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    Mar 28, 2024  
2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Bulletin]

Communication Arts and Literature: Licensing for Secondary School Teaching (5-12)


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Requirements


Students must complete the Education Department courses for a Minnesota teaching license (see Education Co-Major). Certification for teaching secondary school in Minnesota (5-12) also requires a major that meets the departmental requirements. The following courses must be taken for licensure and may be included in the English major.

Note: A course may serve duplicate functions in both the major and the licensure requirements.

Two “gateway” courses to be taken in sequence (required of all English majors):


Secondary licensure students must include the following courses among their 3000-level courses:


Secondary licensure students are required to ensure that they have taken:


  • One course at any level in which gender issues are a major part
  • One course at any level in which race/ethnicity issues are a major part

Special Methods and Content Courses


In addition, the following courses outside the major are required for a secondary license:

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