Early Childhood Studies, B.A. - PK-Grade 3 Option

Admission reality

Cherrypicker does not estimate anyone’s chance of admission, and never will. Historical outcomes are context, not a prediction.

Planning reality

Counts over the courses ASSIST maps for this pathway. Every figure is a plain count with one definition — there is no score or ranking here.

• 17Mapped preparation courses
• 16Scheduled Fall 2026
• 9With open seats reported
• 37Current sections

Sections offered at De Anza College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Not scheduled at De Anza College this term: EWRT 1C. A course can still be part of the requirement and offered in a later quarter.

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

Where this path usually starts

Ranked by how central each course is to the agreement — whether it is the only option for a requirement, how many requirements it covers, and whether it is running now. This is Cherrypicker’s ordering of published requirements, not advice about your situation, and it does not know your transcript.

1. C D 12Child, Family and Community InterrelationshipsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 7 seats reported this term.
2. C D 50Principles and Practices of Teaching Young ChildrenOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 22 seats reported this term.
3. C D 54Curriculum for Early Childhood ProgramsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 21 seats reported this term.
4. GEO 10World Regional GeographyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 2 seats reported this term.
5. C D 52Observation and Assessment of ChildrenFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. C D 10GChild Development (The Early Years)Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 6 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what Cal Poly Pomona requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• ENG 2884

  Contemporary Literature

  • ELIT 39

    Contemporary Literature

  • or
    EWRT 1C

    Literature and Composition

• GEO 1000

  World: People, Places, and Processes

  • GEO 10

    World Regional Geography

• HST 1101

  World Civilizations to 1500

  • HIST 3A + HIST 3B

    World History from Prehistory to 750 CE · World History from 750 to 1750 CE

  • or
    HIST 3AH + HIST 3BH

    World History from Prehistory to 750 CE - HONORS · World History from 750 to 1750 CE - HONORS

• ECS 2200

  Principles and Practices for Teaching Children

  • C D 50

    Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children

• ECS 2350

  Introduction to Childhood Curriculum

  • C D 54

    Curriculum for Early Childhood Programs

• ECS 1100

  Child, Family and Community

  • C D 12

    Child, Family and Community Interrelationships

• ECS 1000

  Child Growth and Development

  • C D 10G + C D 10H

    Child Development (The Early Years) · Child Growth and Development (Middle Childhood and Adolescence)

  • or
    PSYC 10G + PSYC 10H

    Child Development (The Early Years) · Child Growth and Development (Middle Childhood and Adolescence)

• ECS 2100 + ECS 2100A

  Childhood Clinical Practicum I

  • C D 51A

    Basic Student Teaching Practicum

  • or
    C D 57

    Self-Assessment for Teachers of Young Children Using Reflective Practice: Field Experience

• ECS 2010 + ECS 2010A

  Childhood Observation and Assessment

  • C D 52

    Observation and Assessment of Children

Agreement year 2025-26, captured from ASSIST. Verify against the official agreement and confirm with a counselor before making transfer decisions.

The other FHDA college

Foothill College has its own ASSIST agreement for this major. It is a separate agreement with its own courses and its own source — not an extension of the De Anza College one, and the two are never combined on this page.

Whether a course taken at one college satisfies the other college’s requirements is a separate question from articulation. Confirm with a counselor before relying on it.

Other Cal Poly Pomona majors from De Anza

• Chemistry, B.S. - General Chemistry OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• BiotechnologyDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Chemistry, B.S. - American Chemical Society OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Food Science and Technology, B.S. - Culinology® OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Environmental BiologyDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Agricultural ScienceDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Political ScienceDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Early Childhood Studies, B.A. - Non-Teaching OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona

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