2025-26 Undergraduate Academic Catalog | School of Education and Social Work | Teacher Education | Minors

Education Minor

The Education Minor requires students to complete 18 hours as specified below.

Introduction to Education (6 hours)

• TEDU 1850 Education in a Changing World
• TEDU 1950 Foundations of Special Education

Child/Adolescent Development (3 hours)

• PSYC 2030 Child and Adolescent Development OR
• TEDU 2600 Learning and Development in Early Adolescence

Teaching and Learning (6 hours)

• TEDU 2350 Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment I (pre or co-requisites: TEDU 1850, 1950)
• TEDU 3600 Creating Inclusive Learning Communities (prerequisite: TEDU 2350)

Electives (at least 3 additional hours selected from the following list)

• TEDU 2550 Foundations of Language & Literacy (pre or co-requisite: TEDU 2350)
• TEDU 2940 Integrated Literacy Practices Across the Curriculum (prerequisites: TEDU 1850, 1950)
• TEDU 3360 Inclusive Methods of Mathematics (prerequisite: TEDU 2350)
• TEDU 3650 Assessment for Special Education (prerequisites: TEDU 1950, 2350)
• TEDU 3940 Culturally Responsive Teaching (prerequisite: TEDU 2350)
• COMM 3306 Communication and Education

Additional TEDU and PEDU courses taken by students previously majoring in Education may be used as elective courses in the minor with approval from the department.