Elementary Education Planned Program Minor (MIN)

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Elementary Education Planned Program Minor MIN

Degree Type: Minor

College(s): Education and Human Services

Required Courses		Credit Hours
Planned Program Minor
ARTS 131	Art for the Elementary Teacher	1
MUSI 131	Music for the Elem Teacher	1
PHSC 110	Inquiry into the Earth System	4
PHSC 115	Inquiry into Physical Science	4
BIOL 103	Biological Concepts	4
If your minor is in language arts, disregard the following:
LITR 326	Children's Literature	3
ENGL 301	Introduction to Linguistics	3
LITR 380	World Folk Literature	3
If your major/minor is in mathematics, disregard the following:
MATH 115	Intermediate Algebra	3
MATH 118		3
MATH 119		3
If your major/minor is in social studies, disregard the following:
Choose 9 credits:
HIST 121	US History to 1877	3
HIST 122	US History - 1877 to Present	3
GEOG 112	Cultural Geography	3
OR
ANTH 122	Intro Cultural Anthropology	3
Choose 3 credits:
GEOG 100	Geography of World Regions	3
GEOG 301	Geog of MI and Great Lakes Reg	3
HIST 230	Michigan History	3
PLSC 121	Amer Gov 1-People and Politics	3
PLSC 122	Amer Gov 2-Policy Making	2
PLSC 341	International Politics	3
SOCY 340	Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.	3
Minimum semester credit hours required for planned program minor:		23-35

Teaching Majors and Minors for Elementary Education Majors

The Elementary Education program requires the completion of two elementary education teaching minors in addition to a planned program minor to fulfill the subject area requirements of the program. Students may choose from the subject areas of mathematics, social studies, and language arts. The early childhood minor is an optional minor and is in addition to the subject area major or minors required.

See Elementary Education, Bachelor of Science for additional program details.

A 2.75 GPA is required to successfully complete the planned program minor.

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College of Education & Human Services
Bishop Hall Room 421
Ferris State University
1349 Cramer Circle
Big Rapids, MI 49307-2737
Phone: 231-591-5361