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:

• The appropriate content specific methods of teaching course. Each course is offered either fall or spring semester and is taken the same semester as EDUC 352 Technology, Instruction & Ecology of the Secondary Classroom.

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 420	Knowledge, Literacy and Inquiry	2
EDUC 425	Education of the Exceptional Child	2
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.