Education
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Liberal Arts and Sciences
Program Office: 270 Lincoln Hall, 702 S. Wright St., Urbana
Teacher Education Minor in Secondary School Teaching
This minor is a component of the teaching option within the following
Science and Letters majors: biology, chemistry, English, geology,
history, mathematics, and physics. Enrollment is limited to candidates
in these options. For admission to the teaching option within those
majors, see the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences.
Transfer into the teaching option within a major can be made only
by students who have received approval to complete the minor in education.
Approval for admission to the minor in education is gained by successful
application to the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the
College of Education, upon recommendation by the joint Education/LAS content area admissions committees. Illinois law and Council on Teacher
Education policy require that all candidates for admission to a teacher
preparation program pass the Illinois Certification Testing System
test of Basic Skills prior to admission.
Prerequisites for the minor: Students must pass the Illinois Certification
Testing System test of Basic Skills; be in good academic standing;
have a minimum UIUC and cumulative gpa of 2.5; and successfully complete
EPSY 201 and EPS 201 or 202. Additionally, each major stipulates other
prerequisite courses that must be completed before admission to the
teaching option. Interested students should see the academic advisers
in the major or the LAS Director of Secondary Education Programs
for information on prerequisite courses.
Most students will be able to complete all the prerequisite courses
for transfer into the teaching option of their major by the spring
of their sophomore year; those students may be able to complete the
requirements for the bachelor's degree in LAS, as well as the minor
in education and all other requirements for teacher certification
in four years. Students who establish eligibility to transfer into
the teaching option of their major in the spring of their junior year
will need five years to satisfy the requirements for teacher certification.
In order to be recommended for certification, candidates are required to maintain UIUC, cumulative, content area, and professional education grade point averages of 2.5 (A=4.0). Grades in courses of C- or lower may not be used for State of Illinois Certification, Endorsements, or Approvals. Candidates should consult their adviser or the Council on Teacher Education for the list of courses used to compute these grade point averages.
| Hours | Required Courses |
|---|---|
| 1 | CI 335 - Content Area App of Educ Tech |
| 3 | CI 401 - Intro Tchg in a Diverse Societ |
| 3 | CI 402 - Tchg Diverse Middle Grade Stu |
| 3 | CI 403 - Tchg Diverse Senior High School Stu |
| 4 | CI 404 - Tchg and Assessing Secondary School Students |
| 1 | CI 473-Literacy in Content Areas |
| 1 | EOL 440 - Prof Issues for Teachers |
| 3-4 | EPS 201/202 - Foundations of Education |
| 3 | EPSY 201 - Educational Psychology |
| 2 | EPSY 430 - Early Adolescent Development |
| 2 | EPSY 485 - Assessing Student Performance |
| 1 | SPED 205 - Introduction to Special Needs |
| 2 | SPED 405 - Gen Educator's Role in SPED |
| 8 | EDPR 442 - Ed Prac in Secondary Ed |
| 37-38 | Total |