Science and Mathematics Education
Elementary
Why choose to minor in Science Education?
- Science leaders are in high demand nationwide. Many schools and other organizations are hiring elementary science leaders and specialists.
- Learn science the way you will teach it in your classroom: through engaging, hands-on activities that build your content and teaching skills at the same time.
- Get experience teaching science in real K-8 classrooms. Kids are natural scientists, and you’ll find teaching science rewarding and fun!
- It's only 17-18 credits in addition to the Elementary Education major requirements.
This K-8 minor is open to students in any education major, as well as other students as appropriate. This minor is not endorsable, but will prepare students to be high-demand science leaders in schools. In addition, students who have another certification (such as Elementary Education) and pass the NES in Middle Level Science can add an endorsement in Middle Level Science.
See the course catalog for the current list of required courses.*
For advising questions, please contact Dr. Allyson Rogan-Klyve at allyson.rogan-klyve@cwu.edu.
*For Elementary Education majors, ELEM 342 is a required major course and the SCED 101-103 courses are general education courses.
Course Catalog“The Science Education department at CWU is top notch—CWU science teacher candidates leave the university well prepared to deliver high quality instruction right out of the gate.“ John Graf, former principal, Lincoln Elementary School, Ellensburg
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