English: Licensing for Secondary School Teaching

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Major Requirements

Certification for teaching secondary school in Minnesota requires a major that meets the departmental requirements. The following courses must be included in the major:

1.

For licensure, students are required to take one literature survey course in an earlier period

and one survey course in a later period

2.

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

3.

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

4.

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

a.

One course at any level in which gender issues are a major part (such as courses that are given the “G” Hamline Plan designation)

b.

One course at any level in which race/ethnicity issues are a major part (such as courses that are given the “G” or the “I” Hamline Plan designation)

Special Methods and Content Courses

A course may serve duplicate functions in both the major and the certification requirements. In addition, the following courses outside the major are required for a secondary license: