EDUC 1

About this course

This course introduces students to the concepts and issues related to teaching diverse learners in today's contemporary schools, Kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12). Topics include teaching as a profession and career, historical and philosophical foundations of the American education system, contemporary educational issues, California's content standards and frameworks, and teacher performance standards. In addition to class time, the course requires 36 hours of structured fieldwork in public school elementary classrooms that represent California's diverse student population and includes cooperation with at least one carefully selected and campus-approved certificated classroom teacher. (This course meets the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing adopted Elementary Subject Matter Standards: Standard 7.)

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

Transfer pathways that use EDUC 1

ASSIST maps EDUC 1 to a requirement in 17 published pathways from De Anza College.

• Liberal Studies B.A. + Credential, Integrated Special Education ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
• Liberal Studies B.A. + Credential, Integrated Bilingual Elementary Education ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
• Liberal Studies B.A. + Credential, Integrated Elementary Education ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
• Liberal StudiesDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
• Liberal Studies B.A. - General Option (Online Degree Completion)De Anza → CSU Chico
• History B.A. - Social Science Pre-Credential OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Art B.A. - Art Education OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Natural Sciences B.S. - Science Education OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Liberal Studies B.A. - Bilingual/Cross-Cultural OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Child DevelopmentDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Liberal Studies B.A. - General OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Liberal Studies, B.A. Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) EmphasisDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Liberal Studies, B.A. Teaching and Learning EmphasisDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Liberal Studies, B.A.: Early Childhood Education ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• Liberal Studies, B.A.: Liberal Arts ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• Liberal Studies, B.A.: Teacher Preparation ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• Liberal StudiesDe Anza → CSU Long Beach