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Pre-Approved Undergraduate Course Substitutions

Note: Please use the table below to help you identify courses offered at other institutions that have been approved as substitutes for the required EPC prerequisites at CSUN. This table is best viewed on a computer and not on a mobile device.

If there is a course or combination of courses that is not on our list but that you believe, based on a comparison of the course descriptions, could serve as a substitute, please email the EPC Department Office at epcadmin@csun.edu to request a review. In your email, please include a completed Prerequisite Course Substitution Form, catalog description, copy of the syllabus, and copy of the transcript for each course you are inquiring about. For planned courses, please request approval before enrolling.

All prerequisite courses must be a minimum of 3 semester/4.5 quarter units and completed within the past seven (7) years with a grade of 'B-' or better to be considered as a prerequisite substitution.

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CSU Campuses

CSU	PSY 310	EPC 314	EPC 430	EPC 451	EPC 600	SPED 400
Bakersfield	PSYC 315 PSYC 3270	EDSE 5100 EDSE 408 & 508	CAFS 2000 CAFS 3110& 3140 CAFS 311 & 312 & 313 CAFS 200 PSYC 2250 PSYC 3250 & 3410	PSYC 2020 & 4120 PSYC 321 PSYC 3770	EDRS 4600 MATH 2200 MATH 2205 PSYC 2020 PSYC 200 MATH 140	EDSP 3268 EDSP 4260
Channel Islands	PSY 313	EDUC 510 EDMS 410	ECS 150 ECS 221 PSY 150 PSY 210 PSY 213	PSY 370	BIOL 203 MATH 200 MATH 201 MATH 202 PSY 202	EDSS 560 SPED 560 SPED 541 SPED 345 PSY 345
Chico	PSYC 381		PSYC 202 PSYC 355 CHLD 250 CHLD 252 CHLD 350 & 35 CD 52 CD 50	PSYC 573	ABUS 414 GEOG 415 MATH 105 MATH 108 MATH 314 MATH 350 & 351 PSYC 364	SPED 343
Dominguez Hills	PSY 363	TED 402	CDV 150 CDV 325, 330, & 360 PSY 350 & 351	PSY 464	MAT 131 MAT 195 PSY 230	SPE 460 SPE 480
East Bay	PSYC 380 PSYC 4410	TED 520 TED 5301	HDEV 311 & 312 HDEV 381 HDEV 3101 & 3102 HDEV 3301 & 3302 PSYC 340 PSYC 4420	EPSY 301	STAT 100 STAT 310 STAT 1000 STAT 3010	TED 473
Fresno	PSYC 66 PSYC 166	CI 152 &153 CI 159 ERF 130 ECE 130	CFS 38 CFS 39 CFS 136, 138, & 146 PSYC 101 & 102 PSYC 155	COUN 174 PSYC 174	CRIM 50 DS 73 MATH 11/L MATH 107 & 108 PSYC 42 PH 92 SOC 125 ERE 153	SPED 120 SPED 155 SPED 158 SPED 179
Fullerton	PSYC 341	PSYC 311	CAS 201 CAS 312 CAS 315 CAS 321, 322, 323, & 330 CAS 325A & B PSYC 361	COUN 380 HUSR 380 PSYC 342 PSY 481	MATH 120 PSYC 201 SOC 303	SPED 371 SPED 462
Humboldt	PSYC 438	EDUC 650	PSYC 311	PSYC 454	PSYC 106 PSYC 108 PSYC 323 PSYC 241 & 478 SOC 282 STAT 108 STAT 109	EDUC 377 SPED 777
