Undergraduate Minors and Pathway Options

These are all the available undergraduate minors and pathway options in the College of Education.

  • Education Minor (19 hours) regardless of their college or major field of study.
    • ED 112, Introduction to Professional Educators 
    • ED 241, Developmental Theory and Application in Education
    • ED 242, Foundations of Special Education 
    • ED 244, Concepts of Education
    • ED 245, Inquiry Into Technology
    • ED 398, Multilingual Learners & Their Cultural Contexts
    • ED 453, Perspectives in Leadership
  • Special Education Mild Intervention Minor (20 hours) 
    • ED 242, Foundations of Special Education
    • ED 243, Methods and Materials: Strategies for Teaching Students with Mild Disabilities
    • ED 454, Assistive Technology
    • ED 479, Collaboration & Teamwork in Inclusive Educational Settings
    • ED 485, Advocacy and Leadership in Special Education
    • ED 490, Special Education Assessment
    • ED 491, Social, Emotional,  and Behavioral Learning
    • ED 492, Special Education Law 

*Students on the pathway to Special Education licensure also take ED 493 and student teach in a special education setting. 

  • Diverse Learners Minor (18 hours) 
    • ED 241, Developmental Theory and Application in Education
    • ED 242, Foundations of Special Education
    • ED 243, Methods and Materials: Strategies for Teaching Students with Mild Disabilities
    • ED 398, Multilingual Learners and Their Cultural Contexts 
    • ED 491, Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Learning
    • ED 492, Special Education Law (online)
    • ED 498, Methods for Teaching Multilingual Learners
  • Teachers of English Learners Pathway to Licensure (15 hours)
    • ED 398, Multilingual Learners and Their Cultural Context
    • ED 408, Foundations of Effective Reading Instruction
    • ED 465, Second Language Acquisition and Assessment
    • ED 490, Special Education Assessment
    • ED 498, Methods for Teaching Multilingual Learners
  • Sport Coaching Minor (21 hours)
    • PE 233, Sport Pedagogy: Invasion Games
    • PE 234, Sport Pedagogy: Net/Wall Games 
    • PE 240, Foundations of Fitness and Sport Nutrition
    • PE 261, Theory and Practice of Coaching
    • PE 322, Topics in Sport Performance
    • PE 369, Supervised Field Experiences for Coaches
    • Choice of 1 of the following 3 electives
      • PE 147, Prevention & Treatment of Athletic Injuries
      • PE 497, Supervised Field Experiences for Coaches II
      • ED 403, Global Sport Coaching