Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Minor
The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education minor specifically serves students in STEM majors who are considering careers in secondary mathematics or science teaching.
Students pursuing the STEM education minor should meet with the Cal Teach staff as early as possible. Entry into EDUC 50 is by application only, and interested students must submit an application to the Cal Teach program (see the Cal Teach website or email calteach@ucsc.edu). Entry into EDUC 100 and EDUC 185L is contingent upon successful completion of previous Cal Teach internships and sufficient university-level science or mathematics coursework.
Declaring the STEM Minor
To officially declare a STEM minor in education, students must bring a completed Petition for Major/Minor Declaration and UC Santa Cruz Academic Planning Form to the Education Department’s undergraduate adviser. Students pursuing a minor in education should meet with the Education Department’s undergraduate adviser as early as possible.
To be eligible to declare the STEM minor in education, students must have:
- Attended an Education Minor Workshop or met with the Education undergraduate adviser
- Completed or be enrolled in EDUC 50 (which requires being accepted into the Cal Teach Program)
- Completed or be enrolled in EDUC 60, Introduction to Education
- Successfully declared a major
For specific instructions about how to declare a minor in education and for the current Drop-in Advising Schedule, please refer to the Education Department’s website. For other inquiries, please contact the undergraduate adviser by sending an email to education@ucsc.edu.
Course Requirements
The STEM minor in education consists of eight courses, totaling 32 credits and including approximately 75 hours of classroom field placements.
Lower-Division Courses
Choose one of the following courses
Plus the following course
| EDUC 60 | Schooling, Democracy, and Justice | 5 |
Upper-Division Courses
Choose one of the following courses:
Plus one of the following courses:
| EDUC 185B | Introduction to Mathematics Education | 5 |
| EDUC 185C | Introduction to Teaching Science | 5 |
Plus the following course:
| EDUC 185L | Introduction to Teaching: Cal Teach 3 | 3 |
Plus one upper-division education course addressing cultural and linguistic diversity:
| EDUC 125 | Multicultural Children's Literature for Elementary Classrooms | 5 |
| EDUC 128 | Immigrants and Education | 5 |
| EDUC 135 | Gender and Education | 5 |
| EDUC 140 | Language, Diversity, and Learning | 5 |
| EDUC 141 | Bilingualism and Schooling | 5 |
| EDUC 164 | Urban Education | 5 |
| EDUC 170 | East Asian Schooling and Immigration | 5 |
| EDUC 171 | South and Southeast Asian Schooling and Immigration | 5 |
| EDUC 177 | Teaching Linguistically Diverse Students | 5 |
| EDUC 181 | Race, Class, and Culture in Education | 5 |
Plus two upper-division education courses
Courses numbered EDUC 102-EDUC 187. Please refer to the Education Department’s website for a list of approved upper-division courses being offered during the current academic year.