Early Childhood Studies, B.A. - Integrated Teacher Education Program Education Specialist: Mild to Moderate Support Needs Subplan/Option: 129 units

Major Required: 39 units

All major required courses must be passed with a grade of “C” or better to receive major credit.

• ECS 1000 - Child Growth and Development (3) (E)
• ECS 1100 - Child, Family, and Community (3)
• ECS 2010 - Childhood Observation and Assessment (2)
• ECS 2010A - Childhood Observation and Assessment Activity (1)
• ECS 2100 - Childhood Clinical Practicum I (1)
• ECS 2100A - Childhood Clinical Practicum I Activity (2)
• ECS 2200 - Principles and Practices for Teaching Children (3)
• ECS 2350 - Introduction to Childhood Curriculum (3)
• ECS 3100 - Prenatal to Age Three Development (3)
• ECS 3300 - Early Childhood Education Leadership and Social Justice (3)
• ECS 3310 - Introduction to Working with Children with Disabilities and their Families (3)
• ECS 3400 - Language and Literacy in Multilingual Families and Communities (3) (D4)
• ECS 4010 - Dynamics of Childhood Play (3)
• ECS 4750 - Early Childhood Inquiry and Methodology (3)
• ECS 4850 - Equity, Policy and Advocacy for Children and Families (3)

Subplan/Option Required: 12 units

All subplan/option required courses must be passed with a grade of “C” or better to receive major credit.

• ECS 3600 - Emergent Literacy in First and Second Language Acquisition (3)
• ECS 3800 - Childhood Physical Growth and Health (3)
• ECS 3900 - STEAM: Childhood Project Approach to Integrative Learning (3)
• ECS 4200 - Numeracy and Inquiry in Multilingual Contexts (3)

ITEP Education Specialist - Mild to Moderate Support Needs Required: 36 units

The California Commission on Teacher Credential (CTC) requires that students have a 2.67 overall GPA or a 2.75 in their last 60 semester units of course work to enter the credential portion of the ITEP option. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in all credential coursework to move onto Clinical Practice.

• EDU 5010 - Foundations of Teaching and Learning (3)
• EDU 5020 - Foundations of Education in a Diverse Society (3)
• EDU 5322 - Special Education Law and the IEP (3)
• EDU 5324 - Educational Assessment of Students with Disabilities (3)
• EDU 5326 - Creating and Supporting Universally Designed Learning Environments (3)
• EDU 5332 - Positive Classroom and Behavioral Supports (3)
• EDU 5334 - Multi-Tiered Assessment and Intervention in Literacy (3)
• EDU 5336 - Mathematics Instruction and Intervention for Students with Disabilities (3)
• EDU 5340 - Instructional Methods for Students with Mild to Moderate Support Needs (3)
• EDU 5345 - Clinical Practice for Preliminary Education Specialist Mild to Moderate Support Needs Credential (1-8) (8 units required)
• EDU 5351 - Clinical Practice Seminar for Preliminary Education Specialist Candidates (1)

General Education Requirements: 48 units

Students should view their Degree Progress Report (DPR) for information regarding their General Education requirements. Unless specific GE courses are required for their major, please refer to the list of approved courses in the General Education Program in the University Catalog, https://catalog.cpp.edu. When viewing the catalog, students should select the catalog year associated with the GE requirements listed in their Degree Progress Report.

Interdisciplinary General Education: 18 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:

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

revised 07/12/2024

American Institutions: 6 units

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

Graduation Writing Test

The Graduation Writing Test (GWT) is suspended until Fall 2025. Students entering Cal Poly Pomona before Fall 2025 are not required to take the Graduation Writing Test.

Summer Sponsored Experience: 0 unit

• CPU 3003 - Cal Poly Pomona Undergraduate Summer Experience (0)