Early Childhood Studies, B.A. Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP): PK-3 Early Childhood Specialist Instruction Credential - PENDING California Commission on Teaching Credentialing (CTC) approval

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Summary of Units:

Lower Division Major Requirements	39-40
Upper Division Major Requirements	60
General Education and Graduation Requirements	20
Total Units	120

The Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Studies Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP): PK-3 Early Childhood Specialist Instruction Credential is an 120 unit program for students who seek to earn their Early Childhood Studies Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) and a PK-3 Early Childhood Specialist Instruction Credential (with the option to earn Bilingual Authorization in an additional semester) in a concentrated 4 year program.

To be eligible for admission into the program, students must:

Complete two years in the Early Childhood Studies major at California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) OR earn an Associate Degree for Transfer (AS-T) in Early Childhood Education and/or Child Development at a California Community College BEFORE applying to the Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) PK-3 Early Childhood Specialist Instruction Credential.
Students who have not completed two years in the Early Childhood Studies major at CSUCI or have completed a transfer program in a major other than Early Childhood Education and/or Child Development may still apply, but cannot complete the degree and credential in four years. Students who are non-ECS or Child Development majors must also complete 24 semester units or the equivalent quarter units of non-remedial, degree-applicable coursework at a regionally accredited institution of higher education in early childhood education and/or child development BEFORE entering the Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) PK-3 Early Childhood Specialist Instruction Credential.
Transfer students and students currently enrolled at CSUCI must have a GPA of at least 2.67 in order to declare the Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Studies Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) PK-3 Early Childhood Specialist Instruction Credential as their major.
Meet all statutory requirements for entry to the Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Studies Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) PK-3 Early Childhood Specialist Instruction Credential.

Earning a PK-3 Early Childhood Specialist Instruction Credential will authorize the holder to teach all subjects in a self-contained general education classroom setting and to team teach or to regroup students across classrooms, in preschool through grade three (please note that to earn the credential, teacher candidates must successfully complete and pass all Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) mandated assessments).

Lower Division Requirements - 39-40 units

ART 102 - Multicultural Children’s Art Units: 3
ECS 101 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education 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
ENGL 212 - Children’s Literature in a Diverse World Units: 3
MATH 208 - Modern Mathematics for Elementary Teaching I: Numbers and Problem-Solving Units: 3
POLS 150 - American Political Institutions Units: 3
UNIV 150 - First Year Seminar Units: 3
UNIV 250 - Second-Year Seminar 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 - 60 units

ECS 330 - Play in the Lives of Children Units: 3
ECS 335 - Early Intervention and Inclusion Units: 3
ECS 341 - Seminar: Teaching Performance Assessment Preparation Units: 1
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 351 - ITEP Early Language and Literacy in Multilingual Classrooms in PK, TK, and Early Elementary II Units: 3
ECS 355 - Foundations of STEAM Learning in Early Childhood Units: 3
ECS 450 - Child Guidance and Classroom Environments: Preschool/TK/Early Elementary Units: 3
ECS 455 - Inclusive Pedagogies Units: 3
ECS 465 - Global Families and Diverse Communities Units: 3
ECS 475 - Equitable Assessment in Early Childhood Units: 3
ECS 476 - ITEP Early Childhood Clinical Student Teaching PK/TK Units: 3-6
ECS 480 - Teaching Math and Science through Funds of Knowledge: PK, TK, Early Elementary Units: 3
ECS 485 - ITEP Early Childhood Clinical Student Teaching K-3 Units: 3
EDUC 412 - Equity, Diversity, and Foundations of Schooling Units: 3
ENGL 330 - Interdisciplinary Writing Units: 3
ENGL 399 - Editing Studio for Upper-Division Writing 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