ACADEMICS - Elementary Education
The K-6 elementary with a middle school specialty license allows you to teach in grades K-6 and in your specialty area of math, science, social studies, or language arts in middle school.
Licensure Requirements
Licensure requirements are offered at both the undergraduate and graduate
level. That means classes will include both undergraduate and graduate
students, with graduate students having additional course responsibilities.
Graduate courses are taken at the 500 level.
All courses must be taken for licensure, and between four and six may also be applied toward the master’s degree in education.
EDC 200/522 Orientation to Education (1.0) *
EDC 206/566 Diversity/Minnesota American Indians (1.0)
EDC 310/533 Learning and Development (1.0) *
EDC 410/544 Special Needs Learner (1.0) *
EDC 490/580 School and Society (1.0)
EED 320/520 K-6 Methods: Reading (1.0)
To complete the license, you will also need to complete certain requirements at the undergraduate level:
HPE 115 Chemical Dependency (.5)
EDC 220 Educational Technology (.5)
EED 310 K-6 Methods: Health/PE (.5)
EED 330 K-6 Methods: Children’s Lit./Lit. Arts (1.0)
EED 340 K-6 Methods: Music/Art (.5)
EED 350 K-6 Methods: Math (1.0)*
EED 360 K-6 Methods: Science (1.0)
EED 370 K-6 Methods: Social Studies (.5)
EED 380 Kindergarten Methods (.5) *
Middle School methods in specialty * (.5-1.5)
EED 481,483 Student Teaching (2.0)
*Field experience hours are required in these courses. A minimum of 100 hours in classrooms and education-related settings are required prior to student teaching. Students spend approximately 20 hours per term in field experiences.
Undergraduate Liberal Arts Requirements
The number of supporting liberal arts courses required for licensure
depends upon the courses taken previously as part of the bachelor’s
degree. For a full list of requirements, contact the Graduate
Admissions Office for a catalog.
