Secondary Education, Minor

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The Minor in Secondary Education is designed for majors in content subject areas, such as mathematics, science, English or other language and history/social science, which are typically taught in secondary (grades 6-12) schools.

Students with an integrated educational studies major (or double major) may not choose the Minor in Secondary Education.

Students pursuing the Minor in Secondary Education are required to:

Take all courses in the minor for a letter grade.
Complete all courses with a “C-” or higher.
Ensure that 9 credits are upper division and that at least 6 credits of the upper-division credits are completed in residency. (Note that graduation requirements require 42 upper division credits to be earned overall.)
Complete 12 unique credits in the minor that are not duplicated in any other major or minor program in which the student is enrolled.

common requirements (12 credits)

IES 102 - Social Construction of Difference 3 credits (GE GC)*
IES 204 - Exploring Theories of Learning 3 credits *
IES 206 - Schools in Society 3 credits *
IES 451 - Educational Application of Technology 3 credits *

one of the following (3 credits)

IES 301 - Organizations, Ethics, and Society 3 credits *
TCHR 493 - Instructional Design and Educational Assessment 3 credits

one of the following (3 credits)

select one MACI prerequisites based on the content area required

TCHR 311 - Teaching and Learning Math Concepts, Skills and Critical Thinking 3 credits
TCHR 312 - Contextual Teaching and Learning of Science 3 credits
TCHR 313 - Teaching History/Social Studies for Diverse Learners 3 credits

one of the following (3 credits)

IES 310 - LGBTQ Issues in Education 3 credits
IES 326 - Education Viewed through Feature Film and Television 3 credits
IES 412 - Teaching Writing K-12 3 credits *

total credits 21

* MACI required prerequisite.