Education Minor

Subject abbreviation: EDUC Graduate School of Education

Program Office, Sproul 1124

• (951) 827-5850; education.ucr.edu

The Education minor offers to any undergraduate student an introduction to issues and practices of education and research in public schools. Students from any major are invited to pursue a minor in Education.

Students in the Education minor may select from a variety of courses that may focus on a particular interest or may sample across aspects of the curriculum. Specific areas of interest that are reflected in the course offerings include: Special education, literacy and language, curriculum and teaching strategies, and educational research.

The Education minor does not lead to a teaching credential; however, some of the courses will satisfy UCR credential program requirements. Students who are interested in pursuing a teaching credential should contact GSOE student services at (951) 827-5850.

Admission Students apply to the Education minor by submitting a UC Riverside “Request to Declare/Drop a Minor” form.

Once approved by the Education Minor Committee, the application goes to the student’s college for approval. Both approvals are required for admission.

The minimum qualifications are:

• 1. Present good academic standing with a

minimum GPA of 2.0

• 2. Application filed no later than four quarters

before expected graduation

Program Requirements The Education minor consists of the satisfactory completion of 24 units in courses identified for the Education Minor Program. At least 18 units must be completed in upper division courses.

Candidates must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0

Course Work The following courses will comprise the menu of electives for the Education minor:

EDUC 001, EDUC 002, EDUC 020, EDUC 030, EDUC 040, EDUC 044, EDUC 050, EDUC 100A, EDUC 100B, EDUC 109, EDUC 110, EDUC 112, EDUC 114, EDUC 116, EDUC 118, EDUC 120, EDUC 129, EDUC 130, EDUC 131, EDUC 139, EDUC 146/ETST 146, EDUC 172, EDUC 173, EDUC 174, EDUC 177A, EDUC 177B.

Additional courses may be added to this list by proposals of academic units, or by petitions of students to take a suitable alternative course. Student petitions require the approval of the program advisor in the Education minor. Students may not petition to take more than 8 units of courses outside of the identified courses for the Education minor.