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Minnesota Tier 1 License Candidates for a Tier 1 license will need a BA degree if teaching in any field other than career and technical education. The district and teacher apply jointly. This license is good for one year and can be renewed three times. Minnesota Tier 2 Educator License Candidates for a Tier 2 license will be trained in other states who are still working on Minnesota-specific requirements for Tiers 3 and 4, have an earned Master’s Degree in a non-Education related field, teachers already in classrooms while currently enrolled in teacher preparation programs, and/or other teachers who have some combination of teaching experience and teacher preparation. The district and teacher apply jointly. This license is good for two years and can be renewed three times. Minnesota Tier 3 Educator License The Tier 3 license is the first license that will be issued to teachers trained in Minnesota teacher preparation programs or in other states that meet Minnesota’s requirements and who have passing scores on content and pedagogy exams. This license is good for three years and can be renewed indefinitely. Minnesota Tier 4 Educator License Requirements for a Tier 4 license include all of the requirements for Tier 3, a minimum of three years of teaching in Minnesota, passing scores on the basic skills exam (or one of the alternatives approved by the board), and evidence that the most recent teacher evaluation did not place the teacher on an improvement plan pursuant to teacher development and evaluation law. This license is good for five years and can be renewed indefinitely. ADDITIONAL NOTES Each time you apply for a license, you will be charged the licensing fee. So, if you apply for a Tier 2 license and then later apply for a Tier 3 license, you will pay the licensing fee twice. Please direct questions about licensure to Dr. Lara Bronson. Dr. Lara Bronson, Assistant Dean, School of Education University of Northwestern – St. Paul 3003 Snelling Avenue North St. Paul, MN 55113 Phone: 651.628.2081 Email: ljbronson@unwsp.edu |
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Career Development provides assistance in career planning and job search for the University of Northwestern (UNW) students. Unique to the hiring process of education majors is a lengthy application, credential or reference file and a short hiring season. Students must visit the Career Development office to sign authorization forms to establish their files. This office provides students an opportunity to develop the job search skills necessary to compete with other candidates. The department receives and publishes listings of current job openings. Job postings are listed at UNW Career Development website. Job listings from other University campuses are available to view at the center. Each spring, Career Development co-sponsors the Minnesota Education Job Fair in conjunction with the other teacher programs in the state. Teacher education students and alumni are eligible to register during the spring semester. Career Development assists students in the preparation of a credential file. Briefly, this is an individual folder used to store documents and materials that are used in the job search to support the application for teaching positions. Students have the option of choosing the documents to be included in their credential file. |