Secondary & K-12 Education, Minor
The Education Minor is reserved for those undergraduate students pursuing a Colorado teaching license in conjunction with their major. It is a “protected” minor, which means students cannot just add it by themselves. When a student successfully completes our admission course (ED 301), the Education Minor is added to his/her program. The following majors can be paired with an Education Minor:
- Art Creative Media: K-12 Teacher Preparation Concentration, Bachelor of Arts
- Biology: 7-12 Teacher Preparation Concentration, Bachelor of Science
- Chemistry: 7-12 Teacher Preparation Concentration, Bachelor of Science
- Early Childhood Education: K-3 Teacher Preparation Concentration, Bachelor of Science
- Elementary Education: K-6 Teacher Preparation Concentration, Bachelor of Science
- English: 7-12 Teacher Preparation Concentration, Bachelor of Arts
- Exercise Science, Physical Education, Recreation: K-12 Physical Education Teacher Preparation Concentration, Bachelor of Science
- Exercise Science, Physical Education, Recreation: K-12 Teacher Preparation Concentration 3+2 Plan, Integrated Bachelor of Science/Master of Education: Health Physical Education Concentration
- History: 7-12 Teacher Preparation Concentration, Bachelor of Science
- Mathematics: 7-12 Teacher Preparation Concentration, Bachelor of Arts
- Mathematics: 7-12 Teacher Preparation Concentration, Bachelor of Science
- Middle School Mathematics: 6-8 Teacher Preparation, Bachelor of Science
- Music: K-12 Teacher Preparation Concentration, Bachelor of Arts
- Physics: 7-12 Physical Science Teacher Preparation Concentration, Bachelor of Science
- Physics: 7-12 Teacher Preparation Concentration, Bachelor of Science
- Political Science: 7-12 Teacher Preparation Concentration, Bachelor of Arts
- Political Science: 7-12 Teacher Preparation Concentration, Bachelor of Science
- World Languages-Spanish: K-12 Teacher Preparation Concentration, Bachelor of Arts
The Secondary & K-12 Education Minor is reserved for undergraduate students pursuing a Colorado teaching license in conjunction with their major. It is a “protected” minor, which means students cannot just add it by themselves. When a student successfully completes our admission course (ED 301), the Education Minor is added to his/her program.
Note: If a student is pursuing a Liberal Studies degree, they will have the Education minor added, but will complete the requirements listed under the Elementary Teaching section below. Likewise, if a student is pursuing a Early Childhood Education degree, they will have the Education minor added, but will complete the requirements listed under the Early Childhood Education section below.
Specific Requirements for Secondary & K-12 Education/Minor
The student must complete an appropriate major and the following Education courses:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 151 | Human Development (GT-SS3) 1 | 3 |
| or PSYC 251 | Childhood and Adolescence | |
| or PSYC 342 | Educational Psychology | |
| ED 202 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| ED 280 | Educational Media and Technology 2 | 3 |
| ED 301 | Frameworks of Teaching (Admission to Education is completed in this course) | 4 |
| Linguistics for Educators 3 | 3 | |
| RDG 435 | Disciplinary Literacy 5 | 4 |
| Special Methods in Education Areas (Prerequisites - Admission to Education) 5, 6 | 4 | |
| ED 412 | Teaching Diverse Learners 4, 5 | 3 |
| ED 485 | Capstone Seminar in Education | 1 |
| ED 488 | Student Teaching Secondary | 12 |
| or ED 489 | Student Teaching K-12 | |
| Total Credits | 37 | |
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Music students may take PSYC 151 Human Development (GT-SS3) (3 c.h.) or PSYC 251 Childhood and Adolescence (3 c.h.).
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Music Education students may complete MUS 103 Music and Computer Technology I (1 c.h.) and MUS 306 Technology for Music Educators (2 c.h.) for ED 280 Educational Media and Technology (3 c.h.).
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English/Language Arts student must also complete RDG 355 Linguistics for Educators (3 c.h.)
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Physical Education students may complete EPER 465 Adapted Physical Education (3 c.h.) or ED 412 Teaching Diverse Learners (3 c.h.).
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GPA of 2.6 required
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English/Language Arts student must also complete ED 447 Teaching English in Secondary Schools (4 c.h.)
For students pursuing a Liberal Studies degree, the below requirements will be completed in place of the Secondary & K-12 Education minor requirements.
Specific Requirements for Elementary Teaching
CSU Pueblo requires the student interested in Elementary Education to complete a Liberal Studies major in addition to the courses listed below, which constitute a minor in Education.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ED 202 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| ED 280 | Educational Media and Technology | 3 |
| ED 301 | Frameworks of Teaching (Admission to Education is completed in this course) | 4 |
| ED 380 | Integrated Methods in Elementary 1 | 3 |
| RDG 410 | Teaching Reading 1 | 3 |
| RDG 411 | Teaching Writing 1 | 2 |
| ED 412 | Teaching Diverse Learners 1 | 3 |
| ED 413 | Teaching Elementary Social Studies 1 | 2 |
| ED 414 | Teaching Elementary Science & Health 1 | 2 |
| ED 417 | Teaching Mathematics in Elementary School 1 | 2 |
| ED 485 | Capstone Seminar in Education 2 | 1 |
| ED 487 | Student Teaching Elementary 2 | 12 |
| Total Credits | 40 | |
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Admission to the School of Education required (e.g. cumulative GPA of 2.600, good standing, etc.)
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Approved application to student teaching required.
For students pursuing a Early Childhood Education degree, the below requirements will be completed in place of the Secondary & K-12 Education minor requirements.
Specific Requirements for Early Childhood Education
CSU Pueblo requires the student interested in Early Childhood Education to complete a major in Early Childhood Education (K-3 education concentration) and all of the courses listed below, which constitute a minor in Education.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ED 202 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| ED 280 | Educational Media and Technology | 3 |
| ED 301 | Frameworks of Teaching (Admission to Education is completed in this course) | 4 |
| ECE 461 | Teaching ECE Social Studies 1 | 2 |
| ECE 463 | Teaching ECE Math 1 | 2 |
| ECE 464 | Teaching ECE Science 1 | 2 |
| RDG 410 | Teaching Reading 1 | 3 |
| RDG 411 | Teaching Writing 1 | 2 |
| ECE 485 | Capstone in ECE 2 | 1 |
| ECE 486 | Student Teaching in ECE 2 | 12 |
| Total Credits | 34 | |
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Admission to the School of Education required (e.g. cumulative GPA of 2.600, good standing, etc.).
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Approved application for student teaching required.