General Education Minor
Our non-licensure program is the General Minor in Education, which requires you to take five courses, at least three of which must be Education courses. The others must be related to the fields of education but may be offered in other departments. The General Minor is for students interested in the field, and in careers related to Education, but who are not preparing to student-teach or to be Massachusetts licensed. Education 371, 381, 385, 390, and 391 may NOT be taken for the General Education Minor.
Education Courses that MAY be used for the General Education Minor:
Education 240 Multiple Perspectives on Literacy
Education 250 Schooling in America
Education 260 Teaching and learning
Education 251 Special Education
Education 270 Adolescent Development
Education 275 Learning in the Social Sciences
Education 375 Issues in Early Care and Education
Courses outside the Education Department that may be counted for the General Minor include the following. Others may also be counted with the permission of a member of the department.
English 286 Children≠s Literature
Psychology 203 Developmental Psychology
Psychology 211 Learning and Behavior Theory
Psychology 222 Cognition
Psychology 232 Social Psychology
Psychology 251 Multicultural Issues
Psychology 306 Infancy Across Cultures
Sociology 210 Inequality
Sociology 230 Race and Ethnicity
Sociology 235 Families in Transition
Sociology 260 Gender Inequality
MA Department of Education regulations for Teacher Licensure change yearly as do education requirements and forms. It is therefore critical that students contact the appropriate Wheaton Education Department faculty advisor to obtain the most up-to-date information and education minor requirements documentation.