Minor in General Education
Open to all A&S majors, Management, Nursing undergraduates
This Minor does NOT lead to certification.
• All students except Lynch School students are eligible
to declare this minor.
• The minor consists of five (5) required courses plus an optional elective.
These courses are listed below and descriptions can also be found in the Boston College Undergraduate catalog.
(Required) PY030 Child Growth and Development (f)
(Required) PY031 Family, School and Society (s)
(Required) PY032 Psychology of Learning
(Required) ED044 Working with Special Needs Students
(Required) ED203 Philosophy of Education
(Optional) Education elective
Full details are available to download online. (PDF format)
Minor In Human Development
Open only to Carroll School of Management undergraduates
Students in the Carroll School who have interests in developmental or educational psychology, or in the social service professions, may elect a minor in Human Development in the Lynch School.
Ordinarily, students will be expected to have a 3.0 GPA.
Program requirements in detail and the Minor Application are available to download in PDF format, or from the Office of Undergraduate Student Services, Campion 106D
This minor does not lead to state licensure. Applications should be submitted no later than September of a student's junior year.
Questions? Contact Dr. Penny Hauser-Cram, Campion 239B ( hausercr@bc.edu) or Maureen Raymond, Associate Director, Campion 106D, (maureen.raymond@bc.edu)
Minor in Secondary Education
Open only to select A&S majors
The Secondary Education Minor, offered by the Lynch School of Education, enables students to combine a liberal arts education and scholarship in a major discipline with professional study and practice. The program is founded on the belief that high school teaching is an important profession, requiring a lifelong commitment to service and professional growth. The program aims to prepare teachers to assist their students to develop as human and humane individuals: knowledgeable, skilled and caring. To fulfill this responsibility requires teachers who are perceptive and sensitive people, able to communicate well, dedicated to both the art and the science of teaching and committed to the belief that whatever and whenever the rewards, what excellent teachers do is significant and worthwhile.
Students from the College of Arts and Sciences who major in the following are eligible:
- Biology (B.S. or B.A.)
- Chemistry
- Classical Humanities
- English
- French
- Geology (Earth science)
- History
- Latin
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Spanish
This program usually begins in the sophomore year. Only those students majoring in the disciplines listed above may apply for the minor. This minor leads to state certification in each area listed. Certification requires successful completion of the Massachusetts Teacher Test. Information regarding the teacher test is available at www.doe.mass.edu and at www.mtel.nesinc.com.
Requirements for the Secondary Education Minor include 32 courses from the College of Arts and Sciences, six courses drawn from the areas of psychology and philosophy, strategies for teaching, and a semester of student teaching. Several courses include field-based components in which the student observes and participates in the classroom and prepares to exercise the abilities he or she will need as a senior in student teaching. Taken together, the professional courses and field experiences help develop skills in communication, instruction, and evaluation. They also provide a forum for examining and strengthening one's sense of equity, as well as one's sensitivity and responsiveness to students in need.
Program requirements in detail are available to download online (PDF format) and from the Office for Undergraduate Students, Campion 104 and 106D. Interested students should apply before the end of sophomore year.