Minor in Education
Available to all residential undergraduate students on Mercer’s Macon campus, the Teacher Education minor helps prepare students for a career in education without the requirements of teacher certification. The Teacher Education minor is ideal for students who are not majoring in education and who plan to continue their education and earn a Master’s degree.
Program requirements
Through a combination of courses selected by the student, the Teacher Education minor equips and prepares future teachers to study their field of interest combined with education-based courses.
- 18 semester hours, six of which should be at or above the 300-level
- Courses must be from a selection of unrestricted courses (any six courses from the 100- or 200- level EDUC courses, plus two courses from any 300-level EDUC courses (such as EDUC 356, 360, 378, or 379)
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