Education Minor (K-12) and Secondary Education (9-12)

Requirements

A minor in education (K-12) or a minor in secondary (9-12) education is required for students seeking secondary or K-12 education certification.

Students seeking either minor must complete the following core minor courses:

EDU 10000	Orientation to Educational Experiences	3
EDU 11100	School Observation	1
EDU 21501	Teacher Education Seminar I	1
EDU 20200	Psychology of Teaching and Learning	3
EDU 30700	Teaching Reading in the Content Areas	3
EDU 32100	Middle/High School Classroom Teaching and Technology	3
EDU 34100	Education of the Exceptional Child	3
EDU 34300	Middle/High School Differentiation and Classroom Management	3
EDU 38000	Pre-Student Teaching Practicum	1-3
EDU 40400	Advanced Measurement and Evaluation to Enhance Learning	3
EDU 41000	Student Teaching	12

In addition, students seeking K-12 certification or secondary education (9-12) certification must take one methods of teaching course (selected from EDU 33000 through 34000), as determined by the student’s content area.

Notes: (1) The total number of credit hours required for secondary education certification is dependent on the student’s major content area.

(2) Students in secondary education (9-12) and K-12 certification programs must officially declare a minor in either secondary education (9-12) or education (K-12) in order to be recognized for the additional educational coursework completed.