Psychology for Secondary Education Minor

I. Minor Program Requirements

Eighteen semester credits of psychology courses, including:

PSY 105	General Psychology	3
PSY 228	Adolescent Psychology	3
PSY 229/ED 229	Educational Psychology	3
PSY 240/SO 240	Soc Psy: Soc Affect & Cog (ND)	3
	or
PSY 241/SO 241	Soc Psy: Social Behavior (ND)	3
PSY 306	Abnormal Psychology	3

II. Other Program Requirements

Required class:

ED 344

Secondary Social Studies

2

III. Teacher Licensure

To obtain teacher licensure in Psychology for Secondary Education, a student must complete:

ED 408	Student Teaching in the Minor Area	5
	or
ED 410	Student Teaching	12

IV. Acceptance into the Teacher Education Program and Student Teaching

Teacher Education Program: Students pursuing academic programs that lead to teacher licensure must seek admission to the Teacher Education Program by the end of their sophomore year.

Student Teaching: In the spring semester of the junior year, all students must seek admission to student teaching.

Notes:

1. See Secondary Education Requirements and Professional Education Requirements for Secondary Education.
2. All Psychology for Secondary Education students must meet the following requirements: 1) earn a grade of “C-” or better in all Professional Education Requirements, Minor Program Requirements, and Other Program Requirements; 2) earn a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average; 3) earn a minimum 2.65 grade point average in Minor Program Requirements and in Other Program Requirements; and 4) earn a minimum 2.65 grade point average in Professional Education Requirements.
3. Students pursuing a minor in psychology for secondary education may be required to student teach outside the Helena area.