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Secondary Education Minor


Department: Secondary Education and Professional Programs 

(High School (8-12), Middle School (5-8), PreK-12 Specialist)

The department offers a minor in secondary education. A student selecting this minor must select a major in an appropriate academic discipline.

The secondary education minor is designed for students who intend to qualify for a teacher license in one of the following areas:

Secondary Education – High School

(Areas: biology, chemistry, earth sciences, English, history, mathematics, physics)

Secondary Education – Middle School

(Areas: biology, chemistry, earth sciences, English, history, mathematics, physics)

Secondary Education – Middle-High School

(Area: Spanish, visual art)

Secondary Education – PreK-Middle School

(Area: visual art)

Secondary Education – PreK-High School

(Areas: dance, health/family and consumer science, music, theater)

Teacher of Biology (5-8)
Teacher of Biology (8-12)
Teacher of Chemistry (5-8)
Teacher of Chemistry (8-12)
Teacher of Dance (all levels)
Teacher of Earth Science (5-8)
Teacher of Earth Science (8-12)
Teacher of English (5-8)
Teacher of English (8-12)
Teacher of Foreign Language: Spanish (5-12)
Teacher of Health/Family and Consumer Sciences (all levels)
Teacher of History (5-8)
Teacher of History (8-12)
Teacher of Mathematics (5-8)
Teacher of Mathematics (8-12)
Teacher of Music (all levels)
Teacher of Physics (5-8)
Teacher of Physics (8-12)
Teacher of Theater (all levels)
Teacher of Visual Art (PreK-8)
Teacher of Visual Art (5-12)

In addition to majoring in an appropriate academic discipline (see Academic Disciplines for Secondary Education Minors below), students seeking 5-8, 8-12, or PreK-12 licensure must also complete the secondary education minor, and meet all requirements for acceptance into the program.

Note(s):


* To be completed prior to admission to professional education and enrollment in any other education courses.

Total minimum credits: 33-35 (dependent on licensure)


Academic Disciplines for Secondary Education Minors


Students desiring to complete a minor in secondary education (high school, middle school, PreK-12) must also complete an academic major. Appropriate academic majors, along with major and cognate requirements, are listed below. It is important to note that in many cases the major or cognate requirements for students selecting an education minor are somewhat different from those that hold for students who do not minor in education.

Biology (Teacher of Biology 5‑8 or 8‑12)


See the Biological Sciences  and Biology, Secondary Education Concentration, BS  sections of this catalog for discipline area requirements.

Chemistry (Teacher of Chemistry 5‑8 or 8‑12)


See the Chemical Sciences  section of this catalog for discipline area requirements.

Dance (Teacher of Dance – all levels)


See the Theater and Dance  and Communication Studies, Dance Education Concentration, BA  sections of this catalog for discipline area requirements.

Earth Sciences (Teacher of Earth Sciences 5‑8 or 8‑12)


English (Teacher of English 5‑8 or 8‑12)


See the English  and English, English Education (High School, Middle School) Concentration, BA  sections of this catalog for discipline area requirements.

History (Teacher of History 5‑8 or 8‑12)


See the History  section of this catalog for discipline area requirements.

Mathematics (Teacher of Mathematics 5‑8 or 8‑12)


See the Mathematics and Computer Science  and Mathematics, BS  sections of this catalog for discipline area requirements.

Music (Teacher of Music – all levels)


See the Music  and Music, Music Education Concentration, BA  sections of this catalog for discipline area requirements.

Physics (Teacher of Physics 5‑8 or 8‑12)


Requirements: Completion of the secondary education minor, the BA or BS in physics, and PHYS 107 - Exploring the Universe .

See the Physics , Physics, General Physics Concentration, BA  and Physics, Professional Physics Concentration, BS  sections of this catalog for BA or BS in physics requirements.

Spanish (Teacher of Foreign Language: Spanish 5-12)


              See the Foreign Languages  and  Spanish, Secondary Education Concentration, BA  sections of this 
              catalog for discipline area requirements.
 

Theater (Teacher of Theater – all levels)


See the Theater and Dance  and Communication Studies, Theater Education Concentration, BA  sections of this catalog for discipline area requirements.

Visual Art (Teacher of Visual Art PreK‑8 or 5‑12)


See the Art  and Art, Art Education Concentration, BA  sections of this catalog for discipline area requirements.