Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education Minor

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Introduction

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The Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) Minor is designed to provide students with an understanding of culturally and linguistically diverse students, families and communities, particularly in their relationship to public institutions. This minor is a powerful addition to majors in elementary education, sociology, psychology, ethnic studies, gender studies, public health, communication, the humanities, and anyone becoming a teacher as it provides professionals with a strong understanding of how to serve culturally and linguistically diverse students in school and community environments.

Program Delivery

This is an on-campus program with a variety of delivery options for many of our courses including hybrid, evening, and online courses.

Declaring This Minor

If you are currently a CU Denver student please contact the Undergraduate Advisor in the School of Education & Human Development for specific meeting times to discuss the process.

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

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Program Requirements

To complete a minor in CLDE, a students must complete 15 credit hours of CLDE and other related courses with a minimum grade of C (2.0).
Of those CLDE courses, at least 9 credits must be completed at the University of Colorado Denver.
Transfer courses must be approved by faculty and/or advisor to apply to the minor.

Students will be able to create an emphasis that best suits their professional goals and needs. There are different course requirements depending on whether students are becoming teachers and have Elementary Education as a declared major and those who are interested in CLDE but majoring outside of education. All CLDE minors must take a minimum of 3 CLDE courses from the list below. Students must select 2 additional courses either in CLDE or from other approved programs as listed below.

Note: Bolded courses are already required for the Elementary Education major, and as such cannot count towards the minor. Students in the Elementary Education BA wishing a CLDE minor should take 2 additional CLDE classes and 3 from the approved courses from outside of CLDE.

Take a minimum of 3 courses from the following list (each course is 3 credit hours):
CLDE 1000 - Language, Identity, & Power: International Perspectives
CLDE 3840 - Independent Study in CLDE
CLDE 4020 - Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Classroom Communities
CLDE 4030** - Language Development of Multilingual Learners
CLDE 4160** - History & Law of Bilingual & Immigrant Education
CLDE 4820** - Teaching Multilingual Learners
CLDE 5140 - Language, Culture & Educational Equity (with advisor approval only)
Approved Courses from outside CLDE (each course is 3 credit hours):
ECED 4650 - Dual Language Learners Learning and Development
EDFN 4000 - Food Justice in City & Schools
EFDN 4010: Social Foundations and Cultural Diversity in Urban Education
HDFR 3250 - Families in Global Perspectives
HDFR 4040 - Latino Families in School and Communities
PSCI 1111 - First Year Seminar Immigration: The Struggle for Social Justice
SPED 4740: Linguistically Responsive Special Education

**These courses are highly recommended for those who are becoming teachers, but not in the Elementary Education BA.

Please contact the advisor for the complete course list.