To add a minor, students must obtain the approval of their college on the Application to Add or Cancel a Minor (available at http://registrar.ufl.edu/forms.html). The form is then submitted to Room G-416 Norman Hall for approval. Students must apply for the minor after 45 but before 100 credit hours have been earned.
Disabilities in Society Minor: 15 credit hours
The intent of this minor is to provide opportunities for students in all colleges to enhance their knowledge of disabilites and the impact disabilites have on the lives of people who experience them and on the people with whom they live an interact. Admission to this minor requires a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA.
REQUIREMENTS
All courses listed below must be completed with grades of “C” or better.
- EEX2000 Impact of Disabilities: Home, Community, and Workplace
- EEX3093 Exceptional People in School and Society
- EEX3097 Social Perspectives on Disability (summer C term only; online course)
- EEX4280 Disability and Community Involvement in Employment (fall only; online course)
- EEX4520 Disability: Legal Aspects and Policy (spring only; online course)
Educational Studies Minor: 15 credit hours
The intent of this minor is to provide students with an understanding of the purpose and function of education and the social and psychological forces that affect young people. It is NOT intended as a teacher certification option. For courses that are “departmentally controlled” contact the department offering the course for assistance with registration. Admission to this minor requires a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA.
REQUIREMENTS
A minimum of 15 hours from the courses listed below with grades of “C” or better. Courses must be selected from at least 4 of the 5 sections, A through E. Each course is for three (3) semester hours unless otherwise indicated.
| Section A | Course # and Title | School Offering Course |
| EDF 3110 | Human Growth and Development | HDOSE 1215 Norman Hall Phone: 352-273-4332 |
| EDF 3135 | The Adolescent | |
| EDF 3210 | Educational Psychology | |
| Section B | Course # and Title | School Offering Course |
| EDF 3514 | History of Education | STL 2403 Norman Hall Phone: 352-273-4215 |
| EDF 3604 | Social Foundations of Education | |
| EDF 3609 | Sociological and Historical Foundations of Education | |
| Section C | Course # and Title | School Offering Course |
| EEX 3012 | Introduction to Special Education | SESPECS 1403 Norman Hall Contact: 352-273-4275 |
| EEX 3093 | Exceptional People in School and Society | |
| Section D | Course # and Title | School Offering Course |
| SDS 3340 | Career & Life Span Planning | HDOSE 1215 Norman Hall Phone: 352-273-4332 |
| SDS 3481 | Alcohol & Drug Abuse (2 semester hours) |
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| SDS 3482 | Stress & Anxiety Management | |
| SDS 4410 | Interpersonal Communication Skills | |
| Section E | Course # and Title | School Offering Course |
| EDF 4430 | Measurement and Evaluation in Education | HDOSE 1215 Norman Hall |
| EME 4406 | Integrating Technology into the Classroom | STL 2403 Norman Hall Phone: 352-273-4215 |
| TSL 4324 | ESOL Strategies for Content Area Teachers |
Credit will not be given toward the minor if you TA for a class.
Professional Training Options (PTO)
A Professional Training Option (PTO) is an alternative certification program leading to certification in Florida. It allows a subject area content major to complete the professional preparation coursework required by Florida State Board of Education Rule 6A-4.006(2), FAC, while completing the bachelor’s degree. It is ideal for those who wish to teach a middle school or high school subject. Admission to a PTO minor requires a minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA.
The content of a PTO includes the following:
- Pre-professional level training in the Florida Education Accomplished Practices (FEAPs)
- Integrated school-based observation/participation experiences associated with all competencies covered in the Professional Training Option
- Professional preparation course work in assessment, classroom management, human development and learning, instructional strategies, curriculum and special methods, and reading competency 2
Upon completion of the bachelor’s degree with a PTO, and a passing score on an appropriate Subject Area Examination (SAE) of the Florida Teacher Certification Examination (FTCE), the applicant will be eligible for a temporary certificate to teach in Florida.
Professional Education certification in Florida requires additional passing scores on the General Knowledge Test (GK) and the Professional Education Examination (PED) of the FTCE, background fingerprint clearance, and at least one year of successful teaching experience.
Three approved PTO programs are available as minors from the College of Education:
- Florida Teaching Minor – available to students with a major not in education, mathematics, or science
- UFTeach Mathematics Minor – available to students with a major in a mathematics-intensive discipline
- UFTeach Science Minor – available to students with a major in a science discipline
Florida Teaching Minor
Classroom Management (3 credits; choose 1)
- EEX3616 Core Classroom Management Strategies (web-based section only)
- ESE4340C Effective Teaching and Classroom Management
Human Development and Learning (3 credits)
- EDF3132 The Young Adolescent
Instructional Strategies (3 credits; choose 1)
- EEX4294 Differentiated Instruction
Curriculum and Special Methods (3 credits; choose 1)
- EME4406 Integrating Technology into the Secondary Curriculum
Reading Competency (3 credits)
- RED3312 Classroom Reading
Assessment (3 credits)
- EDF4430 Measurement and Evaluation in Education
UFTeach Mathematics Minor
First Year
- MAE2364 Explorations in Teaching Secondary Mathematics and Science
Second Year
- HPS3003 Perspectives in Science and Mathematics
- MAT3503 Functions and Modeling
- RED3312 Classroom Reading
- SMT3100 Knowing and Leaning in Mathematics and Science
Third Year
- SMT3301C Classroom Interactions
- SMT3664 Project-Based Instruction
- ISC3523C Research Methods
Fourth Year
- SMT4945 Apprentice Teaching and Seminar (4 credits)
UFTeach Science Minor
First Year
- MAE2364 Explorations in Teaching Secondary Science and Mathematics
Second Year
- HPS3003 Perspectives in Science and Mathematics
- RED3312 Classroom Reading
- SMT3100 Knowing and Leaning in Mathematics and Science
Third Year
- SMT3301C Classroom Interactions
- SMT3664 Project-Based Instruction
- ISC3523C Research Methods
Fourth Year
- SMT4945 Apprentice Teaching and Seminar (4 credits)
