Secondary Education, Minor

The programmatic purpose of the Minor in Secondary Education is to prepare excellent and reflective teacher candidates in the fields of English, mathematics, comprehensive science, biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, comprehensive social studies, political science, and history to successfully utilize 21st century knowledge, skills, and dispositions for addressing the demands of an ever-changing and richly-varied global society, community, and classroom while implementing effective, research-based content pedagogy to meet the individual cognitive and emotional needs of all students, and systematic and reflective analysis of connections between practice and student learning.

The Minor in Secondary Education qualifies graduates for an entry-level (Standard Professional I) license to teach in one of the following subject areas in grades 9-12: English, Biology, Chemistry, Comprehensive Science, Environmental Studies, Earth Science, Physics, History, Political Science, or Mathematics. Students major in an appropriate Arts and Sciences discipline and minor in Secondary Education through completion of a 2-3 semester sequence of courses, which includes student teaching experiences.

A Minor in Secondary Education requires 35 credit hours, including a 3 credit hour introductory course and 15 credit hours for the student teaching semester. Students wishing to minor in Secondary Education must be approved for admission to the minor by meeting statewide teacher education program admission requirements. Advising and admission to the minor are administered through the Office of Teacher Education Advising and Licensure (TEAL) in the College of Education.