Secondary Education Minor (Non-Licensure)

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Department of Secondary, K-12 and Educational Technology

About the Program

The Secondary Education Minor will be of interest to candidates who wish to work with secondary aged children outside the classroom (for example, recreation programs, travel, summer camps, enrichment programs) or work with learners of all ages in corporate or other training/education programs. It provides necessary knowledge, skills and applications in real school settings to develop candidates’ understanding of the principles of teaching and learning in middle and high schools. The minor provides an option that assists degree-seeking candidates pursuing licensure to complete their baccalaureate and teacher licensure requirements in four years. To emphasize the application of knowledge in the field as required in new performance standards for teachers, the minor features 120 field experience hours.

Program Requirements

The third field experience (which is normally connected to the content methods courses), is not required in the minor, but may be a required co-requisite for the methods course.
Candidates seeking licensure need to complete additional requirements including formal admission to the Teacher Licensure Program and student teaching.
The minor does not include all courses required for teacher licensure.
A minimum grade of C- is required for each course to count toward the Secondary Education Minor.

Required Courses: 24-30 credits

Foundations: (14 credits)
EDS 3130 - Democratic Foundations of Education, Schooling, and Learning Credits: 3
EDS 3140 - First Field Experience in Secondary Education Credits: 1
EDS 3150 - Critical Sociocultural Lenses for Teachers Credits: 3
EDT 3010 - Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching Credits: 3
SED 3600 - Exceptional Learners in the Classroom Credits: 3
Methods: (10-16 credits)
EDS 3210 - Design of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment in Secondary Schools Credits: 3
EDS 3240 - Field Experience: Curriculum Planning and Assessment in Secondary Schools Credits: 1
EDS 3280 - Disciplinary Literacy in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Schools Credits: 3
or
RDG 3280 - Teaching Content Literacy Skills Credits: 3
XXX XXX Content Methods in Major*

Summary of Requirements

Required Courses	24-30 credits
Total for the Secondary Education Minor (Non-Licensure)	24-30 credits

*Content and Methods coursework may be waived if required as part of major. See department.