Sample Four-Year Plan for Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Teacher Education Program in Special Education Concentration
Notes for ITEP-Education Specialist Concentration:
The Four year Plan is a sample study plan. The sequence and specific courses given are suggestive; please track your progress using the Academic Requirements Report (ARR) in your MySSU Account, and see an advisor each semester to plan your personal program.
We strongly recommend that you take a second-year experience course. Some meet a GE area, or they can count as a university elective. ECS students especially like EDEC 260, which is a university elective.
* We strongly recommend that you take EDEC 160A and EDEC 160B, the First-Year Learning Community (FLC) for Early Childhood Studies. Other FLCs may be taken; please check your ARR and work with an advisor to determine how another FLC changes your progress in the General Education program.
†Lower Division GE Courses may be taken in any order. However, the following two conditions must be met: GE Areas A2 and B4 must be completed in the first year, and GE Areas A1 and A3 must be completed by the end of the second year.
‡Upper division GE courses may be taken in any order after you attain 45 units towards the degree.
Transfer Students:
Work with an advisor to understand how your courses transfer into the major. If you are missing lower division requirements in the major, make those a priority before enrolling in upper division major requirements.
Meet with the ITEP advisor during orientation so that you can apply to the Education Specialist credential program.
Sample 2-Year Plan
This plan assumes transfer student completed an Associate Degree for Transfer in Early Childhood Education at a California Community College. If your community college program was different, you can still complete the ITEP-SE, but it will likely take additional time. Please consult with your advisor.
