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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.

Click here to view prerequisite requirements by program

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.        
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