Secondary Education Grades 5–12 & K–12, B.A.

A. The following:

• ED250 Human Relations, Cultural Diversity and Indian Cultures
• PY111 General Psychology

B. Either FYE101 and COM202 or LH110 and LH410:

• INT101 First Year Experience Anchor Course and
• COM202 Communication Fundamentals

• or

• LH110 Foundations and
• LH410 The Modern Condition

C. The following courses to be completed sophomore year:

• ED301 School and Society
• ED302 Substance Abuse Prevention and Community Health
• ED306 Learning and Development
• ED307 Educational Technology

D. The following courses to be completed junior year:

• ED350 Curriculum and Instruction: Grades 5–12
• ED360 Reading: Grades 5–12
• ED370 Educational Measurement and Assessment
• ED375 Addressing Learning Needs in the Field: Reflective Practice as Teacher Research

E. One of the following courses to be completed junior year:

• ED390 Social Studies Methods: Grades 5–12
• ED393 World Languages & Cultural Methods: Grades K–12
• ED394 Communication Arts and Literature Methods: Grades 5–12
• ED395 Mathematics Methods: Grades 5–12
• ED396 Physical Science Methods: Grades 5–12
• ED397 Life Science Methods: Grades 5–12

F. The following courses to be completed senior year:

• ED455 Nature of the Exceptional Adolescent 5–12
• ED480 Student Teaching: 5–12
• ED490 Professional Capstone: Performance Assessment

G. Secondary English Education majors only:

• ED385 Adolescent Literature and Methods

Please Note:

Candidates for K–12 certification must complete significant school experiences at elementary, middle school and high school levels including clinicals and student teaching.

Required for State Licensure:

Disciplinary Courses (or approved equivalent) for each content area as required by Minnesota state-accrediting body (PELSB).  These lists are approved by PELSB through 2023:

Communication and English Language Arts Licensure:
*Course substitutions can be made if a specific course is not offered.  Consult with the Departmental Chair and Chair of Education.

• One course in Oral Communication (3 credits; e.g., COM204 )
• One course in Media Communication (3 credits; e.g., COM111 )
• Two courses in Literary Analysis (6 credits; e.g., E251 , E252 )
• One course in Rhetoric (3 credits, e.g., E225 )
• One course in American Literature (3 credits)
• Two courses in British Literature from two different periods (6 credits; e.g.,E315 , E331 , E352 )
• One course in Essay Writing (3 credits; e.g., E325 )
• One course on Shakespeare (3 credits; e.g., E333 )
• One course on World Literature (3 credits; e.g., E373 , E381 , E391 )
• One course on Literary Criticism (3 credits; e.g., E452 )
• One English seminar (3 credits, e.g., E470-E479)

Social Studies Licensure:

*Course substitutions can be made if a specific course is not offered.  Consult with the Departmental Chair and Chair of Education.

• One course in Global History pre-1500 (3 credits; e.g., H111 )
• One course in Global History post-1500 (3 credits; e.g., H112 )
• One course in Multicultural History (3 credits; e.g., H151 )
• One course in Psychology (3 credits; e.g., PY111  )
• One course in American Government (3 credits; e.g., PS102 )
• One course in Microeconomics (3 credits; e.g., EC261 )
• Once course in Macroeconomics (3 credits; e.g., EC262 )
• Once course in Anthropology (3 credits; e.g., AN300 )
• One course in Geography (3 credits; e.g., GE 305 )
• One course in Sociology (3 credits; e.g., S110  )
• Three upper division courses (300 level +) in History (9 credits)

Life Science/Biology Licensure: 

*Course substitutions can be made if a specific course is not offered.  Consult with the Departmental Chair and Chair of Education.

(Three-course sequence and two lab courses)

• B212 General Biology I: Cellular and Molecular Biology  
• B214 General Biology II: Form and Function of Animals and Plants  
• B216 General Biology III: Ecology, Evolution and Biological Diversity  
• B221 Biology Field Experience  
• B223 Biology Laboratory Experience  
• One course in Ecology with Lab (e.g., B301 )
• One course in  Human Anatomy and Lab (e.g., B305 )
• One course in Genetics and Lab (e.g., B310 )
• One course in Cell Biology and Lab (e.g., B311 )
• One course in  Physiology and Lab (e.g., B313 )
• One course in Microbiology and Lab (e.g., B434 )

Chemistry Licensure: 

*Course substitutions can be made if a specific course is not offered.  Consult with the Departmental Chair and Chair of Education.

• C131 /C133  General Chemistry I and Lab
• C142 /C144  General Chemistry II and Lab
• M151 Calculus I  
• P201 /P202  Introduction to Physics I with Lab
• C321 /C323  Organic Chemistry I and Lab
• C325 /C326  Organic Chemistry II and Lab
• M152 Calculus II  
• P211 /P212   Introduction to Physics II with Lab
• C331 Physical Chemistry I with Laboratory  
• C341 Quantitative Chemical Analysis with Laboratory  
• B409 /C409  Biochemistry with Lab
• Two Upper division Chemistry Electives OR One Upper division Chemistry Elective
• ONE Upper division Math elective 

Physics Licensure:

*Course substitutions can be made if a specific course is not offered.  Consult with the Departmental Chair and Chair of Education.

• One course in Earth and Solar System (3 credits; e.g., P111 )
• Two courses in Introductory Physics with Lab (8 credits; e.g., P201 /P202 , P211 /P212 )
• P304 Introduction to Modern Physics with Laboratory  
• P314 Digital Systems with Laboratory  
• P340 Classical Mechanics   
• One additional higher division (300+) physics elective course
• Two courses in Biology with Lab
• Two courses in General Chemistry with Lab (8 credits; e.g., C131 /C133 , C142 /C144 )
• Two courses in Physical Chemistry with Lab (8 credits; e.g., C331 /C332 )
• Three courses in Math including Calculus I, II, III (9 credits; e.g., M151 , M152 , M251 )

Mathematics Licensure:

*Course substitutions can be made if a specific course is not offered.  Consult with the Departmental Chair and Chair of Education.

• Calculus sequence (12-16 credits; e.g., M151 , M152 , M251 ) OR M148 /M149   Calculus I with Precalculus in place of M151
• One course in Computer Science (3 credits; e.g., CS 110 )
• One course in Statistics (3 credits; e.g.; ST232 )
• M252 Linear Algebra  
• M300 Discrete Mathematics  
• M321 Modern Geometry  
• M361 Operations Research  
• M401 Abstract Algebra  
• M411 Introduction to Analysis  

Middle Level Math Endorsement

• M108 Mathematical Concepts I: Systems  
• M109 Mathematical Concepts II: Geometry  
• M148 /M149  Calculus I with Precalculus OR M151 Calculus I  
• M300 Discrete Mathematics  
• One course in Statistics (3 credits; e.g.; ST132  or ST232   

Spanish Licensure: 

*Course substitutions can be made if a specific course is not offered.  Consult with the Departmental Chair and Chair of Education.

• Two courses in Beginning Conversational Spanish (6 credits; e.g. SP101 , SP102 )
• Two courses in Intermediate Conversational Spanish (6 credits; e.g.,SP201 , SP202 )
• SP331 Civilization/Culture Spain  
• SP301 Advanced Spanish Conversation  
• SP302 Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition  
• TWO SP 300+ Upper division electives (6 credits total)
• SP332 Civilization/Culture Latin America  
• ONE Upper division Literature Course (e.g., SP401 /SP402 /SP403 /SP404 )
• Study Abroad or Domestic Arranged Experience