Minors

Education Minor (18 hours)

The Education minor is open to students who are not Interdisciplinary Studies majors in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership.  The minor consists of 18 semester hours and includes courses that are required for application to the Teacher Education Program. Students who plan to apply to the Teacher Education Program should complete the minor prior to their senior year.

Required courses:

  • EDUC 200-Introduction to Education
  • EDEF 300-Human Development and Learning: Birth through Adolescence
  • EDEF 320-Introduction to Professional Education
  • EDUC 370-Introduction to Multicultural Education

Elective courses:

  • EDSP 404-Introduction to Special Education for Secondary Educators OR
  • EDSP 361-Introduction to Students with Diverse Learning Needs and the Special Education Process

AND

  • EDET 445-Integration of Educational Technology* OR
  • EDET 454-Educational Technology for Diverse Populations*

*Students who plan to apply to the TEP may take this course in the fall of their senior year along with their TEP courses if needed.

American Sign Language Minor (15 hours)

The minor in American Sign Language teaches communication competency in a visual language. Students become knowledgeable about aspects of the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community and culture. For careers working with the public, this minor is beneficial for understanding and communicating with Deaf and hard-of-hearing people. This minor does not prepare students to interpret. 

A minimum 2.5 GPA is required to declare the American Sign Language Minor. The minor in American Sign Language consists of 15 semester hours which includes the following required courses:

  • EDSP 426 - Introduction to Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  • ASL 221 - Introduction to American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf Culture
  • ASL 222 - American Sign Language (ASL) II
  • ASL 323 - American Sign Language (ASL) III
  • ASL 324 - American Sign Language (ASL) IV

Special Education Minor (18 hours)

Prerequisites: A minimum 2.5 grade point average

The minor in Special Education consists of 18 semester hours and includes either EDSP 360 or EDSP 361 as a prerequisite to the remaining 15 credit hours. The remaining 15 credit hours may be selected, with the approval of a faculty advisor from the department, from the electives listed below. Note that some courses available in the minor have additional prerequisites.

Required Courses

Choose one of the following:

  • EDSP 360 - Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education
  • EDSP 361 - Introduction to Students with Diverse Learning Needs and the Special Education Process

Electives (15 credits)

  • EDSP 225 - Communication Processes, Development, and Disorders OR
  • COSD 225 - Communication Processes, Development, and Disorders
  • EDSP 400 - Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • EDSP 401 - Approaches for Supporting and Teaching Individuals with ASD
  • EDSP 402 - Expanding Social Competence for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • EDSP 426 - Introduction to Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  • EDSP 451 - Collaborative Consultation and Communication Skills for Special Education
  • EDSP 462 - Proactive Classroom Management and Positive Behavior Support
  • EDSP 464 - Introduction to Students Who Access Adapted Curriculum
  • EDSP 466 - Teaching Students with Individualized Adapted Curriculum
  • EDSP 469 - Evaluative Techniques
  • EDSP 472 - Characteristics of Students with Disabilities who Access the General Education Curriculum