Lower Division Requirements - 24-25 units

Note: ART 102  is recommended for GE area 3A and ENGL 212  is recommended for GE area 3B.

• 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
• ECS 223 - Infant and Toddler Foundations of Learning Units: 3
• ECS 225 - Anti-Bias Early Childhood Education Units: 3
• ECS 227 - Culturally and Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Early Childhood Studies Units: 3
• MATH 208 - Modern Mathematics for Elementary Teaching I: Numbers and Problem-Solving Units: 3

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  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 & Major Requirements - 57 units

• CHS 331 - Interdisciplinary Writing in Chicana/o Studies Units: 3
• ECS 330 - Play in the Lives of Children Units: 3
• ECS 335 - Early Intervention and Inclusion Units: 3
• ECS 345 - Latinx Children’s Literature (Cross-listed as CHS 345) Units: 3
• ECS 350 - Early Language and Literacy in Multilingual Classrooms in PK, TK, and Early Elementary Units: 3
• ECS 355 - Foundations of STEAM Learning in Early Childhood Units: 3
• ECS 360 - Young Dual Language Learners Units: 3
• ECS 450 - Child Guidance and Classroom Environments: Preschool/TK/Early Elementary Units: 3
• ECS 455 - Inclusive Pedagogies Units: 3
• ECS 460 - Infant/Toddler Educaring: Learning and Assessment Units: 3
• ECS 461 - Early Childhood Student Teaching I: Infant/Toddlers Units: 3
• ECS 465 - Global Families and Diverse Communities Units: 3
• ECS 473 - Early Childhood Leadership and Administration Units: 3
• ECS 475 - Equitable Assessment in Early Childhood Units: 3
• ECS 480 - Teaching Math and Science through Funds of Knowledge: PK, TK, Early Elementary Units: 3
• ECS 484 - Early Childhood Teacher Well-Being, Mindfulness, and Professionalism Units: 3
• ECS 486 - Early Childhood Student Teaching II: PK/TK Units: 3
• EDUC 349 - Chicana/os, Latina/os, and Education (Cross-listed as CHS 349) Units: 3
• MATH 308 - Foundational Geometry, Probability, and Statistics Units: 3

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  
  • Lower Division General Education Area 1-6 Requirements   
  • Upper Division General Education (UDGE) Requirements  (minimum of 3 units in each Area: UDGE-2  or UDGE-5 , UDGE-3 , and UDGE-4 ) 
• 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  

Roadmaps

Roadmap Freshman - 4 year: Early Childhood Studies, B.A.  

Roadmap Transfer - 2 year: Early Childhood Studies, B.A.