Early Childhood Studies, B.A. - 120 units

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Summary of Units:

Lower Division Major Requirements	18-19
Upper Division Major Requirements	46
General Education and Graduation Requirements	55-56
Total Units	120

Lower Division Requirements - 18-19 units

Note: MATH 207 is recommended to meet GE Area B4 for students not pursuing a Multiple Subject or Special Education Credential, as it is focused on mathematical concepts relevant to teaching young learners.

ART 102 - Multicultural Children’s Art Units: 3
ECS 101 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education Units: 3
ECS 150 - Child Development and Learning in Diverse Contexts Units: 3
ECS 221 - Child and Family in Diverse Communities in California Units: 3
ENGL 212 - Children’s Literature in a Diverse World Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I Units: 4
SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II Units: 4
SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I Units: 3
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II Units: 3
SPAN 211 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers I Units: 3
SPAN 212 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers II Units: 3

Upper Division Requirements - 46 units

Note: MATH 308 is recommended to meet UDGE-B for students pursuing a Multiple Subject or Special Education Credential.

ECS 310 - Science Technology Engineering Art and Math in Early Childhood Units: 2
ECS 320 - Teaching And Learning Programs For Early Care And Development Units: 3
ECS 322 - Early Childhood Program Administration Units: 3
ECS 325 - Typical & Atypical Development: Birth - Age 8 Units: 3
ECS 456 - Family and Community Engagement Units: 3
ECS 460 - Infant/Toddler Educaring: Learning and Assessment Units: 3
ECS 462 - Supporting Dual Language Learners: Context and Approaches Units: 3
ECS 463 - Creating and Supporting Reciprocal Family and Community Networks Units: 3
ECS 468 - Early Language Literacy and Math Development Ages 3-8: Multicultural/Multilingual Units: 3
ECS 470 - Teaching and Learning in Preschool/Primary: Integrated Curriculum and Assessment Units: 3
EDUC 475 - Language In Social Context (Cross-listed as ENGL 475) Units: 3
SPED 345 - Individuals with Disabilities in Society Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
EDUC 412 - Equity, Diversity, and Foundations of Schooling Units: 3
EDUC 445 - Chicano Child and Adolescent (Cross-listed as CHS 445) Units: 3
Complete two from the following:
Students will complete two student teaching experiences in their senior year. For students who are employed 35+ hours in an early childhood site that has a current MOU with the program, ECS 481 is an option for one semester to substitute for either ECS 461 or ECS 471. Consent of Chair is required for ECS 481
ECS 461 - Infant/Toddler Student Teaching & Seminar Units: 4
ECS 471 - Preschool/Primary Student Teaching & Seminar Units: 4
ECS 481 - Student Teaching (10 Day) and Seminar Units: 4

Multiple Subject or Special Education Credential:

Students considering a Multiple Subject or Special Education credential are strongly urged to complete the following courses. These courses in conjunction with other program requirements provide the subject matter background knowledge tested on the CSET-Multiple Subjects examination.

COMP 101 - Computer Literacy Units: 3
HIST 211 - World Civilizations: Origins to 1500 Units: 3
HIST 369 - California History and Culture Units: 3
MATH 208 - Modern Mathematics for Elementary Teaching I: Numbers and Problem-Solving Units: 3
MATH 308 - Foundational Geometry, Probability, and Statistics Units: 3
PHSC 170 - Foundations in Physical Science Units: 4
Complete one from the following:
BIOL 100 - Exploring the Living World Units: 4
BIOL 170 - Foundations of Life Science Units: 4

General Education and Graduation Requirements - B.A.

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (21 units must be upper division), including the following General Education Requirements (GE) and Graduation Requirements not met within the major:

American Institutions Requirements
GE Requirements
- General Education Area A-F Requirements
- Upper Division General Education (UDGE) Requirements (minimum of 3 units in each Area: UDGE-B , UDGE-C , and UDGE-D )
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) (C- or better grade)
Language Requirement (C- or better grade)
Multicultural Perspectives (MP) Requirement
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation