Education Minors

For more information about any of the education minors, contact Pre-teacher Education Adviser, CLAS Advising Center, SMSU M305, askclas@pdx.edu.

Elementary Education Minor

Elementary Education Science Minor

Secondary Education Minor

Special Education Minor

Elementary Education Science Minor

The Minor in Elementary Education Science is intended for students who plan to enter a graduate teacher education program and be licensed in Early Childhood/Elementary Education. While the minor is not a requirement for admission to the PSU Graduate Teacher Education Program (GTEP), it does include all the prerequisites for admission to the program. Students seeking a license for early childhood and elementary education must complete a graduate­ level licensure program. The Graduate School of Education provides the teacher licensure as part of the GTEP .

Requirements

Core Courses

Mth 211Foundations Of Elementary Mathematics I

4

Mth 212Foundations Of Elementary Mathematics II

4

Mth 213Foundations Of Elementary Mathematics III

4

 

Sci 201Natural Science Inquiry

4

or

UnST 286
Natural Science Inquiry

4

  

Sci 311Teaching Everyday Science

4

UnSt 421Capstone

1-6

Lib 428Children's Literature, K-5

3

Two classes from a concentration listed below

8-9

Total Credit Hours:37-38

Minor Concentration Options

Choose 2 courses from one concentration.

Anthropology

Anth 101Introduction to Biological Anthropology

4

Anth 102Introduction to Archaeology

4

Biology

Bi 201Fundamentals of Biology: Cells, Genes and Heredity

3

With

Bi 204Fundamentals of Biology Laboratory: Cells, Genes and Heredity

1

 

Sci 343Columbia Basin Plant Communities

4

Bi 201 and Bi 204 are required for this option.

Chemistry

Ch 104Introductory Chemistry I

4

With

Ch 107Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I

1

 

Sci 335Water in the Environment I

4

or

Sci 336Water in the Environment II

4

Ch 104 and Ch 107 are required for this option.

Geography

Geog 210Physical Geography

4

Geog 311Climatology

4

Geog 314Severe Weather

4

Geog 345Resource Management

4

Geog 368United States and Canada

4

Geog 210 is required for this option.

Geology

G 201Dynamic Earth: Interior

3

With

G 204Geology Laboratory

1

 

G 341Geology of the Oregon Country

4

G 344Geology and the National Parks

4

G 355Geosciences for Elementary Educators

4

G 430Life of the Past

4

G 355 is required for this option.

Physics

Ph 101Essentials of Physics

4

Ph 102Essentials of Physics

4

 

Ph 261General Astronomy

4

or

Sci 316General Astronomy II

4

Ph 101 is required for this option.