Education Minors
Education Majors and Minors Policy
Students who declare a major in Elementary Education or Special Education may not declare the following minors due to too much curricular overlap. Students pursuing the BA/MAT may take graduate-level equivalents for some of these courses. Students need to be admitted to the Teacher Education Program in order to enroll in ED 112. Otherwise, they will need to seek a substitute course.
Students pursuing licensure in any of these areas will have additional requirements as set forth by the Virginia Department of Education. A minor in Education does not meet the requirements for a Virginia teaching license. Students interested in pursuing licensure should arrange to meet with an education advisor to go over the speciļ¬c licensure requirements. For additional information on undergraduate minors, please see the Academic Procedures section of the undergraduate catalog.
Requirements for the Education Minor
Core Courses
Select one of the following:
ED 323 only for those endorsement areas where it is required. If so, take ED 342 for Core requirement.
Total credits: 22
Requirements for the Special Education Minor
Any major other than Elementary Education or Special Education; a psychology major or minor is recommended, but not required.
Requirements for the English Education Minor, Math Education Minor, Science Education Minor, History & Social Science Education Minor
English Education (18 s.h.): must major or co-minor in English
History & Social Science Education (18 s.h.): must major or co-minor in History or minor in Economics.
Math Education (21 s.h.): must major or co-minor in Math.
- Additional required course: ED 238
Science Education (21 s.h.): must major or co-minor in Biology or minor in Chemistry.
- Additional required course: ED 230