Math and Science Program Plans and CC Roadmaps

Unlock the mysteries of math and science

Cal State LA offers the following degree programs to help one become a math or science teacher in a high school.

Degree type (BS)	Units for Degree+Credential	Approximate years to graduate	Approx. tuition & fee cost for degree+credential
Math fITEP (Fast-track ITEP)	130 (Math BS Degree & Credential)	4 years (8 semesters of 15 or more units each & 1 summer bridge)	$37,736
Math ITEP	130 (Math BS Degree & Credential)	5.5+ years at 12 units per semester	$47,344
Math Options Traditional Applied General	120 (Math BS Degree) + 43 (math credential)	7 years at 12 units per semester (5 years for degree and 4 Post-Baccalaureate semesters of credential)	$62,332 $43,040 (degree)+$19,292 (credential) (Credential unit cost is higher)
Natural Science	120 (Science BS Degree)+ 43 (science credential)	7 years at 12 units per semester (5 years for degree and 4 semesters of credential)	$62,332 $43,040 (degree)+$19,292 (credential) (Credential unit cost is higher)

Based on 2025 financial data provided at https://www.calstatela.edu/financialaid/cost-attendance.

In 2007, MSTI hosted the very first Community College Conference and MSTI faculty started working on customized CC transfer curricula, in conjunction with the CC faculty. Then came semester conversion in 2016, and our courses went through requisite modification. In 2018, we reworked the CC-Calstate LA pathways, and those can be found below.

Note for students: A Program Plan lists all the course requirements of a degree program, whereas a Roadmap lists one possible path to complete those course requirements.