Long Beach	PSY 370	EDP 305	EDP 301 HDEV 180 HDEV 307 & 327 PSY 361	PSY 373 COUN 430	HDEV 190 HDEV 250 PSY 110 PSY 210 MATH 180 MATH 380 SOC 170 SOC 250 STAT 108	EDSP 350 EDSP 355A EDSP 355B EDSP 480
Los Angeles	PSY 4100 PSY 310 PSY 410	EDFN 1090 EDFN 4130 EDFN 4131	PSY 1600 PSY 4120 & 4130 PSY 412 A&B	PSY 4360 PSY 436A PSY 438	ECON 1090 ECON 2090 MATH 1090 MATH 2740 POLS 2810 PSY 3020 SOC 2100 Math 274 PSY 202 & 302 SOC 210 Soc 210AB	EDSP 4000 EDSP 4901 EDSP 4902
Maritime Academy	None	None	None	None	MTH 107	None
Monterey Bay	PSY 320	ED 570	HDEV 260 HDEV 356 & 358 & 365 HDFS 100 HDFS 350 HDFS 356, 358, 360, & 365 PSY 340	SBS 340 PSY 322	BUS 301 ED 643 MATH 320 PSY 301 STAT 100	SPED 550 SPED 560
Northridge	PSY 310	EPC 314	PSY 313 PSY 313 & 361 PSY 327, 335, & 361 CADV 150 CADV 327, 335, & 361	EPC 451 PSY 460 SOC 481	MATH 140 MATH 141/L PSY 320/L SOC 364 SOC 424	SPED 400 SPED 402 SPED 404
Pomona	PSY 4150 PSY 340 PSY 415	EDUC 5010	PSY 2206 PSY 3305 PSY 3310, 3311, & 3312 PSY 305 PSY 310 & 311 & 312	PSY 2222, 4121, & 4170 PSY 417	IME 3140 PSY 3307/A STA 1200 STA 1201 & 1202 STA 1300 STA 2100 STA 2260 BHS 307 PSY 307A SOC 307A STA 120, 341	ECS 4300 EDU 5302
Sacramento	PSYC 168	EDTE 106 EBDM 117 EBDM 127	CHDV 30 CHDV 35 PSYC 148 & 149	EDUC 155 EDC 170 PSYC 223	PSYC 9 PSYC 101 STAT 10A & B STAT 50 SOC 101 SWRK 110	PSYC 185 EDSP 119 EDUC 100A & B EDUC 130A & B
San Bernardino	PSYC 3390 PSY 390	EDMS 4100 EDSP 6632 EDUC 6605 EMAT 6017 ESEC 332 EELB 310 EDSP 632 ECLG 632	PSYC 2201 PSYC 2240 CD 2240 PSY 201, 240 HD 240	PSYC 3386 PSY 386	MATH 1201 MATH 1202A & B PSYC 2210 PSY 210 SSC 215 Math 262	ESPE 5530 ESPE 530
San Diego	PSY 350		CFD 270 CFD 375 A-B-C PSY 230 PSY 331 & 332	CSP 320 & 400 PSY 452 & 491 PSY 521	ECON 201 SOC 201 PSY 280 STAT 119 STAT 250	SPED 450 SPED 500
San Francisco	PSY 452	SED 651 SED 751	CAD 201 FCS 223 &321 PSY 330 & 430 PSY 431	COUN 690	MATH 124 PSY 371 STAT 124	EDUC 508 EED 707 SPED 230 SPED 330 SPED 630
San José	PSYC 110 & 142 PSYC 210	EDEL 102 EDSC 173 PSYC 150	CD 015 CHAD 60 CHAD 70 EDCO 268 GERO 268 PSYC 82 & 112 PSYC 102 & 112 PSYC 212	PSYC 165 EDCO 215	SOCI 15 SOCI 102 SOCS 15 MATH 15F & 15S MATH 161A & 161B MATH 164 STAT 95	EDSE 192C
San Luis Obispo	PSY 405	CD 207 EDUC 207	CD 256 CD 304, 305, & 306 PSY 256	PSY 323 PSY 370	STAT 130 STAT 217 STAT 218 STAT 230	SPED 420
San Marcos	PSYC 336	PSYC 354	PSYC 210 PSYC 330 & 348	PSYC 340	MATH 242 MATH 440 PSYC 220	EDEX 602 CHAD 339 EDUC 380 & 381
Sonoma	PSY 425	EDSS 418	EDEC 110 PSY 302 PSY 410	PSY 428	ECON 217 MATH 165 MATH 165A-B MATH 165X	EDSP 430 EDSP 421A
Stanislaus	PSYC 3350	EDSS 4100 EDUC 4500	CDEV 3140 & 3240 PSYC 3140 & 3240	PSYC 3970 & 4770	MATH 1600 MATH 1602 MATH 1610 MATH 1620	EDSE 4310

