 331 The Family in US Society (SSc)
- B HLTH 435 Foundations and Principles of Health Education Communication (SSc)
10 credits – Capstone Sequence
- B EDUC 495 Applied Experience (5 credits)
- B EDUC 499 Capstone Project (5 credits)
Capstone Sequence
Critical reflection and applied learning
All students in the Developmental & Youth Studies major enroll in a two-course capstone sequence:
- B EDUC 495 Applied Experience (5 credits)
- B EDUC 499 Capstone Project (5 credits)
Developmental & Youth Studies majors build a portfolio which encourages them to reflect on School of Educational Studies Core Themes and make connections between what they have learned in their coursework and accomplished in Applied Experience. Students begin their capstone by applying what they have learned in their coursework in an Applied Experience placement, and complete their portfolio in B EDUC 499.
B EDUC 495 Applied Experience
Read about the applied experience requirements, guidelines, and policies.
B EDUC 495 Applied Experience is designed to:
- be a hands-on, community-based learning and professional-development experience
- integrate the knowledge and skills students have cultivated in Developmental & Youth Studies courses and apply elements of the School of Educational Studies Major core themes
- encourage self-reflection on the challenges and opportunities of education in diverse settings
B EDUC 499 Capstone Project
In the final course in the Developmental & Youth Studies major capstone sequence, students build a portfolio that showcases their critical reflection and learning related to School of Educational Studies core themes. Students are encouraged to collect artifacts (previous course papers or projects) relating to these themes and to think and write reflectively on them throughout their course of study.
Applied Experience Guidelines & Policies
Overview
Developmental & Youth Studies majors are expected to participate in learning experiences in community-based settings to gain valuable insight into possible roles and career opportunities in education-related fields. To accomplish this, the Developmental & Youth Studies major requires the completion of an applied learning experience, B EDUC 495 Applied Experience.
Resources for choosing an Applied Experience placement
Hours Requirement
The total number of hours required for 5 credits of BEDUC 495 Applied Experience is 100. *See COVID-19 announcement below*
- The course may be taken for 2-5 credits each quarter until the number of required hours is fulfilled (see table below).
- Some academic requirements related to BEDUC 495 must be completed for each quarter enrolled–see the BEDUC 495 Applied Experience syllabus for details.
| Credits | Weekly Hours | Quarter Total |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10 | 100 |
| 4 | 8 | 80 |
| 3 | 6 | 60 |
| 2 | 4 | 40 |
Placement Selection Process
- Students should meet with their academic advisor at least one quarter before beginning Applied Experience to discuss which Community-Engaged Learning & Research (CELR) placement option, or self-placement, best meets their academic and career interests. Students can use the EXPO database to explore available CBLR opportunities.
- Register for B EDUC 495 according to the academic plan developed with academic advisor
- Work with CBLR staff to secure placement or request approval from B EDUC 495 instructor for self-placement.
Placement Sites
- Placements must comply with all policies outlined below.
- Placements must allow students to examine School of Educational Studies core themes
- Possible placements include:
- Nonprofit organization with a teaching/learning/professional development component
- Educational research projects
- Museums
- Alternative educational settings such as home-school networks, juvenile detention, or social service agencies
- Neighborhood community centers
- After-school programs (YMCA, Boys & Girls Club)
- Public school programs
- Experimental teaching in STEM or other professional fields
- Union or advocacy organization
Policies
- Applied Experience hours cannot be completed as part of any time spent working in a paid job.
- Time spent completing Applied Experience hours is counted towards earning academic course credit for BEDUC 495, and, to avoid any potential conflict of interest regarding time and activities spent working as an employee versus time and activities spent learning as a student.
- Exception: Applied Experience hours may be completed in the same organizational setting where the student is employed, but the student must delineate, in writing:
- How their Applied Experience hours are separate from those hours for which the student is paid.
- How Applied Experience hours go beyond their duties and responsibilities for their paid job.
- This written statement must be submitted prior to beginning any Applied Experience hours and must be approved by the BEDUC 495 course instructor.
- A student may not request compensation from their employer for any hours they spent conducting an applied experience for BEDUC 495.
- Time spent in a time-limited internship, paid or unpaid, may be counted toward the completion of B EDUC 495 Applied Experience.
- Internships are formal, organized programs used to provide a professionally-oriented learning experiences in an organization or occupation; and may be paid or unpaid. Internships are temporary, have a defined end date, and are not considered employment.
- Applied Experience hours completed to earn academic credit for B EDUC 495 cannot be used for applied experience (or service learning) hours for another academic course. Nor can Applied Experience (or service learning) hours completed to earn academic credit for another academic course be used or counted for B EDUC 495 Applied Experience hours
- A single agency or organizational setting may be used to complete Applied Experience hours required for multiple courses (including B EDUC 495) that the student is enrolled in during the same academic quarter.
- In this case, the student must delineate, in writing:
- How their applied experience hours at the agency or organization are separately allocated for each course
- How applied experience activities and responsibilities are separate for each course
- How applied experience hours respectively contribute to the student’s learning goals for each course.
- This written statement must be submitted prior to beginning any applied experience hours and must be approved by the BEDUC 495 course instructor.
- Religious content may not be delivered or taught as part of Applied Experience.
- If students are engaged in religiously affiliated services or schools, students need to be contributing to the provision of social services through the institution, rather than participation in religious instruction.
- Volunteer work must address a recognized need beyond congregation membership towards the greater community.
- Applied Experience hours need to be completed within the quarter dates of enrollment.
- Any hours completed prior to the start of the quarter enrolled in Applied Experience do not count toward the total hours needed
- Students are held to the Student Conduct Code for the University of Washington.