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Education Studies Minor

Contact

Academic and Career Advising, SOEAcademicServices@syr.edu 

The Education Studies minor provides useful skills and experiences for students not enrolled in the School of Education, who go on to pursue careers in communication, business, science, or the arts.

The minor alone does not provide teacher certification. Students who want to complete prerequisites that will help them more expeditiously complete a master’s degree in teaching, counseling, instructional development, or other related education fields should consult with Academic and Career Services about their career plans. Students interested in teacher certification through an SU undergraduate program must enroll in one of the teaching preparation programs offered by the School of Education.

Requirements for Admission and Restrictions:

The minor in Education Studies is available to matriculated, undergraduate students from all Syracuse University schools and colleges, provided that they have permission from their home school or college and are in good academic standing.
Due to sequencing and enrollment limitations (conflicts and some are not offered every year), students must have a minimum of four semesters available to complete the minor requirements. Students that would like to apply for the minor after the spring semester of their sophomore year,  must have one or more courses completed, or in progress.
 
Students must apply to the minor by October 15 in the fall and March 15 in the spring.
 

Minor Declaration:

  1. Download a Declaration of Minor form from https://registrar.syr.edu/students/student-forms/. Fill out the top parts, and sign. The minor code is EDU10MIN. Save the form to your computer.
  2. Contact SOE Academic and Career Services via the email listed above. Include information about your interest and GPA (e.g. an unofficial transcript from MySlice), and attach to your minor declaration form that you have completed and signed. If you have any questions, or want to schedule a meeting with SOE Academic and Career Services to discuss the minor, include these things in the email.
  3. When SOE Academic and Career Services has signed and emailed the form back to you, contact your home college advisor to make sure that you have room in your program for the required number of minor courses. Have the advisor sign the form.
  4. Your home college should take care of processing your form.