Secondary Education, Early Adolescence through Adolescence: Regular Education (Ages 10-21), Minor/Licensing

This minor accompanies teaching majors: Biology Teaching , Broad Field Science Teaching , Broad Field Social Studies-History Teaching , English Teaching , History Teaching, and Mathematics Teaching . See individual schools and majors for specific content area coursework requirements.

Within the General Education Curriculum, the following courses are required:

• Coursework in western and non-western studies: courses in History, World Issues, Politics, Geography, Global Culture, Art and Religion may be approved to fulfill one or both requirements
• A course in national, state and local government, typically PS 262 J - Intro to American Political Process  

Within the General Education Curriculum, the following courses are recommended:

• Coursework in biological and physical science, typically NATS 108 /NATS 109 , Real World Science
• ED 271 P - Intro to Philosophy of Education  

Licensing Steps

To attain the Early Adolescence through Adolescence: Regular Education (Ages 10-21) license, students must progress satisfactorily through the School of Education Assessment System. In addition, candidates for this license should have the following:

• Minmum GPA of 2.75 in Communication Skills, General Education, Teacher Education, and Overall
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in content area courses
• Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA)