Requirements for the Minor

The School of Education offers students majoring in certain academic disciplines the opportunity to undertake the coursework needed to become certified to teach on the secondary level in Maryland. The Minor in Secondary Education requires the following coursework, regardless of major:

• ED 100 - Introduction to Education: School and Society
• ED 205 - Educational Psychology
• ED 429 - Secondary Methods of Teaching
• ED 439 - Field Experience: Special Education (Secondary)
• RE 474 - Teaching Reading in the Content Area I
• SE 496 - Introduction to Special Education
• Content Methods
• Internship I
• Internship II

Notes:

Before deciding on electives, students who wish to minor in education should contact the advisor of secondary education. Specific elective courses may be required to meet certification requirements in certain content areas.