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2020-2021 UMA Catalog 
    
2020-2021 UMA Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Secondary Education Minor


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Delivery Area: Statewide

Coordinator: Cynthia Dean (207) 621-3192 cynthia.dean@maine.edu

Available content areas: English (6-12 - 100); Life Science (6-12 - 395); Physical Science (6-12 - 350); Mathematics (6-12 - 300); Social Studies (6-12 - 200)

Admissions Criteria:


  • Meet teacher education admission criteria: Accuplacer scores, SAT scores, or prior courses consistent with UMA’s policy for placement into ENG 101  and MAT 100  
  • Complete and submit Intent to Declare Minor or Certificate of Study
  • Schedule meeting with Coordinator of Teacher Education

Minor Requirements (45-47 credit hours):


SEE PROGRAM COMPLETION GUIDES FOR SEQUENCING OF COURSES.

Pre-candidacy phase (14-16 credits)


Complete one of the following courses (1-3):

Additional Requirements:


  • Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (taken anytime in pre-candidacy phase)
  • Criminal History Record Check
  • GPA of 2.5 overall & 2.5 in education courses
  • Complete application to candidacy

Additional Requirements:


  • Praxis II Content Assessment (taken anytime in candidacy phase)
  • GPA of 2.5 overall and 3.0 in education courses
  • Complete application for student teaching

Student Teaching phase


Additional Licensure Requirements:


At least 30-32 credit hours in the content area Content Area Recommendations:

Complete one of the following courses (3):


Advising Notes:


  • A minimum of 25% of the credits required for a minor needs to be earned at UMA for it to be awarded.
  • A student may be awarded any minor as long as no more than six credits of the minor can be used to fulfill the requirements of the student’s major or concentration.

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