Education

Additional Requirements

• Student teaching, 12 credits (see individual major or program for appropriate course number) 
• Content specific methods of teaching course (see individual major or program), 4 to 8 credits

Completion of the education coursework component should be taken in the sequence outlined below. Please refer to individual course descriptions for pre- and corequisites. 

First year:

• No EDUC prefix courses taken

Second year: first or second semester, or first summer session

Third year:

• The appropriate content specific methods of teaching course. Each course is offered either fall or spring semester and is taken the same semester as EDUC 352.

Fourth year: first or second semester

The following courses are to be taken concurrently:

• The appropriate student teaching course (EDUC 494, 495, 498 or 499)

Add-on Endorsement Options for Education Majors

K-8 World Language and Culture Endorsement License 

Students majoring in education have the option of completing an add-on endorsement in one of the three world languages. Each add-on endorsement program prepares students to be recommended for licensure in that world language in grades K-8. Each add-on endorsement requires a separate application for licensure. All students must attain the intermediate-high level of oral proficiency. 

World Languages – French requires 26 to 28 credits:

World Languages – German requires 26 credits:

World Languages – Spanish requires 30 credits:

Prerequisite: SPAN 211 – Intermediate Spanish I, 4 credits, or placement at a higher level. Students who place at 212 or the 300 level may complete the endorsement in fewer than 30 credits. 

Required Courses:

Middle Level Endorsement in Core Content Areas

Education majors who complete an endorsement in one of the core content areas are eligible to be recommended for licensure in that content area. The Minnesota Board of Teaching requires that students seeking endorsement for core content areas complete a minimum of four weeks of student teaching in that content area. Students may complete multiple endorsements.

Communication Arts/Literature 5-8 Endorsement requires 32 credits:

One course from the following:

Mathematics 5-8 Endorsement requires 32 credits:

• Four additional credits from mathematics or computer science

Science 5-8 Endorsement requires 36 credits:

Social Studies 5-8 Endorsement requires 32 credits.

4 credits from the following history courses:

And these courses:

• Four additional credits from psychology, sociology, economics, history, geography or political science

Add-on Endorsement in General Science 

Students majoring in biology, chemistry, or physics have the option of completing an add-on endorsement in General Science. This add-on endorsement program of study prepares students to be recommended for licensure in science in grades 5-8 in addition to their 9-12 license in biology, chemistry, or physics. This add-on endorsement requires a separate application for licensure. 

General Science requires 32 credits:

• CHEM 127-128 – General Chemistry I and II, 4 credits each OR 
• CHEM 137-138 – Honors Chemistry I and II, 4 credits each
• PHYS 111-112 – General College Physics I and II, 4 credits each OR 
• PHYS 128-211 – Physics for Scientists and Engineers I and II, 4 credits each