Any student may minor in education by completing 20 approved units. 12 of the 20-unit minimum are covered by the three required courses listed below. The remaining 8 elective units of coursework may be selected from approved courses in education listed below (see the full listing of undergraduate education courses) or from other approved electives listed below. For details on prerequisites and GE credits, visit the UC Davis General Catalog.  

Seek advisement from the education minor advisor early to ensure you are taking the correct courses.

Required Minor Courses (12 units)

• EDU 100 - Introduction to Schools, 4 units (Includes 30 hours of required fieldwork in a school setting. Learn more about fieldwork.) 

  • EDU/GEL 181 and 183 (4 units combined, 2 units each) focus specifically on math and science teaching and may be substituted for EDU 100. Both courses include required fieldwork in a school setting.

    • EDU/GEL 181 - Teaching in Mathematics and Science (Cal-Teach SMI). Only 2 units count toward the minor total.
    • EDU/GEL 183 – Teaching High School Mathematics and Science (Cal-Teach). Only 2 units count toward the minor total.
  • AED 100 – Concepts in Agricultural and Environmental Education, 3 units. Focuses specifically on agricultural education and may be substituted for EDU 100. Includes required fieldwork.

Note: If you take EDU/GEL 181 & 183 or AED 100 you cannot take EDU 100 for an elective course towards the minor. If you take EDU 100, you cannot take AED 100, EDU/GEL 181 or 183 as elective for the minor.

• Education 110 - Educational Psychology: General, 4 units
• Education 120 - Philosophical and Social Foundations of Education, 4 units

Elective Courses (8 units)

The remaining eight units may be taken from the following courses in education:

• EDU 114 - Quantitative Methods in Educational Research, 4 units
• EDU 115 – Educating All Learners: Inclusion & Disability, 2 units
• EDU 119 - Use and Misuse of Standardized Tests, 4 units
• EDU 121 - Introduction to Education Policy Analysis, 4 units
• EDU 122 – Children, Learning and Material Culture, 4 units
• EDU 130 – Issues in Higher Education, 4 units (includes a flexible 30-hour fieldwork experience)
• EDU 142 – Introduction to Environmental Education, 4 units (with choice of discussion or internship)
• EDU 150 – Cultural Diversity and Education in a Sociopolitical Context, 4 units
• EDU 152 - Communication Skills for Bilingual Teachers (note: this course is conducted entirely in Spanish), 3 units
• EDU 154 – Languaging in Chicanx & Latinx Communities & Schools, 4 units
• EDU 155 - Ethnic Studies in K-12 Schools, 4 units
• EDU/LIN 173 – Language Development, 4 units
• EDU 185 – Learning in a Digital Age, 4 units
• EDU 192 – Internship in Education, variable units*
• EDU 198 – Directed Group Study, variable units*
• EDU 199 – Independent Study, variable units*

*Note: EDU 192, 198, and /or 199 must be taken under the supervision of a School of Education faculty member and an approved signed/completed contract form must be on file with the School of Education Student Services Office before taking the class. 

Courses previously approved but no longer offered:

• EDU 151, Language Development in the Chicano Child, 3 units

Approved Courses for Electives Outside of Education

The remaining eight units of electives may be taken from the following courses offered outside of education:

• AAS 130 - Education in the African American Community, 4 units
• AMS 152 - The Lives of Children in America, 4 units
• BIS 195A or 195B – K-12 Science Teaching Internship, 4 units 
• CHI 102A - Chicana/o Feminist Theoretical Understandings of K-20 Educational Disparities, 4 units
• CHI 102B - Grassroots Community Activism & Mobilization Efforts Challenging Educational Inequity, 4 units
• CHI 102C – Policy & Law Challenging Segregation & Educational Inequity, 4 units
• CHI 132 -  Political Economy of Chicano/a Communities, 4 units
• CHI 192 – Davis Bridge Program Tutoring, 1-3 units*
  • Internship as a tutor, teacher’s aide, or peer counselor in a school or educational counseling setting under the supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit. Must be Davis Bridge program to count towards the minor; subject to verification.
• CHI 198 - Directed Group Study, 4 units* (must be taught by Prof. Natalia Deeb Sossa for the minor; subject to verification)
• ECN 152 - Economics of Education, 4 units
• HDE 100A – Infancy and Early Childhood, 4 units
• HDE 100B – Middle Childhood and Adolescence, 4 units
• HDE 101 – Cognitive Development, 4 units (same as PSC 141)
• LIN 173 - Language Development, 4 units (same as EDU 173)
• LIN 180 - Second Language Learning and Teaching, 4 units
• MAT 197TC – Tutoring Mathematics in the Community 1-5 units*
• PSC 130 - Human Learning and Memory, 4 units
• PSC 132 – Language and Cognition, 4 units
• PSC 141 – Cognitive Development, 4 units (same as HDE 101)
• SAS 120 – Science Communication and Education (must be taught by Dr. Heidi Ballard for the minor; subject to verification)
• SOC 124 – Sociology of Education OR Education & Inequality in the US, 4 units (either class title allowed)
• SPA 116 – Applied Spanish Linguistics, 4 units
• SPA 117 – Teaching Spanish as a Native Tongue in the U.S.: Praxis and Theory, 4 units
• UWP 104D - Writing in the Professions: Elementary and Secondary Education, 4 units
• UWP 197T - Writing Ambassadors K-12 Internship 2-4 units*

*Note: elective courses may include only up to 4 units of internship credit toward the minor. 

Courses previously approved but no longer offered:

• GEL 185A: Conceptual Integrated Science for Non-Science Majors: The Physical World: 2 units 
• GEL 185B: Conceptual Integrated Science for Non-Science Majors: Earth System Science: 2 units