Liberal Studies, B.A. - Integrated Teacher Education Program Education Specialist: Mild to Moderate Support Needs Subplan/Option: 130 units

Major Required: 42 units

• GSC 1100 - Water in a Changing World (3) [B1]

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• GSC 2120 - Earth Science for Elementary Educators (2) [B1] and
• GSC 2120L - Earth Science for Elementary Educators Laboratory (1) [B1 and B3]

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• HST 1101 - World Civilizations to 1500 (3) [C2]
• HST 1102 - World Civilizations from 1500 (3) [C2]

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• HST 3370 - History of California (3) [C3] or
• IGE 3200 - Mad Scientists and Aliens: Science and Technology in Popular Culture (3) [C3]

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• KIN 3100 - Elementary Physical Education (3) * or
• KIN 4430 - Inequality in Sport and Physical Activity (3) [D4] *

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• LS 1020 - Integrating Knowledge, Learning, and Engagement for Success (3) [E]
• LS 2011 - Introduction to Liberal Studies: History, Purposes, and Critique of the Liberal Arts and Sciences (3)
• LS 3011 - Knowledge and Knowing in the Liberal Arts and Sciences (3)
• LS 3031 - The Social Sciences and the Liberal Arts (3)
• LS 4011 - Liberal Studies Special Topics in Humanities, Social Science or Natural Sciences (3)
• LS 4211 - Arts in Action (3)
• LS 4611 - Liberal Studies Senior Capstone (3)
• PLS 2010 - Introduction to American Government (3) [D2]
• TH 4230 - Integrated Arts (3)

Note(s):

*Students interested in elementary teaching should take  KIN 3100 , GSC 2120 , and GSC 2120L  to meet the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing’s definition of “subject matter competent,” a requirement to enter a teaching credential program. KIN 4430  and GSC 1100  will apply towards graduation but will not provide the subject matter knowledge necessary to qualify as subject matter competent for an elementary education teaching credential program. Students who do not complete these courses are responsible for acquiring the missing content to prepare for the credential program, which will not reteach it. Additionally, taking KIN 3100  will make the total units to degree 131 for the ITEP MMSN option and the ITEP ESN option. Taking KIN 4430  for GE Area D4, total units to degree will be 128 for the ITEP MMSN option and the ITEP ESN option.

Subplan/Option Required: 26 units

• ECS 3600 - Emergent Literacy in First and Second Language Acquisition (3)
• ENG 2804 - Children’s Literature (3)
• GEO 1020 - Human Geography (3) [D3]
• MAT 1940 - Mathematical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers (4) [B4]
• MAT 3940 - Mathematical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers: Algebraic and Statistical Reasoning (4)
• MAT 3950 - Mathematical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers: Geometry (3)
• PHY 2120 - Physical Science for Elementary Educators (2) [B1]
• PHY 2120L - Physical Science for Elementary Educators Laboratory (1) [B1 and B3]
• PSY 2206 - Child Psychology for Educators (3)

ITEP Education Specialist - Mild to Moderate Support Needs Required: 38 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 (3)

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.

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 Sponsored Summer Experience (0)