All teacher education programs require completion of the education core as well as required major courses. Enrollment in upper level education courses requires formal admission to a teacher education program. Minimum grades in professional courses are required in all programs. Courses with program admission requirements and minimum grade requirements are summarized on the following pages and in the University Catalog. All teacher education programs require students to successfully complete EDU3216 Instructional Foundations or EDU3246 Instructional Foundations PreK-8 and all methods courses before being admitted to student teaching.
Requirements in teacher licensure programs may change due to revisions in Minnesota teacher licensure rules. Licensure candidates must meet the licensure requirements that are current at the time of program completion. These requirements take precedence over all previous curriculum requirements. Students are encouraged to work closely with an academic advisor in order to be aware of licensure changes which might affect their programs.
MINIMUM GRADE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO STUDENT TEACHING
Students must meet the minimum grade requirements listed below before being admitted to student teaching.
Education Core: The following Education Core courses must be passed with a grade of “C” or above:
EDU2215 Educational Foundations
EDU3209 Human Relations in a Cross-Culturally Diverse World
EDU3215 Educational Psychology
EDU3216 Instructional Foundations (Grades K-12) or
EDU3246 Instructional Foundations (Grades PK-8)
EDU3217 School Health and Drug Problems
EDU3218 Educating Diverse Learners in Grades K-12
EDU3218L Educating Diverse Learners in Grades K-12 Lab
EDU3248 Educating Diverse Learners in Grades PK-8
EDU3248L Educating Diverse Learners in Grades PK-8 Lab
EDU3255 Content Area Reading
EDU3301 Instructional Technology I
EDU3302 Instructional Technology II
All Education Core Lab courses graded on a pass/no credit basis must be passed with a grade of “P.” These include the following:
EDU2215L Educational Foundations Lab
EDU3209L Human Relations Lab
PROFESSIONAL COURSES
The following professional courses within the teacher education majors and minors must be passed with a grade of “C” or above:
COMMUNICATION ARTS/LITERATURE EDUCATION (GRADES 5-8 OR 5-12)
ENG3120 English Grammar: Syntax ENG3125 Advanced Grammar: Syntax
ENG3225 Sociolinguistics
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (BIRTH - GRADE 3)
CFD3205 Child Development
CFD3309 Facilitating Learning and Development in Young Children
ECE2216 Foundations of Early Childhood Education
CFD3306 Pre-primary Development and Observation
ECE3306 Infant/Toddler Methods
ECE4316 Pre-primary Methods
ECE4319 Fine Arts Methods (Birth - Grade 3)
EEL4317 Mathematics Methods and Strategies (K-3)
EEL4318 Science and Social Studies Methods and Strategies (K-3)
EEL4319 Physical Education & Health Methods and Strategies (K-3)
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (GRADES K-6)
EEL4307 Language Arts and Literature in the Elementary School
EEL4317 Mathematics Methods and Strategies (K-3)
EEL4318 Science and Social Studies Methods and Strategies (K-3)
EEL4319 Physical Education & Health Methods and Strategies (K-3)
EEL4327 Kindergarten Methods and Primary Learners
EEL4335 Mathematics Methods for Elementary Teachers (Grades K-6)
EEL4336 Physical Education and Health Methods for Elementary Teachers
EEL4337 Social Studies Methods for Elementary Teachers (Grades K-6)
EEL4338 Science Methods for Elementary Teachers (Grades K-6)
EEL4345 Language Arts Content and Teaching Strategies (Grades K-6)
EEL4346 Reading Methods and Strategies (Grades K-6)
EEL4347 Children’s Literature (Grades K-6)
EEL4835 Elementary Methods Seminar I
EEL4836 Elementary Methods Seminar II
EAR4345 Art Methods for Elementary Teachers
MUE4345 Music Methods for Elementary Teachers (Grades K-6)
ESL EDUCATION (GRADES K-12)
ENG3125 Advanced Grammar: Syntax
ESL3215 Language, School and Society
ESL3315 Theory of Second Language Acquisition
MATHEMATICS EDUCATION (GRADES 5-8 OR 5-12)
MAE4355 Mathematics Curriculum and Standards for Middle School (Grades 5-8)
MAE4365 Math Curriculum and Standards for High School (Grades 9-12)
MAE4456 Methods of Teaching Mathematics in the Middle School (Grades 5-8)
MAE4467 Methods of Teaching Mathematics in the High School (Grades 9-12)
MIDDLE LEVEL ENDORSEMENT
EDU4355 Middle School Foundations
MUSIC EDUCATION (GRADES K-12)
MUE3270 Instrumental Methods Overview
MUE4355 Elementary and Middle School Music Methods (Grades K-8)
MUE4365 Secondary Choral and General Music Methods
MUE4375 Woodwind Methods
MUE4376 Brass/Percussion Methods
MUE4377 Percussion Methods
MUE4378 String Methods
MUE4379 Band/Orchestra and General Music Methods
MUS2176 Fundamentals of Conducting
MUS3206 Advanced Choral Conducting
MUS3246 Advanced Instrumental Conducting
MUS4401 Vocal Pedagogy I
PHYSICAL EDUCATION (GRADES K-12)
HPE3075 Assessment and Measurement in Physical Education
EPH4345 Methods of Teaching Elementary Physical Education
EPH4365 Methods of Teaching Secondary Physical Education
EPH4375 Adapted Physical Education (Grades K-12)
HEALTH EDUCATION (GRADES K-12)
EPH4355 School Health Education Methods
SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION (GRADES 5-8 OR 5-12)
SSE3255 National Government for Middle School Teachers
SSE4357 Law-Related Education
SSE4458 Methods of Teaching Social I (Grades 5-8)
SSE4468 Methods of Teaching Social Studies II (Grades 9-12)
VISUAL ARTS EDUCATION (GRADES K-12)
EAR4345 Art Methods for Elementary Teachers
EAR4465 Art Methods for Secondary Teachers
WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES EDUCATION (SPANISH)
WLE4415 Methods and Materials for Language Teaching
WLE4416 Methods and Materials for ESL/World Language: Spanish
OTHER PROFESSIONAL COURSES
The following courses must be passed with a grade of “B-” or above:
COMMUNICATION ARTS/LITERATURE EDUCATION
EDE4357 Young Adult Texts
EDE4356 Teaching Language and Communication in Grades 5-8
EDE4366 Teaching Language and Communication in Grades 5-12
EDE4367 Teaching Secondary Reading and Literature in Grades 5-12
ESL EDUCATION
EDL4325 Teaching Grammar for ESL
EDL4326 ESL Curriculum and Assessment
EDL4461 ESL K-12 Methods and Materials I
EDL4462 ESL K-12 Methods and Materials II
LABORATORY COURSES
All education lab courses graded on a pass/no credit basis must be passed with a grade of “P.”