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Undergraduate students from any major or college are eligible for the Minor in Education Studies. Students who are planning to apply to the UCSD M.Ed./Credential Program should take the courses that satisfy the educational foundations requirements and the minor requirements simultaneously. Ask a EDS adviser if you have questions! The minor consists of a minimum of 28 units and must include at least one course from category A (below) and at least one course from 2 of the remaining categories (B,C,D). Grades of C– or better are required for the minor, but if you plan to apply to the EDS credential program note that grades of B or better are required in the EDS courses.

MS=Multiple Subject Credential (Elementary) SS=Single Subject Credential (Secondary) 

A. Introduction to Teaching and Learning
Each course has a required 2-unit corequisite EDS139 

EDS 128 A-B (Intro to Teaching and Learning-Elementary) MS requirement
EDS 129 A-B-C (Intro to Teaching and Learning-Secondary) SS requirement
EDS 130 (Intro to Academic Mentoring of Elementary School Students) can substitute for 134
EDS 134 (Intro to Literacy and Numeracy Tutoring) MS requirement
EDS 136 (Intro to Academic Tutoring of Secondary School Students) can substitute for 129A
EDS 138 (Intro to Academic Tutoring at the Preuss School) can substitute for 129A
EDS 139 (Practicum in Teaching/Learning)
 

B. Learning Environments

EDS 114 (Cognitive Development & Interactive Computing Environments) MS and SS recommendation
EDS 115 (Cognitive Development and Education) MS recommendation
EDS 118 (Adolescent Development and Education) SS recommendation
EDS/LING 119 (First and Second Language Learning)
COGS 154 (Communication Disorders in Children and Adults)
COMT 116 (Practicum in Child Development) - same as HDP 135/PSYC 128
HDP 1 (Introduction to Human Development)
PSYC 101 (Introduction to Developmental Psychology)
 

C. Language and Culture

EDS/SOCB 117 (Language, Culture and Education) MS and SS recommendation
EDS 125 (History, Politics & Theory of Bilingual Education) MS and SS recommendation (required for BCLAD)
ANSC 163 Culture and Communication in Education (recommended for all credential candidates)
ANSC 122 (Language in Society)
COHI 121 (Literacy, Social Organization, and the Individual)
COHI 114 (Bilingual Communication)
ETHN 141 (Language and Culture)
 

D. School and Society

EDS/SOCC 126 (Social Organization of Education) MS and SS recommendation
ANSC 162 (Language, Identity, and Community)
ETHN 140 (Language and American Ethnicity)
ETHN 144 (Bilingual Communities in the U.S.A
ECON 147 (Economics of Education)



Undergraduate Preparation for UCSD's Master of Education/Credential Programs

Students planning to apply to one of UCSD's Master of Education/Teacher credential programs can complete the Educational Foundations coursework during their undergraduate study. Students completing the Educational Foundations Course of Study automatically fulfill all requirements for the minor in Education Studies but are not guaranteed admission into the EDS graduate program. Students who want the minor to appear on their transcript will need to officially declare the EDS minor. A minimum 3.0 GPA for all Educational Foundations coursework is required for admission to the EDS M.Ed./Credential Program.

Multiple Subject Educational Foundations Coursework | Top

UCSD students planning to apply to the EDS M.Ed./Multiple Subject (Elementary) Credential Program must complete the Introduction to Teaching and Learning requirement listed in A below and one course from each of the remaining three areas, B, C, and D.

A. Introduction to Teaching and Learning
EDS 134 Intro to Literacy and Numeracy Tutoring - Elementary (EDS 130 can substitute for EDS 134.)
EDS 128A-B Intro to Teaching and Learning - Elementary (EDS 128B restricted to students applying to EDS at UCSD and must be taken in the year of application to the program)
EDS 139 Practicum in Teaching and Learning (corequisite for EDS 130, 134, 128A-B)

B. Learning Environments (Choices listed in EDS Minor section, above)
C. Language and Culture (Choices listed in EDS Minor section, above)
D. School and Society (Choices listed in EDS Minor section, above)

Single Subject Educational Foundations Coursework  | Top

UCSD students planning to apply to the EDS M.Ed./Single Subject (secondary) Credential Program must complete the Introduction to Teaching and Learning requirement listed in A below and one course from each of the remaining three areas, B, C, and D.

A. Introduction to Teaching and Learning
EDS 129A-B-C Intro to Teaching and Learning - Secondary (EDS 136, or EDS 138can substitute for EDS 129A.) (EDS 129B-C must be taken sequentially in the senior year.)
EDS 139 Practicum in Teaching and Learning (corequisite for EDS 129A-B-C, 136, 138)
EDS 190 Research Practicum

B. Learning Environments (Choices listed in EDS Minor section, above)
C. Language and Culture (Choices listed in EDS Minor section, above)
D. School and Society (Choices listed in EDS Minor section, above)

UCSD students in any major or college can complete the EDS minor. Students who are interested in pursuing a teaching credential at UCSD should choose their major according to the following eligibility requirements, and complete the Educational Foundations Course of Study, which fulfills all of the EDS minor requirements.

Students planning to pursue a teaching credential at UCSD must major in one of the following areas in order to meet the application eligibility requirements for UCSD's credential programs:

M.Ed./Multiple Subject Credential (Elementary)
Students applying to UCSD's M.Ed./Multiple Subject Credential Program must have a B.A. or B.S. with a major field of study in an area equivalent to any major offered at UCSD. (Some examples of majors NOT eligible: Business, Education, Liberal Studies, Marketing, and Recreation.)

M.Ed./Single Subject Credential (Secondary)
Students applying to UCSD's M.Ed./Single Subject Credential Program must have a B.A. or B.S. with a major field of study in the area corresponding to the credential subject:
  • English: majors equivalent to UCSD Literature or Linguistics majors; all English majors
  • Mathematics: all Mathematics majors; majors equivalent to any UCSD Engineering major or Computer Science major.
  • Biology, Chemistry, Geosciences, or Physics: all majors in the Natural Sciences.

These are currently the only areas in which UCSD offers the Single Subject Teaching Credential.

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