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, Art Education K-12 Emphasis
Early Childhood Education, K-3 Licensure Emphasis
English, Secondary Teaching Endorsement
Middle School Mathematics Education
Mathematics, Secondary Certification Emphasis
Music, Music Education Emphasis
Exercise Science, K-12 Teacher Preparation Emphasis
Biology, Biology Secondary Certification Emphasis
Chemistry, Secondary Teaching Certification Emphasis
Physics, Physical Science Secondary Certification Emphasis
Physics, Physics Secondary Certification Emphasis
History, Secondary Education Emphasis
Political Science, Secondary Education Emphasis
Interdisciplinary Studies*
Specific Requirements for the Early Childhood Education Teaching Endorsement/Minor
CSU Pueblo requires the student interested in Early Childhood Education to complete a major in Early Childhood Education and all of the courses listed below.
| 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 460 | MANAGING ECE CLASSROOMS 1 | 2 |
| ECE 461 | TEACHING ECE SOCIAL STUDIES 1 | 2 |
| ECE 462 | TEACHING ECE READING 1 | 3 |
| ECE 463 | TEACHING ECE MATH 1 | 2 |
| ECE 464 | TEACHING ECE SCIENCE 1 | 2 |
| ECE 485 | CAPSTONE IN ECE | 1 |
| ECE 486 | STUDENT TEACHING IN ECE | 12 |
| Total Credits | 34 | |
| 1 | GPA of 2.6 required. |
Specific Requirements for the Elementary Teaching Endorsement/Minor
CSU-Pueblo requires the student interested in Elementary Education to complete a Liberal Studies major in addition to the courses in Education listed below.
| 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 ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE ARTS 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 | 1 |
| ED 487 | STUDENT TEACHING ELEMENTARY | 12 |
| Total Credits | 40 | |
| 1 | GPA of 2.6 required. |
Specific Requirements for Secondary and K-12 Education/Minor
The student must complete an appropriate major and the following Education courses:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| PSYC 151 | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | 3.0 |
| PSYC 251 | CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE | 3.0 |
| PSYC 342 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3.0 |
| 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 |
| RDG 435 | CONTENT AREA LITERACY 3, 5 | 4 |
| Special Methods in Education Areas (Prerequisites - Admission to Education) 5 | 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 3 | 37-40 | |
| 1 | Music students may take PSYC 151 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (3.0 c.h.) or PSYC 251 CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE (3.0 c.h.). |
| 2 | Music Education students may complete MUS 103 MUSIC AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY I (1.00 c.h.) and MUS 306 TECHNOLOGY FOR MUSIC EDUCATORS (2.00 c.h.) for ED 280 EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY (3.00 c.h.). |
| 3 | English/Language Arts student must also complete RDG 410 TEACHING READING ( c.h.) |
| 4 | Physical Education students may complete EPER 465 ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION (3.0 c.h.) or ED 412 TEACHING DIVERSE LEARNERS (3.00 c.h.). |
| 5 | GPA of 2.6 required |