Initial Licensure: 5-12 Social Studies

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Teacher Licensure and Pathway to the Master of Arts in Teaching

All teaching candidates are advised that completion of the licensure program within a four-year time frame requires careful planning. Interested students should seek early advising from the Teacher Education program faculty to plan their program.

Requirements for licensure include pedagogy and methodology coursework at the graduate level (GED 7000-level courses). Education students are eligible to apply these credits toward Hamline’s Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program. This program allows for a seamless transition from undergraduate to graduate study. Students may complete their undergraduate degree requirements and graduate with a Bachelor’s degree before completing licensure requirements, then finish licensure work through the MAT program. Once all licensure requirements (including student teaching) have been completed, students are eligible to earn their Master’s degree by completing the 8-credit capstone sequence.

To pursue a licensure program, and to be eligible for the Pathway to MAT, students must be admitted to Teacher Education. Please see the School of Education and Leadership section for more information.

Grade Policy

The cumulative GPA for all education coursework (EDU and GED) must be 3.0 or above. The cumulative GPA for content area coursework (life science, math, Spanish, etc.) must be 3.0 or above. Grades in GED courses must be B- or better to count toward the licensure program. Exceptions to the grading policy will be considered on a case by case basis.

Initial Licensure Requirements

State Testing Requirements

MTLE: NES Essential Academic Skills Test (see your advisor for equivalents) - not required for Tier 3 license
MTLE: Secondary Pedagogy 5-12 (sub test 1 and sub test 2)
MTLE: Social Studies 5-12 (sub test 1 and sub test 2)

Pedagogy Requirements: 5-12 Licensure

Methods Requirements - Social Studies

Content Requirements - Social Studies

Students should complete a Social Studies major. Specific content course requirements are listed below.

ANTH 1160 - Introduction to Anthropology
ECON 1100 - Principles of Economics
ECON 1200 - Big Data & Social Issues
HIST 1310 - Introduction to American History: 1877-Present
HIST 3XXX - History course numbered above 3010
HIST XXXX - Non-Western History course
PSCI 1110 - American Government and Politics
PSY 1330 - General Psychology
SOC 1110 - Introduction to Sociological Thinking
One course in Human Geography or World Geography (not offered at Hamline)

Concentration Courses

Six courses in one concentration area from one of the subject areas listed above. At least one of the six courses must be at the 5000 level and at least one must be at the 3000 level. This concentration must also include the methodology course in the discipline from among the options below.

Note: Courses listed above are counted toward the concentration area.

Methodology Course

Choose the course that matches the concentration area.