The Education, Learning, & Society (ELS) minor includes the following requirements:

  • Learning & Development (5 credits)
  • Schooling & Society (5 credits)
  • Field Experience (5 credits)
  • Colloquium on Education, Learning, & Society (1 credit)
  • Electives (15 credits)

ELS Minor Requirements (31 credits)

See the UW General Catalog or myPlan for course descriptions:

  • Learning & Development (5 credits): PSYCH 206 (prereq. PSYCH 101), PSYCH 306 (psych majors only), NURS 201, EDPSY 302, EDPSY 380, EDPSY 404, or EDPSY 406
  • Schooling & Society (5 credits):  CHID 210, EDUC 210, EDUC 225, EDUC 251, EDUC 305, EDUC 310, SOC 292, or AES 340
  • Field Experience (5 credits):  EDUC 240, EDUC 260/401, EDUC 421, ECFS 200, or GEN ST 346 (with ELS adviser approval, student may subtitute one of the following: CHID 497, GEN ST 350, GEN ST 391, GEN ST 470, SOC 402, or other related courses).
  • Colloquium (1 credit): EDUC 299 

  • Electives (15 credits): Selected from the approved list. Up to fifteen credits may overlap with a student's major(s) and up to five credits may overlap with another minor.