Education Minor

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Clemmer College of Education

Department of Human Development and Learning

General Program Information

Claudius G. Clemmer College of Education
P319 Warf-Pickel Hall | PO Box 70685
Johnson City, TN 37614
423-439-7626 | Fax: 423-439-7560
www.etsu.edu/coe/

The Education Minor is required for students seeking licensure with secondary and K-12 teaching fields listed below. Completion of the minor and CUAI 4580 - Directed Student Teaching (12 hours) completes the professional education requirements for licensure. Students must come to Warf-Pickel Hall, room 321, during their first semester to start a file.

Education Minor Requirements: 21-27 Credit Hours

A minor is a secondary area of study outside of the major program of study with a structured curriculum composed of at least 18 semester credit hours of which at least 9 hours must be at the 3000-level or above.

Required courses for all students: 17 Credit Hours

EDFN 2100 - Orientation to the Profession of Education (1 credit)
EDFN 2300 - Foundations for Teaching (2 credits)
EDFN 3301 - Issues in Education (3 credits)
HDAL 3310 - Educational Psychology (3 credits)
SPED 2300 - Exceptional Learners in Schools and Communities (3 credits)
MEDA 3570 - Educational Technology (2 credits)
READ 4437 - Reading Instruction in Middle and Secondary Schools (3 credits)

Additional Required Courses: 3-10 Credit Hours

Students majoring in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, French, German, Spanish, English, History, Economics, Political Science, Mathematics, Earth Science, Speech, and Theatre: 7 Credit Hours

CUAI 4417 - Secondary School Curriculum and Methodology (3 credits)
CUAI 4427 - Secondary School Curriculum and Methodology Field Experience (1 credit)
and
SCED 4417 - Teaching Science in Secondary Schools (3 credits) or
LANG 4417 - Teaching of Modern Languages (3 credits) or
ENGL 4417 - Teaching English in Secondary Schools (3 credits) or
GEOG 4417 - The Teaching of Geography and Earth Science (3 credits) or
HIST 4417 - Methods of Teaching History (3 credits) or
MATH 4417 - Teaching of Secondary Mathematics (3 credits) or
SPCH 4417 - Teaching Secondary Speech and Theatre (3 credits) or
THEA 4417 - Teaching Theatre in Grades K-12 (3 credits)
(as appropriate to the teaching major)

Students majoring in Psychology and Sociology: 4 Credit Hours

CUAI 4417 - Secondary School Curriculum and Methodology (3 credits)
CUAI 4427 - Secondary School Curriculum and Methodology Field Experience (1 credit)

Students majoring in Art: 3 Credit Hours

ARTA 4419 - Teaching Art in Secondary Schools (3 credits)