Major Required: 54 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)
• 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 2350 - Introduction to Childhood Curriculum (3)
• ECS 3010 - Social and Emotional Development and Child Guidance (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 3320 - Application and Curriculum for Children with Disabilities (3)
• ECS 3400 - Language and Literacy in Multilingual Families and Communities (3) [GE 4C]
• ECS 3600 - Cultivating Language and Literacy Development in Multilingual Early Learning (3)
• ECS 3800 - Early Childhood Physical Growth and Health (3)
• ECS 3910 - Numeracy and Inquiry in Multilingual Contexts (3)
• ECS 4010 - Dynamics of Childhood Play (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)
• ECS 4750W - Early Childhood Inquiry and Methodology (3)
• ECS 4850 - Equity, Policy, and Advocacy for Children and Families (3)

Subplan/Option Required: 9 units

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

• ECS 1200 - Health, Safety, and Nutrition (3)
• ECS 2200 - Principles and Practices for Teaching Children (3)
• ECS 3700 - Childhood Assessment II (3)

Subplan/Option Electives: 12 units

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

Choose a language specialization. Courses for the language must be approved by a faculty advisor.

Only the Spanish specialization is currently being offered at CPP. Please contact your faculty advisor if you wish to pursue a different language specialization.

• Select from List of Heritage, Culture, and Community Courses: 3 units

• EWS 2021 - Latina and Latino American Historical Experience (3) [GE 6]
• EWS 3010 - Ethnic Identity (3) [GE 3C]
• EWS 4020 - Contemporary Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies (3) [GE 4C]

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• Select from List of Multilingual and Multiliteracy Development Courses: 6 units
  - Select two courses in the same language to expand your language proficiency, whether continuing a language you already speak or beginning a new one, to better support multilingual students as preparation for teaching and supporting multilingual children. Courses can be taken at other institutions (i.e. California Community Colleges or Cal States); obtain faculty approval before enrolling.

• SPN 3110 - Advanced Spanish Writing and Academic Speech (3) or
• SPN 4210 - Spanish for Teachers (3)

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• SPN 3120 - Introduction to Translation and Interpretation (3) or
• SPN 3160 - Creative Writing in Spanish for a Global World (3) or
• SPN 4240 - Spanish Comparative Linguistics (3)

Unrestricted Electives: 8 units

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

Graduation Requirements: 52 units

Summer Sponsored Experience: 0 unit

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