Education Minor

Minor Requirements

Credit Hours: 18+

In addition to completing the requirements for this minor, students must also complete the minor requirements specified in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog.

Foundational Core Courses (6 credit hours)

• EDFS 201 Foundations of Education (3)
• EDFS 303 Human Growth and Development and the Education Process (3)

Neurodiversity and Learning Environments

• EDEE 407 Creating Learning Environments (3)
• EDFS 401 Neurodiversity: Introduction to the Exceptional Learner (3)
• EDFS 450 Classroom & Behavior Management (3)

Elective Requirement

• EDEE 323 The Development of Mathematical Thinking (3)
• EDEE 363 Introduction to Early Childhood Education (3)
• EDEE 365 Teaching Mathematics: Pre K - Grade 3 (3)
• EDEE 366 Teaching Mathematics: Grades 2-8 (3)
• EDEE 367 Teaching Science: Pre K - Grade 3 (3)
• EDEE 370 Teaching Health & Physical Education (3)
• EDEE 371 Teaching Social Studies & Humanities: Pre K - Grade 3 (3)
• EDEE 373 Teaching Social Studies & Humanities: Grade 2-8 (3)
• EDEE 403 Visual and Performing Arts (3)
• EDEE 407 Creating Learning Environments (3)
• EDEE 425 Foundations of Language and Literacies Development: Birth-Grade 6 (3)
• EDEE 429 Instructional Strategies for Emergent Literacies PK-3 (3)
• EDEE 435 Instructional Strategies for Teaching Reading 2-6 (3)
• EDEE 438 Teaching Writing/Design with Children’s Literature and Multimodal Texts, PK-3 (3)
• EDEE 445 Teaching Writing/Design with Children’s Literature and Multimodal Texts, 2-6 (3)
• EDEE 468 Teaching Science: Grades 2-8 (3)
• EDFS 326 Integrating Technology Into Teaching (3)
• EDFS 401 Neurodiversity: Introduction to the Exceptional Learner (3)
• EDFS 403 Characteristics and Instruction of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (3)
• EDFS 404 Characteristics and Instruction of Individuals with Learning Disabilities (3)
• EDFS 405 Characteristics and Instruction of Individuals with Emotional Disabilities (3)
• EDFS 406 Families and Teams (3)
• EDFS 408 School Mental Health and Wellness (3)
• EDFS 437 Data-Driven Assessment and Individualized Instructional Strategies (3)
• EDFS 450 Classroom & Behavior Management (3)
• EDFS 455 Literacy and Assessment Content Areas (3)
• EDFS 456 Teaching Strategies in the Content Areas (3)
• EDMG 335 Teaching Writing/Design with Adolescent Literature and Multimodal Texts 5-8 (3)
• EDMG 401 Adolescent/Disciplinary Literacies (3)
• EDMG 415 Middle School Organization and Curriculum (3)
• TEDU 325 Foundations of Languages and Literacies Development: Grades 5-12 (3)
• TEDU 436 Using Instructional Technology in Problem-Based Learning (3)