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

Liberal Studies

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*

World Languages-Spanish, K-12 Teaching Endorsement

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 List

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

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 in Education listed below.

Course List

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.

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 and all of the courses listed below.

Course List

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.