# 2026-2027 Course Catalog
**Source**: https://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/education/minors/teacher-education-secondary-school/
**Parent**: https://catalog.illinois.edu/degree-programs/undergraduate_index/
*for the Undergraduate minor in Teacher Education in Secondary School Teaching*
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This minor is the teacher licensure component of Illinois State Board of Education-approved licensure programs, including biology, chemistry, English, geology, history, mathematics, and physics. Enrollment is limited to candidates in these majors or content areas. Students are admitted into the [College of Liberal Arts and Sciences](http://www.las.illinois.edu/students/programs/majors/) or [Grainger College of Engineering](https://physics.illinois.edu/) major of interest and apply to the minor sophomore or junior year for entry starting in the spring semester of junior year.
*for the Undergraduate minor in Teacher Education in Secondary School Teaching*
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#### **Requirements for the Teacher Education in Secondary School Teaching Minor**
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Professional Education Required Courses | | |
| [EDUC 201](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=EDUC%20201 "EDUC 201") | Identity and Difference in Education 1 | 3 |
| [EDUC 202](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=EDUC%20202 "EDUC 202") | Social Justice, School and Society 1 | 3 |
| [CI 401](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=CI%20401 "CI 401") | Introductory Teaching in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| [CI 403](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=CI%20403 "CI 403") | Teaching a Diverse High School Student Population | 3 |
| [CI 404](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=CI%20404 "CI 404") | Teaching and Assessing Secondary School Students | 3 |
| [CI 473](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=CI%20473 "CI 473") | Disciplinary Literacy | 3 |
| [EPSY 201](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=EPSY%20201 "EPSY 201") | Educational Psychology 1, 2 | 3 |
| [EPSY 485](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=EPSY%20485 "EPSY 485") | Assessing Student Performance | 3 |
| [SPED 405](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=SPED%20405 "SPED 405") | General Educator's Role in Special Education | 3 |
| [EDPR 442](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=EDPR%20442 "EDPR 442") | Educational Practice in Secondary Education | 12 |
| Total Hours | | 39-40 |
1
: EDUC 201, EDUC 202 and EPSY 201 can be completed at any time during the degree and are not pre-requisites to apply for the minor.
2
: PSYC 100 is a pre-requisite for EPSY 201.
*for the Undergraduate minor in Teacher Education in Secondary School Teaching*
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