The secondary education minor offers two pathways: a Non-licensure Pathway and a Professional Licensure Pathway. All students minoring in secondary education must complete the following core education courses:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Education Core Courses | ||
| EDU 102L | Exploring School Communities | 2 |
| EDU 201 | Educational Policy and Practice | 3 |
| EDU 309L | Introduction to Secondary Education | 2 |
| EDU 311 | Learning and Cognitive Science | 3 |
| One content pedagogy course: | 3 | |
| Teaching Secondary English | ||
| Teaching Secondary Mathematics | ||
| Teaching Secondary Social Studies | ||
| Teaching Secondary Science | ||
| Select a major in one of the following secondary license areas: | ||
Non-Licensure Pathway
The secondary education minor non-licensure pathway requires 19 hours in the following courses:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Education Core | 13 | |
| Elective Minor Courses * | 6 | |
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Courses may be chosen from among the list of approved courses. Additional elective courses may have been approved since publication of this bulletin. The minor advisor maintains a complete list of all approved elective courses. For course descriptions, see the course listings in this bulletin.
Professional Licensure Pathway
The secondary education minor professional licensure pathway requires 31 hours in the following courses:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Education Core | 13 | |
| EDU 307 | Instructional Design, Assessment, and Technology | 3 |
| EDU 364L | Student Teaching: Secondary | 9 |
| EDU 365 | Professional Development Seminars | 3 |
| EDU 395 | Teaching Diverse Learners | 3 |
Exit Requirements
Graduation requirements for professional licensure candidates include: (1) have a minimum grade of C in each course attempted in education, (2) maintain at least a 2.7 GPA while enrolled in the Teacher Education Program, and (3) submit qualifying scores on the appropriate edTPA performance-based, subject-specific assessment. Additional requirements for candidates to be recommended for professional licensure include passing all appropriate state-required standardized tests.
English Content Requirements
33 hours, including:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 265 | British Literature before 1800 | 3 |
| ENG 266 | British Literature 1800 to the Present | 3 |
| or ENG 275 | American Literature | |
| ENG 290 | Foundations in Literary Criticism | 3 |
| Select at least one 200-300 level writing or creative writing course | ||
| Select at least one 200-300 level course matching the following criteria: | ||
Pre-1800 Literature | ||
American Literature | ||
Shakespeare | ||
Multicultural or World Literature | ||
Linguistics or Grammar | ||
Poetry, Theatre/Drama, or Film | ||
Mathematics Content Requirements
33 hours, including:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MTH 112 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | 4 |
| MTH 113 | Multivariable Calculus | 4 |
| MTH 117 | Discrete Mathematics | 4 |
| MTH 121 | Linear Algebra I | 3 |
| MTH 321 | Modern Algebra I | 3 |
| MTH 331 | Geometry | 3 |
| MTH 357 | Probability | 3 |
| or STA 310 | Probability | |
| Select three other courses beyond MTH 113 | ||
Science Content Requirements
Licensure in the individual fields of science: biology (34 hours), chemistry (34.5-35.5 hours for BA), and physics (25 hours). All courses must be from the same courses required for majors in those fields.
Social Studies Content Requirements
30 hours, including:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| History | ||
| Select six hours from European or World History | 6 | |
| Select six hours from U.S. History | 6 | |
| Select six hours from Nonwestern History | 6 | |
| Social Sciences | ||
| Select one course from Economics | 3 | |
| Select one course from Geography | 3 | |
| Select one course from Political Science | 3 | |
| Select one course from Anthropology or Sociology | 3 | |