Program: Computer Science Teaching - Minor - Utah State University

Apr 06, 2025

2024-2025 General Catalog

College of Science

Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science at Utah State University offers the Computer Science Teaching Minor program. This minor is important for Utah schools because:

Utah schools are actively seeking good Computer Science Teachers.
The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) has established Computer Science Standards for grades K-12 and there is a shortage of teachers endorsed to teach these standards.
Computer Science is a great teaching combination with math, science, and business.

All courses counted toward the minor must be completed with a grade of C- or better. The overall GPA for the Computer Science Teaching - Minor courses must be at least 2.5.

Required Courses (20 credits)

CS 1400 - Introduction to Computer Science–CS 1 4 credit(s)
CS 1410 - Introduction to Computer Science–CS 2 (QI) 3 credit(s)
CS 2410 - Introduction to Event Driven Programming and GUI’s 3 credit(s)
CS 2420 - Algorithms and Data Structures–CS 3 (QI) 3 credit(s)
CS 2610 - Developing Dynamic, Database-Driven, Web Applications 3 credit(s)
CS 4350 - Computer Science Teaching Methods 3 credit(s)
SCED 3300 - Clinical Experience I 1 credit(s)

Teaching Endorsements

Successfully completing this minor as part of an elementary or secondary education degree will satisfy the requirements to earn the following teaching endorsements:

Intro to Computer Science
Programming and Software Development
Web Development