Minor in Education

A minor consists of 20 credits in education department courses.  A methods course located in another department may be counted for four of these 20 credits (e.g., ARTS 791 or 792, ENGL 792, MATH 621, 701, 702, 791, etc.).

Although any 20 credits of Education courses can be used towards a minor, the following courses are strongly recommended:

  EDUC 500  Exploring Teaching
  EDUC 700  Educational Structure and Change
  EDUC 701  Human Development and Learning: Educational Psych.
  EDUC 703  Alternative Teaching Models (Methods Course)
  EDUC 705  Alternative Perspectives on the Nature of Education

The following courses are strongly recommended for students interested in Special Education

  EDUC 500  Exploring Teaching
  EUCC 706  Intro to Reading Instruction
  EDUC 750  Introduction to Exceptionality
  EDUC 751A or B  Educating Exceptional Learners: Elementary or Secondary
  EDUC 752  Issues in learning disabilities

The following courses are strongly recommended for students interested in Early Childhood Education

  EDUC 500  Exploring Teaching
  EDUC 701  Human Development and Learning: Educational Psychology
  EDUC 734  Children’s Literature
  EDUC 756  Supporting Families of Individuals with Exceptionalities
  EDUC 760  Introduction to Young Children with Special Needs

**Note: EDUC 507 Mentoring Adolescents is a 2 credit course with a full year commitment, therefore, students may use at total of 4 credits to count towards a Minor in Education.

**No more than two transferred courses in Education or a closely-related area from another college or university may be used towards a minor in Education.  A three-credit course transferred from another school will count for three credits at UNH, not four credits.

A Certification of Completion of Minor form needs to be completed at the beginning of a student’s final undergraduate semester at UNH.  Forms are available from the Registrar’s Office or the Department of Education Office.

For more information, contact:

Cindy L. Glidden, Coordinator
209 Morrill Hall
(603) 862-2311

Follow this link to the Certification of Minor Completion Form