Major Requirements

Required Education Coursework for Majors in Secondary/K-12 Education

Completion of the following education coursework is required for Minnesota licensure to teach. To be eligible to take 300-level EDUC prefix courses and complete a Secondary/K-12 Education major, the student must first be admitted to the Teacher Education Program (except EDUC 330). Students must also complete the coursework required by the content department of a major (see individual major departments).

The requirements for a major in education are 67-91 credits. Education coursework, either for the double major options, or integrated options include the following:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Education Courses
EDUC 212	American Education in a Diverse World	4
EDUC 221	Teaching in the Middle School	2
EDUC 352	Technology, Instruction & Ecology of the Secondary Classroom	4
EDUC 399	Orientation to Student Teaching	0
EDUC 420	Knowledge, Literacy and Inquiry	2
EDUC 425	Education of the Exceptional Child	2
EDUC 488	Assessment and Reflection on Student Teaching Practice	1
Student teaching (see individual major or program for appropriate course number)		12
PSYC 212	Educational Psychology	4
Content specific methods of teaching course (see individual major or program)		4-8
Total Hours		35-39

Coursework Sequence

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

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDUC 212	American Education in a Diverse World	4
EDUC 221	Teaching in the Middle School	2
PSYC 212	Educational Psychology	4

Third year:

•  Each content specific methods of teaching course is offered either fall or spring semester and is taken concurrently with EDUC 352 Technology, Instruction & Ecology of the Secondary Classroom, EDUC 420 Knowledge, Literacy and Inquiry and EDUC 425 Education of the Exceptional Child.
• EDUC 399 is take the semester prior to student teaching (spring of the junior year if teaching in the fall or the fall of the senior year if student teaching in the spring.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDUC 352	Technology, Instruction & Ecology of the Secondary Classroom	4
EDUC 399	Orientation to Student Teaching (Taken the semester before student teaching)	0

Fourth year: first or second semester

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDUC 399	Orientation to Student Teaching (Taken the semester before student teaching)	0
EDUC 488	Assessment and Reflection on Student Teaching Practice	1

The following courses are to be taken concurrently:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDUC 488	Assessment and Reflection on Student Teaching Practice	1
Appropriate student teaching course:		12
EDUC 494	Student Teaching: Art
EDUC 495	Student Teaching: Physical Education
EDUC 498	Student Teaching: Secondary Education
EDUC 499	Student Teaching: Music

Degree and Graduation Requirements
In addition to the program-specific requirements listed above, all students must complete the graduation requirements specified for their degree.  See the Degree and Graduation Requirements section for more information.