Education Minor

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The education minor provides a study of the foundations of schooling, teaching, and learning and helps students develop basic teaching skills. This minor is intended for students interested in educational opportunities such as:

Teaching school subjects for which licensure may not be required (e.g. Bible or theatre);
Exploring education before enrolling in a graduate level initial licensure program;
Becoming a director of an Early Care Center;
Youth or children’s ministry;
Teaching community-based adult education courses;
Conducting professional development or vocational training

A minimum of 20 credits required, chosen from the courses below.

Required courses

EDU 520 - Teaching Strategies (3)
One of the following:
EDU 225 - Child Development and Learning (4)
PSY 245 - Life Span Developmental Psychology (4)
EDU 562 - Human Development and Learning (3)

Elective Courses

13 credits from the following, with no more than 6 credits of non-departmental courses:

Departmental Courses

EDU 112 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education (2) or EDU 113 - Introduction to Elementary Education (2)
EDU 221 - Foundations of Early Childhood Education (2)
EDU 238 - The Exceptional Child (2) or EDU 564 - Introduction to Exceptionality (3)
EDU 266 - Diversity in Schools and Communities (4)
EDU 305 - Second Language Acquisition and Sheltered English Instruction (4)
EDU 332 - Foundations of Christian Schools (2)
EDU 345 - Introduction to the Science of Reading (2)
EDU 371 - Selected Topics (Variable)
EDU 427 - Internship (2-6) (2 - 3 credits only)
EDU 613 - Assistive Technology, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (1)

Non-Departmental Courses

No more than 6 credits from the following: