Teaching Chinese in Minnesota

The College offers all interested Mandarin Chinese speakers three different pathways to state teaching licensure.

• A traditional 15-month postbaccalaureate licensure program in second languages and cultures will be offered to all those interested in teaching world languages. This is the ideal program for those new to teaching.
• The College also offers an additional licensure pathway for those Chinese speakers who are already licensed teachers in Minnesota.
• For those Chinese speakers with teaching experience who are not licensed but cannot fit a traditional licensure program into their current schedules, the College will work to create an individualized program that will bring those students to full licensure as rapidly as possible.

Frequently asked questions about this program

Application form [.pdf]

For more information, contact:
Dr. Martha Bigelow
mbigelow@umn.edu
612-624-7087

The College of Education and Human Development at the University is the only Chinese language licensure program in the state approved by the Minnesota Board of Teaching.

January 2007