Education certification minors

Language Arts, Broad field Science, Broad field Social Studies, Mathematics Education, English as a Second Language (ESL).

Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence certification minors

Language arts minor

Required courses:

• ENGL 150 Introduction to Literature
• ENGL 290 The English Language
• ENGL 307 Fiction Writing or ENGL 308 Poetry Writing
• EDUC 373 The Writing Process: Socio/Psycho-linguistic Elements
• COME 122 Interpersonal Communications
• one additional course from ENGL or COME.

Broad field science minor

Required courses:

• 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, SSCI 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

Required courses:

• HIST 111, HIST 112, HIST 113 Western Civilization or HIST 350 Modern European History
• HIST 116 History of the United States,
• AMER 130 / POL1 130 American Politics and Government
• GEOG 140 World Regional Geography or GEOG 225 Social Geography
• Two additional courses from ECON, GEOG, POLI, SOCI or PSYC excluding courses taken to fulfill General Education Area 7 and 12.

Mathematics minor

Required courses:

• MATH 131 or 124 (MATH 115 is a prerequisite)
• SSCI 224
• CSCI 110

Students must choose three of the four following courses to complete the minor:

• MATH 212
• MATH 220
• CSCI 150
• MATH 123

English as a second language**

Required courses:

• ENGL 290 The English Language
• ENGL 305 Advanced Critical Writing or EDUC 373 The Writing Process
• IDIS 310 Language Analysis and Applied Linguistics
• COME 330 Intercultural Communication
• EDUC 310 Methods in teaching English as a Second Language
• two semesters of Foreign Language Study (i.e. advanced, intermediate or beginning) excluding retroactively rewarded credit.

**This minor is appropriate for a candidate whose first language is English or a nonnative 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.