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 subject area committees of the Council on Teacher Education. 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 Coordinator of Secondary Education Advising for information on prerequisite courses.

Some 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). Candidates should consult their advisor 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 Students¹
1	CI 473-Literacy in Content Areas¹
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 Ed²
37-38	Total

1. Students completing the Teacher Education Minor in Secondary School Teaching with a specialization in English complete the requirements for a course in the teaching of reading in the content area through successful completion of CI 401and 404. They are not required to complete CI 473.
2. Illinois law and Council on Teacher Education policy require that all candidates for certification pass the appropriate Illinois Certification System test in their content major prior to student teaching.