Licensed Minors
Students may choose to complete a licensed minor along with the Elementary Education major. Licensed minors can lead to a Minnesota licensure endorsement along with the K-6 elementary education license. Completion of a licensed minor together with successful licensure examinations and student teaching at the seventh or eighth grade level qualifies graduates to add a 5-8 grade endorsement to the K-6 elementary education license. The Spanish minor qualifies for a K-8 endorsement. The educational technology minor qualifies for a K-12 endorsement.
A listing of the minors and their courses follow. Select courses (as noted) may also fulfill General Education or Elementary Education major requirements. While some minors may be completed during the regular semesters, others require additional summer session course work
Communication Arts and Literature - 18 credits
ENG1303 Rhetoric and Composition
ENG130x Literature Seminar (Choose one)
ENG1304 Literature Seminar: The Challenge of Faith
ENG1305 Literature Seminar: Family and Identity
ENG1306 Literature Seminar: Leisure and Labor
ENG3010 American Minority Writers
ENG3310 Interpersonal Communication
EDU3310 Adolescent Literature
ENG3322 Structure of English
Required Field Experience: EDU4270 Student Teaching CAL in Middle School
Mathematics - 17 credits
EDU3247 Teaching Mathematics in Pre-K – 8th Grade
EDU4210 Curriculum & Instruction in Elementary & Middle Schools
MTH2004 Math for Educators I
MTH2005 Math for Educators II
MTH2010 Calculus 1
MTH2020 Elementary Statistics
MTH2022 Discrete Mathematics
Required Field Experience: EDU4271 Student Teaching Mathematics in Middle School
Science - 18 credits
EDU3241 Teaching Science Concepts
SCI1003 Biology & SCI1004 Lab
SCI1102 Physical Science
SCI2025 General Chemistry I
SCI4105 Science in Our Society
SCIxxxx Life Science Elective (Choose one)
SCI2015 Botany
SCI3003 Zoology
Required Field Experience: EDU4272 Student Teaching Science in Middle School
Social Studies - 18 credits
HIS2112 Rise of the West
HIS2113 The Modern West
HIS2001 US History I
HIS3011 US History II
SSC2001 Social Studies I
SSC3210 World Regional Geography
Required Field Experience: EDU4273 Student Teaching Social Studies in Middle School
Spanish - 21 credits
EDU3357 Teaching World Languages and Culture
SPN2001 Intermediate Spanish I
SPN2002 Intermediate Spanish II
SPN2011 Intermediate Spanish III
SPN3001 Latin-American Culture & Civilization
SPN4011 Spanish Immersion ( taken during summer session)
Required Field Experience: EDU4274 Student Teaching Spanish in Middle Schools
Computer, Keyboard, and Related Technology - 15 credits
EDT2002 Emerging Technologies in Education
EDT3002 Teaching with Technology
EDT3004 Coordinating Technology in Education
EDT3007 Google Technologies in Education
EDU4210 Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary and Middle Schools
Required Field Experience: EDU4275 Student Teaching Educational Technology in Middle Schools
Academic Minors
Unlike the licensed minors, academic minors are not eligible for Minnesota licensure. However, they do build valuable knowledge and useful skills for ministry. A listing of the academic minors and their courses follow. Select courses (as noted) may also fulfill general education or elementary education major requirements. While some minors may be completed during the regular semesters, others require additional summer session course work.
Coaching - 14 credits
Note: Students that successfully complete the Physical Education Major also earn the Coaching Minor.
PEDxxxx Five Activity Courses
PED120x First Aid
PED1301 Fitness For Life
EDU3225 Teaching Physical Education in Elementary School
PED2015 Coaching Theory
PED3004 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
PED3006 Principles of Coaching
PED3007 Organization and Administration of Physical Education and Athletics
German - 15 credits
GER2001 Intermediate German I
GER2002 Intermediate German II
GER2011 Survey of Theological German
GER2012 Luther German
GER4010 German Immersion (taken during summer session)
Music - 19 credits
EDU3222 Teaching Music in Elementary Schools
MUSxxxx Choir – 1 semester
MUS1110 Aural Skills I
MUS3201 Music History: Ancient Times through Baroque or MUS3202: Classical to Present
MUS3320 Music Technology
MUS2305 Conducting I
MUS3101 Theory of Music I
MUS3102 Theory of Music II
MUS3213 Music in World Cultures
Physical Education - 15 credits
EDU3225 Teaching Physical Education
PEDxxxx Seven Activity Courses
PED120x First Aid
PED1301 Fitness For Life
PED2010 Foundations of Physical Education
PED3002 Motor Learning
PED3008 Assessment and Evaluation in Physical Education
Theology - 18 credits
Education and Staff Ministry students who complete the required theology courses automatically earn a theology minor.
Theology Minor – 18 credits
THE1001 Biblical History and Literature I
THE1002 Biblical History and Literature II
THE2001 Biblical History and Literature III
THE3001 Christian Doctrine I
THE3002 Christian Doctrine II
THE4001 Lutheran Confessional Writings
Urban Education Ministry - 22.5 credits
Urban Education Ministry – 23 credits
EDU2201 Introduction to Urban Education Ministry
EDU2401 Early Field Experience II (Urban Setting)
EDU2402 Exploring Urban Teaching Methods and Management (Summer Experience I)
EDU3002 Responsive Classroom Strategies
EDU3402 Advanced Urban Teaching Methods and Management (Summer Experience II)
EDU4253 Student Teaching in Elementary & Middle Schools I (Urban Setting)
Urban Education Ministry and Spanish - 24 credits
EDU2201 Introduction to Urban Education Ministry
EDU2402 Exploring Urban Teaching Methods and Management (Summer Experience I)
EDU3002 Responsive Classroom Strategies
EDU3402 Advanced Urban Teaching Methods and Management (Summer Experience II)
SPN4011 Spanish Immersion
SPNxxxx Any combination of Spanish courses
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Additional Academic Minors
Licensed minors (designed to be completed with the elementary major) may be completed as academic minors. Students that desire to increase their knowledge base may complete the course work without the field experience and the licensure exam to earn an academic minor.
