Students in the College of Arts and Sciences completing minors in the Lynch School of Education must fulfill all major, core, and elective A&S requirements, and have credit in at least 32 A&S courses. Students are eligible to enroll in three LSOE minors.
It is advisable, regardless of the student’s major area of study, to carefully select core courses in the freshman year.
General Education
Students who have an interest in education may follow a minor of five or six courses with their advisor’s approval. This program does not lead to state certification but it does offer students an introduction to programs that could be pursued on the graduate level. The following courses constitute a minor in general education:
PY030 Child Growth and Development
PY031 Family, School and Society
PY032 Psychology of Learning
ED044 Working with Special Needs Students
ED060 Classroom Assessment
One educational elective (optional)
Secondary Education
Students majoring in biology, chemistry, geology, physics, English, history, mathematics, French, Spanish, Latin, or classical humanities in A&S may apply to minor in secondary education in LSOE. This minor leads to state certification.
Health Science
This concentration is designed to acquaint students in education, nursing, A&S, and management, with viable alternatives for future careers in the health field.