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Computer Science Teaching - Minor

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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