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SAFE: Background Checks

 

In accordance with Mississippi law, all School of Education candidates enrolled in courses that require field experience or clinical practice hours in the K-12 public schools must have a background check performed and be cleared prior to entering the school facilities. The fee for this process is $40.

Student Ordering Instructions:

  1. Go to www.CertifiedBackground.com and click on "Students"
  2. In the Package Code Box, enter the package code: UB68
  3. Enter your payment information – Visa, Mastercard, or Money Order
  4. Follow the online instructions to complete your order

 

 

 

 

Education Minor

(18 Credit Hours)

 

Purpose: To enlighten the general public about the teaching profession with the goal of developing a k-12 educationally literate populace. Issues in education related to pedagogy, child development, philosophy, and foundations are focus areas of this minor.

Students wanting to get a minor in Education must take the following courses:

  • EDFD 209 Foundations in Education (3)
  • EDSP 308 Introduction to Special Education (3)
  • EDAV 427 Educational Technology (3)
  • And 9 additional hours of education courses at the 300 level or higher.

 

Math Education Minor

(18 Credit Hours)

 

[Note:] The Math Education minor is not approved for majors within the College of Liberal Arts.

Students wanting to get a minor in Math Education must take the following courses:

  • EDFD 209 Foundations in Education (3)
  • EDSP 308 Introduction to Special Education (3)
  • EDSE 410 Seminar in Secondary Education (3)
  • Math 245 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I (3)
  • Math 246 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II (3)
  • Math 390 Techniques in Teaching Secondary Math (3)

 

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