Minors Only for Education Majors

A minor field of study option ordinarily consists of six - eight courses.  The minors presented below are available only to education majors. Grades of "C-" or lower are not counted toward fulfillment of minor requirements. The minors have been designed to provide teacher candidates with an Illinois approval/endorsement on their certificate at the time of degree conferral. Completion of one or more of these minors meets a designated teacher shortage area and enhances your credentials to meet the needs of all students.

• Bilingual Education
• English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) Education
• Bilingual and ESL Education
• Reading Teacher
  
  
• Clinical Form

Required Courses

• CIEP 375     Foundations English Language Learners (5 clinical hours, community based)
• CIEP 376     Assessment of English Language Learners (15 clinical hours, community based)
• CIEP M78    English Language Learners Methods and Materials (15 clinical hours, school setting)
• CIEP M77    Methods and Materials Bilingual (15 clinical hours, school setting)                              

Course Cultural Elective—Choose One

• ANTH 105    Human Bioculture Diversity
• ANTH 271    Globalization and Local Cultures
• ANTH 315    Identities: Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism
• CIEP 360/CATH 300  Culture and Identity (Rome)
• CPSY 342     Identity and Cultural Pluralism
• HIST 299     Contemporary Global Issues in Historical Perspective
• HONR 208    Latin America and the Caribbean
• HONR 209    Encountering Asia
• HONR 210    Encountering Africa
• HONR 212    Encountering Middle East
• SOCL 122    Race and Ethnic Relations
• SOCL 252    Global Inequalities
• THEO 177    World Religions
• THEO 192    Moral Problems: Racism
• Course approved by Advisor

Approved elective  (3 hours)                                                                        

Illinois State Board of Education Language Proficiency Exam in Spanish

100 hours of clinical service required; 50 hours to be completed in a bilingual classroom during student teaching.

Required Courses

• CIEP 375     Foundations English Language Learners (5 clinical hours, community based)               
• CIEP 376     Assessment of English Language Learners (15 clinical hours, community based)
• CIEP M78    English Language Learners Methods and Materials (15 clinical hours, school setting)
• LING 110    Nature of Language or ENGL 303  Grammar

Course Cultural Elective—Choose One

• ANTH 105    Human Bioculture Diversity                           
• ANTH 271    Globalization and Local Cultures
• ANTH 315    Identities: Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism
• CIEP 360/CATH 300  Culture and Identity (Rome)
• CPSY 342     Identity and Cultural Pluralism
• HIST 299     Contemporary Global Issues in Historical Perspective
• HONR 208    Latin America and the Caribbean
• HONR 209    Encountering Asia
• HONR 210    Encountering Africa
• HONR 212    Encountering Middle East
• SOCL 122    Race and Ethnic Relations
• SOCL 252    Global Inequalities
• THEO 177    World Religions
• THEO 192    Moral Problems: Racism
• Course approved by Advisor

Approved elective  (3 hours)                                                     

100 hours of clinical service required; 65 hours to be completed in an ESL classroom during student teaching.    

The minor is designed so that the student qualifies for the Illinois approval in bilingual and/or English-as-Second Language (ESL) that can be added at time of degree conferral to the early childhood, elementary, secondary, or special education certificate.  The approval extends to the grade level of the certificate.

Required Courses

• CIEP 375     Foundations English Language Learners (5 clinical hours, community based)
• CIEP 376     Assessment of English Language Learners (15 clinical hours, community based)
• CIEP M78    English Language Learners Methods and Materials (15 clinical hours, school setting)
• CIEP M77    Methods and Materials Bilingual (15 clinical hours, school setting)
• LING 110   Nature of Language or ENGL 303  Grammar

Course Cultural Elective—Choose One

• ANTH 105    Human Bioculture Diversity                           
• ANTH 271    Globalization and Local Cultures
• ANTH 315    Identities: Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism
• CIEP 360/CATH 300  Culture and Identity (Rome)
• CPSY 342     Identity and Cultural Pluralism
• HIST 299     Contemporary Global Issues in Historical Perspective
• HONR 208    Latin America and the Caribbean
• HONR 209    Encountering Asia
• HONR 210    Encountering Africa
• HONR 212    Encountering Middle East
• SOCL 122    Race and Ethnic Relations
• SOCL 252    Global Inequalities
• THEO 177    World Religions
• THEO 192    Moral Problems: Racism
• Course approved by Advisor                                       

Illinois State Board of Education Language Proficiency Exam in Spanish

200 hours of clinical service required; 150 hours to be completed in a bilingual/ESL classroom during student teaching. 

The Reading Teacher Minor is designed so that the student qualifies for an Illinois Reading Teacher endorsement on an early childhood, elementary, secondary, or special teaching certificate at the time of degree conferral. The endorsement extends to the grade level of the certificate. Students with majors in elementary education and English secondary education can complete this minor within their 4-year program plan.  All other education majors would require additional time.

Required Courses

• CIEP 206   Children’s Literature
• CIEP 350   Adolescent Literature
• CIEP 359     Teaching Reading in the Elementary School
• CIEP 362     Reading in the Content Areas
• CIEP 327     Teaching Writing
• CIEP 328     Assessment and Diagnosis of Reading Problems
• CIEP 329     Materials, Resources and Strategies for the Reading Teacher
• CIEP 305     Reading Practicum

 Illinois State Board of Education Reading Specialist Exam (#176) or Reading Teacher Exam (#177)