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.
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
| EDUC50A | CAL Teach 1: Science and Mathematics | 2 |
| EDUC50B | CAL Teach 1: Mathematics | 2 |
| EDUC50C | CAL Teach 1: Science | 2 |
Plus the following course
| EDUC60 | Introduction to Education: Learning, Schooling, and Society | 5 |
Upper-Division Courses
Choose one of the following courses:
Plus one of the following courses:
| EDUC185B | Introduction to Mathematics Education | 5 |
| EDUC185C | Introduction to Teaching Science | 5 |
Plus the following course:
| EDUC185L | Introduction to Teaching: Cal Teach 3 | 3 |
Plus one upper-division education course addressing cultural and linguistic diversity:
| EDUC125 | Multicultural Children's Literature for Elementary Classrooms | 5 |
| EDUC128 | Immigrants and Education | 5 |
| EDUC135 | Gender and Education | 5 |
| EDUC140 | Language, Diversity, and Learning | 5 |
| EDUC141 | Bilingualism and Schooling | 5 |
| EDUC164 | Urban Education | 5 |
| EDUC170 | East Asian Schooling and Immigration | 5 |
| EDUC171 | South and Southeast Asian Schooling and Immigration | 5 |
| EDUC177 | Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students Math and Science | 5 |
| EDUC181 | 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.