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EXED Non-Teaching Minor

The EFEX Department offers undergraduate level coursework to students interested in working with individuals with disabilities but who are not seeking teacher licensure.

EXED Minor

The EFEX Department offers an 18-hour undergraduate minor.  The undergraduate minor is designed for students who wish to acquire professional knowledge related to working with individuals with disabilities but who do not want to pursue teacher licensure in special education.

See program requirements and contact the advisor for the exceptional education minor for more information.

Advising Requirements:

√  Students in the exceptional education minor must meet with their advisor to sign a Declaration of Minor Form and outline an approved program of study at the beginning of their coursework.

√  The minor must be declared no later than the end of the first semester of a student’s Junior Year.

√  Students should meet yearly with their advisor.

The Undergraduate Non-Teaching Minor is designed for students from programs outside of EXED (Communication Science Disorders, Psychology, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, etc.) who desire to learn more about persons with disabilities.  The minor is not an endorsement or license for working with special education students.  The completion of 18 credit hours of course credit is required for the minor.

Program Requirements

√  All students seeking to complete the minor must meet with their non-teaching program advisor to develop an approved program of study.  Any changes in that program MUST be approved by the advisor. 

√  The minor must be declared no later than the end of the first semester of a student’s Junior year. 

√  Total of 18 Credits must be completed from the courses listed in this document.  Twelve (12) credit hours of coursework are required while the other 6 consist of elective courses.  Some electives are open to everyone, while others are only open to those who are IDLS majors and teaching minors.  Please do not confuse the two. 

√  Must earn a “C” or better in courses for credits to count towards minor (grades of “C-” and below do not count toward the non-teaching minor). 

EXED 200 is a pre-requisite to all other minor courses except EXED 440, and therefore, must be taken before any other courses.  Courses taken out of sequence without permission from the advisor may not be approved for use toward the minor.

√  All courses MUST be completed by the end of the Spring Semester of the Senior year in order to graduate on time with the minor.

Required Courses (18 credit hours must be completed)

CONTACT INFORMATION

Advisor,

Brenda Showalter
showalbe@jmu.edu

A Teacher affects eternity; they can never tell where their influence stops.

-- Henry Brooks Adams

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