Education Minor

The College of Arts and Sciences offers Minors in Education and Early Childhood Education in conjunction with the school of Education.

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1 Education Minor
1.1 Faculty
1.2 Description
1.3 Minor Program Requirements
1.4 Program Policies

Faculty

Dr. Jennifer Lee, Associate Professor and Program Chair
Dr. Marie Celeste, Associate Professor
Mr. Michael Rowe, Assistant Professor
Dr. Randi Stone, Assistant Professor

Faculty in the School of Education also support Trinity’s undergraduate education programs.

Description

Trinity’s Minor in Education provides a foundation in current educational theories and practices for those who may eventually pursue graduate studies in education, teach in a specific academic field, or become a school counselor.  Completion of minor requirements only does not satisfy certification requirements in the District of Columbia.

Trinity’s courses in education provide a core of knowledge, skills and field-based experiences and include performance assessments designed to demonstrate a teacher’s ability to impact student learning. Our course syllabi and classroom assessments reflect the standards of the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium.

While the undergraduate minor does not satisfy certification requirements for the District of Columbia, the Minor in Education is good preparation for students who wish to enter a graduate program through which a teacher certification can be attained, including Trinity’s M.A.T. program.

Minor Program Requirements

Students in the College of Arts and Sciences may pursue a minor in education or in early childhood education. Students minoring in education or in early childhood education must complete 18 credits of course work.

Required Courses (18 credits)

ALL of the following courses:
EDCC 205 Children, Families, Culture and the Community
EDCC 220 Foundations of Education
EDCC 250 Technology in Education
EDTE 232 Art and Movement in the Classroom
EDTE 321 Reading Materials

Education majors choose ONE of the following courses in psychology.  Early childhood education majors must choose PSYC 231 Child Psychology:

PSYC 231 Child Psychology
PSYC 233 Psychology of Adolescence

Field-based Instruction

Education courses at Trinity emphasize field-based instruction that includes a series of integrated classroom and practicum experiences at different grade/age levels in a variety of school settings.

Clearances

In order to complete field experiences in local schools, students will need the following clearances:

  • Tuberculosis Test
  • FBI Identity History Summary Check
  • DCPS Clearance Letter
  • Professional Liability Insurance

Note that there are costs associated with some of these clearances.  Students who are teachers of record may have already satisfied these requirements.  Students should check with their advisor for more information.

Program Policies

Attendance Policy: In all 300- and 400-level EDCC/EDTE courses, two late arrivals or early departures of 20 minutes or more constitute a single class absence. The final grade of a student with absences that total more than 25% of class meetings will be lowered by one letter grade. This policy does not apply to absences addressed by accommodations or modifications established by Disability Support Services. Faculty teaching EDCC/EDTE courses at the 200-level may adopt this policy in their syllabi as well.

Grades in Education Courses: Education and Early Childhood Education minors must earn a minimum G.P.A. of 2.5 in all Education core courses (EDCC 220) and a G.P.A. of 3.0 in Education methods courses (all EDTE courses) to fulfill requirements for the minor.

Pass/No Pass:  Courses fulfilling the major or minor — including general education courses — may not be taken Pass/No Pass.

Transfer and Experiential Credit:  Students may transfer credits to Trinity through Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), American Council on Education, CLEP and portfolio/experiential assessments through the Trinity Experiential Lifelong Learning program. Undergraduate students can transfer up to 75 credits. Graduate students can transfer up to 6 credits. Transfer of courses counting toward the major must be approved by the appropriate School of Education chair or director or by the Dean. For more information, see the Trinity Transfer Credit Policy.

Transfer and experiential credits must be approved by faculty from the appropriate academic program. Credits intended to count toward an Education major or minor must be approved by the student’s program director or chair, or by the Dean of the School of Education.

Study Abroad:  Courses taken through a study abroad program approved by Trinity may count toward general education courses required for certification, pending review and approval by education faculty and the faculty of the appropriate academic program. In general, education courses taken abroad will not count toward the major or minor.

Course Descriptions: Courses designated “EDCC” are education core and common courses across various programs in the School of Education. Courses designated “EDTE” are largely specific to the teacher education program.

EDCC 205 Children, Families, Culture and the Community
EDCC 220 Foundations of Education
EDCC 250 Technology in Education
EDTE 232 Art and Movement in the Classroom
EDCC 250 Technology in Education
EDTE 321 Reading Materials
PSYC 231 Child Psychology
PSYC 233 Psychology of Adolescence

Related Programs

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Early Childhood Education

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Elementary Education

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Community Education

Minor in Community Education

Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)