Program Requirements
- Total Units Required: 18
- Grade Requirement: All courses for the Educational Studies minor must be taken for a letter grade, and per Arts & Sciences requirements, students must earn at least a C– for coursework to count toward the minor.
Required Courses
Discipline-Based Study (two courses required; 6 units):
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
Individual Processes of Education (one course required; 3 units):
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
Social Context of Education (one course required; 3 units):
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
Elective Courses
In addition to the four courses (12 credits) completed from the areas of Discipline-Based Study, Individual Processes of Education, and Social Context of Education, students must complete two elective courses (6 credits), which may be satisfied by the following:
- Any course listed in the tables above
- EDUC 2900 Internship in Education for a letter grade
- Students can consult with their advisor regarding additional courses offered outside of the Department of Education that address educational topics and issues.
Additional Information
- All students must complete a 1000-, 2000-, or 3000-level Education course before enrolling in a 4000-level course. Exceptions may be granted through permission of the 4000-level course instructor.
- All courses for minor credit in Educational Studies should be taken after the student has declared the minor as a student at Washington University. Exceptions, up to 6 transfer credits, may be granted on an individual basis.
Study Abroad
- Courses taken abroad for the Educational Studies minor must be equivalent to 3000-level or 4000-level courses at Washington University.
- Students may transfer up to 6 credits earned abroad with the approval of the Department of Education Study Abroad Advisor.
- Courses taken abroad do not necessarily serve as substitutes for specific Educational Studies courses. Rather, courses are reviewed holistically to determine if they address the Individual Processes of Education and/or Social Context of Education (two areas of study for the Educational Studies minor). Any study abroad course determined to address the Individual Processes of Education and/or Social Context of Education can also count for an elective.
- Study Abroad courses cannot count for a discipline-based requirement.
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