{"id":17865,"date":"2020-02-14T13:28:49","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T18:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/?page_id=17865"},"modified":"2025-09-04T15:14:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T19:14:24","slug":"minor-in-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/undergraduate\/minor-in-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor in Educational Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2020\/02\/Minor-in-Education-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Minor in Education\" class=\"wp-image-17868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2020\/02\/Minor-in-Education-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2020\/02\/Minor-in-Education-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2020\/02\/Minor-in-Education-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2020\/02\/Minor-in-Education-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2020\/02\/Minor-in-Education-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2020\/02\/Minor-in-Education-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2020\/02\/Minor-in-Education-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2020\/02\/Minor-in-Education-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2020\/02\/Minor-in-Education-951x634.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2020\/02\/Minor-in-Education.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The College of Education and Human Development offers an 18-credit minor in educational studies for undergraduate students who wish to explore the field of education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initial requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2.0 or higher cumulative GPA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minimum of 9 credit hours must be completed at the University of Maine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must earn a minimum of a C- grade or better in all required courses for the minor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Required Courses:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EHD 101: The Art and Science of Teaching (3 credits)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EHD 202: Education in a Multicultural Society (3 credits)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EHD 203: Educational Psychology (3 credits)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Electives (must take 9 credits from the following):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CHF 200: Family Interaction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CHF 201: Introduction to Child Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CHF 203: Practicum in Early Childhood Programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CHF 303: Infant\/Toddler Care and Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PSY 224: Psychology of Adolescence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ERL 217: Children&#8217;s Literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDT 400: Integrating Technology for Teaching and Learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional electives accepted toward the minor that require a prerequisite or permission:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SED 302: Adapting Instruction for Students with Disabilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EHD 204: Teaching and Assessing for Student Learning (3 credits)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EHD 301: Classroom-Based Prevention and Intervention: Supporting Positive Behavior and Academic Achievement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CHF 321: Curriculum and Methods for Teaching Young Children Science\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CHF 322: Curriculum and Methods for Teaching Social Studies\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CHF 329: Curriculum and Methods of Teaching Young Children Math\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ERL 320: Teaching Reading and Language Arts in Grades 4-8\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ESS 315: Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ESC 316: Teaching Science in the Elementary School (K-8)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EMA 314: Teaching Mathematics in Elementary School\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EMA 405: Mathematics for Secondary Teachers\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ESS 441: Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary School\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ESC 452: Teaching Science in the Secondary School\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ERL 441: Methods of Teaching English in the Secondary School\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ERL 472: Language and Linguistics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Students Seeking Teacher Certification<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>91¸£Àû students who wish to pursue teacher certification in Maine must be enrolled in an education major in the College of Education and Human Development or be double majoring in a COEHD major and a major in another college. For students wishing to become certified teachers, the double major is a better option than the minor. <strong>A minor in educational studies does not lead to certification.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An alternative route to a teaching career is the <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/graduate\/accelerated-mat\/\">Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)<\/a> program, an accelerated master&#8217;s degree program designed for individuals with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in a subject other than education. For questions about the MAT program, please email <a href=\"mailto:coehd@maine.edu\">coehd@maine.edu<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>To apply<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For questions about the undergraduate minor in educational studies, please contact the College of Education and Human Development Advising Center, 102 Shibles Hall, <a href=\"mailto:advisingcenter@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">advisingcenter@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The College of Education and Human Development offers an 18-credit minor in Education for undergraduate students who wish to explore the field of education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":0,"parent":26522,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"The College of Education and Human Development offers an 18-credit minor in Education for undergraduate students who wish to explore the field of education.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17865","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"ckelly","author_link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/author\/caseykelly-2\/"},"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/135"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17865"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27741,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17865\/revisions\/27741"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}