Community Colleges

CCC	PSY 310	EPC 314	EPC 430	EPC 451	EPC 600	SPED 400
Antelope Valley	PSY 234	None	PSY 235 PSY 236 CFE 102	PSY 240 PSY 244	Math 115 Math 116	ED 141 ED 145
Barstow	None	None	CHLD 4 PSYC 2 PSYC 4	PSYC15 SOCI 15	Math 2	CHLD 35
Coastline	PSY 120 PSY C255	None	Psych 115 Psych C116 Psych C118	HSVC C100 HSVC C101	Math C046 & C146 Math C160	ED C210
College of the Canyons	PSY 240	None	ECE 101 ECE 102 ECE 120 PSY 172 PSY 172H	COUNS 200 PSYCH 110* (not approved after Fall 2023)	Math 140 Math 140H PSY 104 PSY 135 SOCI 137 ECON 291	ECE 160
Compton	PSY 115	None	CDEV 103 PSY 116	None	MATH 150	CDEV 150
El Camino	PSY 15	None	CDEV 103 CDEV 3 PSY 16	None	Math 150 PSY 9A Soc 109A	CDEV 150
Glendale	PSYCH 115	None	CHLDV 135 PSYCH 106	None	Math 136 SOC 107	CHDEV 155
Golden West	PSY G158 PSY G255	None	PSYC G160 PSYC G116 PSYC G118	None	Math G160 PSYC G140	EDUC C210
Lake Tahoe	PSY 202	None	PSY 102 PSY 109 ECE 102	COU 109	MAT 201	ECE 129
Long Beach City College	PSYCH 14	None	CDECE 45 CDECE 47 CDECE 48	HS 207	STAT 1 MATH 21A & B	CDSED 67
Los Angeles Community College District campuses: City, Valley, Pierce, Mission, East LA, West LA, Trade Tech, Harbor, Southwest	PSY 14	None	CH DEV 1 PSY 41 PSY 11	SOC 17 PSY 90	STAT 1 STAT 101 MATH 225 MATH 227 MATH 228B PSY 91 BUS 15	CH DEV 44 CH DEV 45 EDUC 200 PSYCH 17
Mount San Antonio College	PSY 19	None	CHLD 1 CHLD 10 CHLD 11 PSYC 14 PSYC 15 SOC 15	MENT 40	MATH 110 PSYC 10 SOC 23	CHLD 68
Moorpark	PSY M08	None	CD M02 PSY M04 PSY M07	None	MATH M08 MATH M15	None
Orange Coast	PSY A255	None	HMDV A180 PSYC A130	PSYC A125	MATH A160 PSYC A160	HMDV A210
Oxnard	PSY R131	None	CD R102 ECE R102 PSY R108	SOC R118 SOC R119	MATH R105 PSY R103 SOC R125	ECE R108 PSY R111
Pasadena City College	PSYC 003	EDUC 131	PSYC 021 PSYC 024	None	STAT 015 STAT 018 STAT 050	CHDV 30
Rio Hondo	PSY 114	None	CD 106 PSY 112	HUSR 111 HUSR 130	MATH 130 PSY 190	CD 226
Sacramento	None	ECE 300	None	None	None	None
Santa Barbara City College	PSY 170	None	ECE 120 PSY 140 PSY 145	None	MATH 117 PSY 150 SOC 125	ECE 123
Santa Monica	PSYCH 14	None	PSYCH 11 PSYCH 19	None	MATH 54	ECE 45
Ventura	PSY V15	None	CD V02 CD V03 PSY V05	None	Math V44 PSY V04/S	CD V10 CD V20

