Oct 13, 2024  
2019-2020 University Catalog 
    
2019-2020 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Early Childhood Studies, B.A.: 120 units


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Offered by: College of Education and Integrative Studies, Early Childhood Studies Department

The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Early Childhood Studies is designed to meet the growing need for quality early childhood professionals prepared at the baccalaureate level and to prepare students for future graduate studies in early childhood.  The purpose of the BA in Early Childhood Studies (ECS) is to prepare students with the knowledge, skills and dispositions that reflect the perspective of equity and fairness in their work with children. The focus of the program is on birth to age eight and their families.  While here at Cal Poly Pomona, students examine related early childhood processes and identify implications of theory for the examination and application of principles and practices within diverse family, program and community contexts.

Students develop and demonstrate skills of culturally competent communication and the ability to engage in reflective practice/supervision in building responsive/reciprocal relationships with children and families.  Students also concentrate on the importance of ethical and equitable decision making.  Through their understanding that diversity is an asset to be acknowledged, promoted, and cultivated, CPP ECS BA graduates will be poised to lead the early childhood profession with a clear vision of social justice for individual and group of young children and their families.

The program has been designed to incorporate transfer students from community college Child Development/Early Childhood Education programs by providing a track for the approved Early Childhood Education Transfer Model Curriculum (ECE TMC or ECE ADT) and/or the original eight approved Curriculum Alignment Project (CAP) courses from any California Community College, as well as to serve the four-year CPP students.  Transfer students who have completed the ECE ADT (ECE AS-T or ECE AA-T) will be able to graduate in two years by completing the 60 semester units of required coursework at Cal Poly Pomona.  The four-year full-time students will be able to graduate in four years by completing the 120 semester units of required coursework.  The program follows the general Cal Poly Pomona admission requirements.

The baccalaureate program contains a total of 120 semester units including articulated transfer courses.  Students who meet the requirements for general admission to the University can elect ECS as their major.  Those students who have completed the lower division major required courses (ECS 1000 , ECS 1100 , ECS 2010 /ECS 2010A , ECS 2100 /ECS 2100A , ECS 2200 , and ECS 2300 ) at Cal Poly Pomona or articulated from another Institution of Higher Education must have a C or better in each of these six lower division major required courses in order to enter the major.  Students are required to earn a grade of C or better in all major coursework in order to graduate.

Major Electives: 18-23 units


Emphasis Required: 15-17 units


Select ONE of the following four Emphases:

Unrestricted Electives: 1-6 units


Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from “Major Electives”, “GE”, and “Unrestricted Electives” is at least 72.

General Education Requirements: 48 units


Students should consult the Academic Programs website https://www.cpp.edu/~academic-programs/general-education-course-listings.shtml for current information regarding this requirement. Unless specific courses are required, please refer to the list of approved courses under General Education Requirements, Areas A through E.

  Course Term Taken Grade
Area A. English Language Communication and Critical Thinking (9 units)
At least 3 units from each sub-area
1. Oral Communication      
2. Written Communication      
3. Critical Thinking      
Area B. Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning (12 units)
At least 3 units from each sub-area
1. Physical Sciences      
2. Life Sciences      
3. Laboratory Activity      
4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning      
5. Science and Technology Synthesis      
Area C. Arts and Humanities (12 units)
At least 3 units from each sub-area and 3 additional units from sub-areas 1 and/or 2
1. Visual and Performing Arts      
2. Literature, Modern Languages, Philosophy and Civilization      
3. Arts and Humanities Synthesis      
Area D. Social Sciences (12 units)
At least 3 units from each sub-area
1. U.S. History and American Ideals      
2. U.S. Constitution and California Government      
3. Social Sciences: Principles, Methodologies, Value Systems, and Ethics      
4. Social Science Synthesis      
Area E. Lifelong Learning and Self-Development (3 units)      

For an alternative and interdisciplinary way to complete some of their GE requirements, students may choose the Interdisciplinary General Education program, see below. 

Interdisciplinary General Education: 21 units


An alternate pattern for partial fulfillment of GE Areas A, C, and D available for students is the Interdisciplinary General Education (IGE) program.  Students should see an advisor for specific GE coursework required by their major.  Please refer to the University Catalog General Education Program section for additional information.

How IGE fulfills General Education Requirements:

GE Area Courses
A2 IGE 1100 and IGE 1200
C1 IGE 2100 or IGE 2200
C2 IGE 1100, IGE 1200, IGE 2100, or IGE 2200
D1 IGE 2300 or IGE 2400
D3 IGE 2300 or IGE 2400
C3 IGE 3100
D4 IGE 3100

 A single course cannot be double-counted across multiple GE Areas.

revised 07/17/2024

American Institutions: 6 units


Courses that satisfy this requirement may also satisfy GE Areas D1 and D2.

American Cultural Perspectives Requirement: 3 units


Refer to the University Catalog General Education Program section for a list of courses that satisfy this requirement.  Course may also satisfy major, minor, GE, or unrestricted elective requirements.

Graduation Writing Test


All persons who receive undergraduate degrees from Cal Poly Pomona must pass the Graduation Writing Test (GWT).  The test must be taken by the semester following completion of 60 units for undergraduates.

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