Jan 30, 2025

Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2014-2015

Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG] See drop-down menu above to access other catalogs.

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:

Program of Study

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.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Effective July, 1, 2014, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education of Massachusetts required that all students complete a sheltered English immersion course. Therefore, the requirements for the Secondary Education minor have changed in that all students (regardless of their catalog year) are required to complete EDHM 336 and will not be required to complete SPED 203.

Education core courses (27-29** credits)

Notes:

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

**Practicum for Health/Family and Consumer Sciences (14 credits)
Rather than EDHM 490, students seeking PreK-12 Specialist licensure in health/family and consumer science enroll in the following:

Cognate course (3 credits)

PSYC 227 - Developmental Psychology

“Strategies for Teaching” course (3 credits)

Complete the appropriate strategies for teaching course for the level and discipline sought, as outlined below:

High school strategies course (3 credits)

Students seeking high school licensure (grades 8-12) in biology, chemistry, earth sciences, English, history, mathematics or physics, select the appropriate course from the following:

Middle school strategies course (3 credits)

Students seeking middle school licensure (grades5-8) in biology, chemistry, earth sciences, English, history, mathematics or physics, select the appropriate course from the following:

Specialist strategies course (3 credits)

Students seeking licensure as a Specialist in PreK-12 in dance, health/family and consumer science, music, Spanish, theater, or visual art, select the appropriate course from the following:

Total minimum credits: 33-35**

**Students seeking licensure as a Specialist in PreK-12 in Health/Family and Consumer Science complete a minimum of 35 credits; all others complete a minimum of 33 credits.

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 following sections of this catalog for discipline area requirements: Chemical Sciences ; Chemistry, BA ; Chemistry, Biochemistry Concentration, BS ; Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry Concentration, BS ; and Chemistry, Professional Chemistry Concentration, BS .

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)

Major courses

Plus nine additional semester hours of approved earth sciences electives (9 credits)

Cognate Courses

Complete a two-course sequence in chemistry and mathematics, selected from the following:

One year of physics or biology (8 credits)

Total minimum credits: 60

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 and History, BA section of this catalog for discipline area requirements.

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

See the Mathematics 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.

Please note: As a minimum prerequisite to student teaching, students will be required to pass a Music Education Piano Proficiency Exam, which may necessitate private lessons.

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.