Elementary/Middle Education Minors

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Dependent upon current Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction licensure requirements, one of the following minors may be required. Please consult with your academic advisor for more information.

These minors are only available to Elementary/Middle Education majors.

Early Childhood Education Minor

EDU 360 - Instructional Strategies of Early Childhood Education 3 Credits
EDU 361 - Fostering Creativity in Young Children 2 Credits
EDU 363 - Home/School/Community Collaboration 2 Credits
EDU 364 - Early Language and Literacy Development 2 Credits
EDU 365 - Early Childhood Program Models 3 Credits
EDU 366 - Curriculum Design in Early Childhood Education 2 Credits
EDU 472 - Student Teaching in Minor 0 Credits

Total Early Childhood Minor: 14 Credits

English Language Arts Teaching Minor

EDU 472 - Student Teaching in Minor 0 Credits
ENG 211 - Humanity and Nature in Literature 3 Credits
ENG 387 - The English Language 4 Credits
WRI 260 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 Credits
WRI 361 - Creative Writing: Fiction 3 Credits
WRI 362 - Creative Writing: Poetry 3 Credits

Total English Language Arts Teaching Minor: 19 Credits

Mathematics Teaching Minor

EDU 472 - Student Teaching in Minor 0 Credits
MTH 106 - Environmental Mathematics 4 Credits
MTH 107 - Statistical Concepts and Analysis 4 Credits
MTH 140 - Calculus I 4 Credits
MTH 141 - Calculus II 4 Credits
MTH 328 - College Geometry 3 Credits
MTH 207 - Biometry 4 Credits
OR
MTH 230 - Mathematical Modeling 4 Credits

Total Mathematics Teaching Minor: 23 Credits

Natural Science Teaching Minor

BIO 115 - Concepts of Biology 4 Credits
OR
BIO 128 - Natural History and Conservation in the Lake Superior Watershed 3 Credits
CHM 110 - General Chemistry 4 Credits
CLM 125 - Introduction to Climate Science 4 Credits
EDU 472 - Student Teaching in Minor 0 Credits
GSC 120 - Physical Geology 4 Credits
MTH 107 - Statistical Concepts and Analysis 4 Credits
OR
MTH 109 - Precalculus Mathematics 4 Credits
PHY 104 - Introduction to Astronomy 4 Credits
OR
PHY 110 - General Physics I 4 Credits

Total Natural Science Teaching Minor: 15-16 Credits

Social Studies Teaching Minor

BUS 226 - Essentials of Economics 4 Credits
EDU 472 - Student Teaching in Minor 0 Credits
GSC 262 - World Regional Geography 3 Credits
PSY 110 - General Psychology 4 Credits
SCD 230 - The Political Process 3 Credits
Any NAS history Course 3 Credits
Any U.S. history Course 3 Credits
Any non-U.S. History Course 3 Credits

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