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2026-2027 Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Catalog

Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Teaching Social Sciences Emphasis, B.A. Four-Year Course Plan


General Education course options can be found here.   

Please Note: This four-year plan serves as a general guide and assumes that all prerequisite requirements have been met prior to each course. Students may need to complete additional prerequisite coursework (WRI 001 ) based on placement results or prior preparation. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor to create a personalized plan that aligns with your individual progress and goals.

First Year

Fall Spring
CRES 001: Introduction to Critical Race and Ethnic Studies   Major Upper Division Non-US Requirement
WRI 010: College Reading and Composition   General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar  or SPRK 010: Spark Seminar   General Education: Lower Division Language 
General Education: Lower Division Quantitative Reasoning Lower or Upper Division Elective

Second Year

Fall Spring

CRES 022: The Golden Road: California History as US History  

POLI 001: Introduction to American Politics  or POLI 010: Understanding Political Controversies  
NSED 025: Introduction to Teaching Science and Mathematics in Elementary School - Seminar  and NSED 026: Introduction to Teaching Science and Mathematics in Elementary School - Fieldwork   Major Emphasis Middle School or Hich School Component
General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective

Third Year

Fall Spring
NSED 100: Project Based Instruction: Assessment and Management for Beginning Teachers   CRES 100: Theories of Race and Ethnicity  
Major Upper Division Theory Requirement CRES 197: Colloquium in History and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies  
Major Upper Division Additional Elective Requirement Major Upper Division Non-US Requirement
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective

Fourth Year

Fall Spring
CRES 110: Methods of Race and Ethnicity   CRES 190: Senior Capstone  
NSED 120: Classroom Interactions in Science and Mathematics: A Focus on Equity in Urban and Rural Schools   Lower or Upper Division Elective
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective

The four-year plans presented in this sample plan demonstrate the recommended sequencing and timing of the required and elective components within each major, the assumption each course listed is worth 4 semester units (unless otherwise noted), and that lower and upper division common course GE requirements are maximized in sharing with your major, concentration, and Intellectual Experience Badges.

Completing the 120 units necessary for graduation; should your plan not have a minimum of 120 units planned to be completed, you must add the necessary courses to ensure you complete a minimum of 120 units.

Completing the 120 units necessary for graduation; should your plan not have a minimum of 120 units planned to be completed, you must add the necessary courses to ensure you complete a minimum of 120 units.

All students are expected to work with their academic advisor to find their best pathway through the degree requirements of their chosen program. 

Students must complete three courses in Approaches to Knowledge Area B: Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past GE. One course must be Approaches to Knowledge Area B: Social Science GE. Students must complete the remaining two courses from at least two of the other three Approaches to Knowledge Area B areas: Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, & Societies and Cultures of the Past.