UC Campuses

UC	PSY 310	EPC 314	EPC 430	EPC 451	EPC 600	SPED 400
Berkeley	SOC WEL 205	ED 211A ED 211B		PSY 230A	PSY 101 PSYC 205 Stat 2 STAT 20 STAT 21 Math 54 MATH 55 PB HLTH 142A &142B PB HLTH 142 AB PB HLTH 141 PB HLTH 142	EDUC 151
Davis	PSC 168	EDU 110	PSC 140 HDE 100A & 100B		PSC 103B STA 13 STA 32 STA 100 STA 102 STA 103 STA 130 A-B STA 131 A-B-C	EDU 115
Irvine	PSYCH 120A PSCI 102C PSCI 153C & PSCI 165C PSY BEH 102C	EDUC 175 EDUC 40	EDUC 107 & 108 PSY BEH 101D PSY BEH 110D-111D-112D PSCI 101D PSCI 110D-111D-112D PSYCH 120D	PSYCH 122C PSCI 150C	MATH 131 A-B-C STATS 7 STATS 8 STATS 130 STATS 120 A-B-C PSYCH 10 A-B-C ANTHRO 10 A-B-C SOC 10 A-B-C ECON 15 A-B EDUC 15 SE 13 MGMT 7	EDUC 128
Los Angeles	PSYCH 127A	ED 127 EDUC 185 & PSY 133F	PSYCH 130 &133A ED 120 & 128	PSYCH 177	STAT 10 STAT 12 STAT 13 STAT 100 A-B PSYCH 100A PSYCH 142H ECON 41 BIOSTAT 100 A-B BIOSTAT 110 A-B	DIS STD 101 DIS STD 101W DIS STD 129 EDUC 134
Merced	PSY 142	None	PSY 130 & 134 PSY 230 & 231	None	MATH 18 MATH 32 PSY 10 SOC 10	None
Monterey Bay	PSY 320/L	ED 611	HDFS 200 HDFS 260 HDFS 350 HDFS 356 & 358 & 365 PSY 340/L	PSY 322 CHHS 215	MATH 320 STAT 100 STAT 250	SPED 550 SPED 560 SPED 567 & 567A SPED 567 & 567B SPED 574 SPED 684
Riverside	PSYC 152	EDUC 110* EDUC 134	PSYC 160 PSYC 166A-B-C EDUC 61	PSYC 153	PSYC 011 STAT 40 STAT 48 STAT 100A-B STAT 160A-B-C	EDUC 32A EDUC 132
San Diego	PSYC 100 PSYC 163 SOM 202E	EDS 128A-B & EDS 139 EDS 129A-B-C & EDS 139	EDS 118 & 131 HDS 1 HDP 1 PSYC 7 PSYC 101 & PSYC 180	PSYC 124	PSYC 60 COGS 14B COGS 118D MATH 11 MATH180) & 181A-B ECON 120A-B	EDS 382
Santa Barbara	PSY 103 PSY 183	PSY 124	PSY 105 ED 111 ED 211B-C CNCSP 220	CNCSP 101 CNCSP 261	PSY 5 ECON 241 A-B-C PSTAT 5 PSTAT 109 PSTAT 120 A-B COMM 87 SOC 3	ED 222A
Santa Cruz	PSY 170 PSYC 115	PSYC 108	PSYC 10	PSYC 165	PSYC 2 STAT 5 STAT 7/L AMS 5	None

Table of Prerequisites (using CSUN course numbers) for Department's Master's Programs

Course #	Course Name	COUN	ECE	MFT	SP
EPC 314	Psychological Foundations, K-12 (3 units)				√
EPC 430	Development and Learning in Early Childhood Education (3 units)		√		√
EPC 451	Fundamentals of Counseling and Guidance (3 units)	√		√	√
EPC 600	Educational Statistics for Research and Measurement (3 units)		√		√
PSY 310	Abnormal Psychology (3 units)	√		√
COUN = M.S. in Counseling and includes specializations in College Counseling/Student Services & School Counseling ECE = M.A. in Early Childhood Educational Psychology MFT = M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy SP = M.S. in School Psychology
To be eligible for use as prerequisite coursework, classes must have been completed no more than 7 prior to the time of admission with a grade of B- or higher. All courses must be successfully completed before entry.