College of Education and Integrative Services

College of Education and Integrative Studies

www.csupomona.edu/~ceis

M.G. (Peggy) Kelly, Dean
Patricia de Freitas, Interim Associate Dean

The mission of the College of Education and Integrative Studies is to create a learning community focused on meeting the present and future needs of students in our communities. We educate students to become highly qualified and significant leaders in our society. We are committed to the principles of diversity, ethics and social justice, and life-long learning. Central to our mission are innovative and integrative thinking, reflective practice, collaborative action, and learning by doing.

To fulfill that mission, the College of Education and Integrative Studies (CEIS) is a student-centered organization comprised of the undergraduate departments of Ethnic and Women’s Studies (EWS), Interdisciplinary General Education (IGE), Liberal Studies (LS), and the post-graduate Department of Education, which offers basic  credential, advanced credential, masters and doctoral programs. There is a common commitment among the departments to inquiry-based, interactive instructional strategies and interdisciplinary curriculum.

As part of our work, we are fortunate to have the International Polytechnic High School (I-Poly) on campus; I-Poly is a fully accredited high school administered through the Los Angeles County Office of Education. I-Poly offers direct experiences for secondary education teacher candidates and also functions as a model high school emphasizing problem-based learning, critical thinking and innovative teaching at its core.

The academic majors and degrees offered by the college provide a continuum of educational excellence from the baccalaureate through the doctoral degree. Programs emphasize demonstrating excellence, equality, and ethics at all levels in public and private professions using a broad multicultural and multidisciplinary approach. In its commitment to these principles, the College of Education and Integrative Studies has chosen to embrace the ethical dimensions of human inquiry, behavior, and interaction in all educational endeavors. Pluralism and diversity are at the core of our educational philosophy, encouraging a genuine respect for both individual and cultural diversity and an understanding of the forces that impact people in their local, regional, national, and world communities.

While teacher education is a university-wide endeavor , the College of Education and Integrative Studies provides the leadership, structure, and assessment necessary to meet all state and federal requirements. Our programs are designed to prepare educators to meet the needs of today’s children by preparing them for tomorrow’s world.

Department of Education

Dorothy MacNevin, Chair and Coordinator of Graduate Programs

The mission of the Department of Education is to effectively prepare candidates to teach all P-12 students and understand the contemporary and diverse conditions of schooling. The Education Department is committed to excellent professional preparation that provides teacher candidates with the opportunity to acquire the skills, intellectual strategies, critical attitudes, and broad perspectives necessary to serve the needs of schools and communities. Within this context the department seeks to forge meaningful partnerships with schools both locally and globally.

The preparation of teachers at Cal Poly Pomona is a university-wide function.  Cal Poly Pomona’s credential programs are fully accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.  The university is in the candidacy stage for national accreditation.  Programs are offered leading to the following credentials and areas of specialization:

1. Basic Teaching Credentials: Multiple Subject, Single Subject, Multiple and Single Subject/Bilingual Authorization (Spanish or Asian languages), Education Specialist Mild/Moderate Level I, Education Specialist Moderate/Severe Level I, Agriculture Specialist Credential.
2. Advanced Credentials: Adapted Physical Education Added Authorization, Administrative Services Preliminary Credential Tier I and Tier II, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Added Authorization, Bilingual Authorization, Reading Certificate Added Authorization.
3. Masters of Arts in Education with subplans/options in: Curriculum and Instruction (with emphasis in Design-Based Learning and Heritage Languages), Educational Leadership, Educational Multimedia, and Special Education.
4. Doctoral Program (Ed.D.): Educational Leadership

Ethnic and Women’s Studies Department

S. Terri Gomez, Chair

Gender, Ethnicity and Multicultural Studies (GEMS) Major (BA). Subplans: 1) GEMS BA, with emphases in African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano/Latino Studies, Native American Studies, and Women’s Studies; 2) Pre-credential BA, leading to subject matter competence for the Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential; 3) Integrated BA/Credential, leading to the preliminary Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential; and 4) Integrated Bilingual Authorization BA/Credential, leading to the preliminary Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential for bilingual students.

Minors in African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano/Latino Studies, Native American Studies, Women’s Studies, and Multicultural Leadership Studies.

Interdisclipinary General Education Department

Dennis Quinn, Chair

The Interdisciplinary General Education Program within the College of Education and Integrative Studies addresses the need for an integrated approach to curriculum, teaching, and scholarship and the creation of an extended learning community. The program consists of a thematically integrated sequence of General Education courses that satisfies 32 units of lower division GE requirements. IGE also offers a GE C4 synthesis course.

Liberal Studies Department

Stephen Bryant, Chair

Liberal Studies (BA). Five subplans: (1) General Studies, for students wishing a broad liberal arts education and currently the preferred option for all liberal studies majors, including those wishing to teach; (2) Pre-credential, for subject matter preparation for the multiple subjects teaching credential; (3) Bilingual Authorization Pre-Credential, for subject matter preparation for the multiple subjects teaching credential for bilingual (Spanish*) students; (4) BA/Credential (integrated program), leading to the preliminary (Level 1) multiple subjects teaching credential; (5) Bilingual Authorization BA/Credential (integrated program), leading to the preliminary (Level 1) multiple subjects teaching credential for bilingual (Spanish*) students.

*Bilingual Authorization in some Asian languages available through a CSU consortium.