Education certification minors

Language arts minor

• ENGL 150 Literary Genres
• ENGL 290 The English Language
• ENGL 307 Fiction Writing or ENGL 308 Poetry Writing
• EDUC 373 The Writing Process (offered only every third semester)*
• COMM 122 Interpersonal Communications
• One additional course from ENGL or COMM

*Also required for early and middle childhood certification. 

Broad field science minor

• One course from each of the natural sciences: BIOL, CHEM, GEOL or PHYS (If you take NSCI 104, it will substitute for either BIOL, CHEM or PHYS. It does not substitute for GEOL.)
• One environmental science course: ENVS 300 Environmental Science, NSCI 301 Environmental Studies or NSCI 333 Issues in World Technology
• A second course in BIOL, CHEM, GEOL or PHYS to complete the introductory sequence (e.g. BIOL 121, CHEM 107, PHYS 122)

Broad field social studies minor

• HIST 111, HIST 112, HIST 113 Western Civilization or HIST 350 Modern European History
• HIST 116 History of the United States
• POLI 130 American Politics and Government
• GEOG 225 Social Geography or GEOG 140 World Regional Geography
• Two additional courses from ECON, GEOG, POLI, SOCI or PSYC (excluding courses taken to fulfill General Education Area 7 and 12)

Mathematics minor

• SSCI 224 Basic Statistics
• MATH 243 Multicultural Mathematics Ideas
• MATH 212 Math Applications
• MATH 124 A Survey of Calculus or MATH 131 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
• One course in applied mathematics (e.g. PHYS 121, CHEM 105, ECON 101, ECON 102, BUAD 105)
• One of the following:

• CSCI 102 Introduction to Computers and Algorithms
• CSCI 110 Introduction to Computer Programming
• EDUC 356 Teaching & Learning with Multimedia
• EDUC 357 Telecommunications: Education in a Global Context
• EDUC 358 Hardware, Software, Networks and Training: Tools for Technology

English as a Second Language (ESL)**

• ENGL 290 The English Language
• ENGL 305 Advanced Critical Writing or EDUC 373 The Writing Process
• IDIS 310 Language Analysis and Applied Linguistics
• COMM 330 Intercultural Communication
• EDUC 310 Methods in Teaching English as a Second Language
• Two semesters of foreign language study (i.e. advanced, new or beginning)

**This minor is appropriate for a candidate whose first language is English or a non-native speaker who has received an acceptable score on the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). Non-native English speakers will be required to take the TOEFL. Identified deficiencies in English skills may necessitate additional coursework to achieve ESL certification.