Elementary education
Master of education/initial licensure
(Minnesota state licensure in elementary education)
Program highlights
- As a member of a cohort, you will be among a small group of students who all started at the same time. Cohort members find that they can create stronger and more lasting professional relationships and friendships than they would in less structured academic arrangements.
- You'll be recommended for licensure in both elementary education and a specialty area.
- Apply what you learn by spending full days student teaching in an elementary classroom
- Get your license while working towards your master's degree (M.Ed.)
Coursework
- Foundations courses like School and Society; Technology for Teaching and Learning; and Learning, Cognition, and Assessment
- Major courses including a Literacy Block of courses, an Inquiry Block, and other courses to prepare you to succeed in diverse classrooms
- Specialization courses for the area you choose: middle school or preprimary
- Student teaching
See full curriculum and description of this program
Following the licensure program, you may return to complete only four additional credits and earn your M.Ed. degree (see finishing your M.Ed. degree).
Your next steps
- Learn more about our teaching programs
- Attend an information session
- Speak to an adviser
- See preadmission course requirements
- Apply | application instructions - read these first | application form [.pdf]
Application deadlines
- For students who have completed or are completing the
undergraduate elementary education foundations program in CEHD:
- September 15 for spring term admission
- December 15 for fall term admission
- For all other applicants, who begin during the summer
session only:
- December 15 for summer session admission
Completing the program
Other resources
- Praxis testing
- Tuition
- About the Twin Cities
- Multicultural Teacher Development Project
- Career information for teachers (Exploratory, Transition, and Career Services center)
- Department of Curriculum and Instruction home page
Revised October 2007