Early Childhood Studies, B.A. - Non-Teaching Subplan/Option: 120 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 3250 - Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education: Alternative Narratives (3)
• EWS 3300 - Ethnicity and Families (3) [D4]
• EWS 3600 - Cultures of Childhood (3)
• ECS 4610 - Early Childhood Capstone (3)

Subplan/Option Electives: 21 units

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

Choose at least 7 courses from the list below.

• ECS 1200 - Childhood Health, Safety and Nutrition (3)
• ECS 2300 - Teaching in a Diverse Society (3)
• ECS 3200 - Primary and Middle Childhood Development (3)
• ECS 3250 - Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education: Alternative Narratives (3)
• ECS 3320 - Application and Curriculum for Children with Disabilities (3)
• ECS 3600 - Emergent Literacy in First and Second Language Acquisition (3)
• ECS 3700 - Childhood Assessment II (3)
• ECS 3750 - Relationship-Based Curriculum Approaches with Infants and Toddlers (3)
• ECS 3800 - Childhood Physical Growth and Health (3)
• ECS 3910 - Numeracy and Inquiry in Multilingual Contexts (3)
• ECS 4100 - Early Childhood Clinical Practicum II (1)
• ECS 4100A - Early Childhood Clinical Practicum II Activity (2)
• ECS 4210 - STEAM: An Integrated Approach to Learning (3)
• EWS 2900 - Multicultural Leadership (3)
• EWS 3850 - Education and Social Change (3)

Unrestricted Electives: 0-6 units

Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from “Major Required”, “Subplan/Option Required”, “Subplan/Option Electives”, “GE”, and “Unrestricted Electives” is at least 120 units.

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)