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Majors/Fields of study

(sometimes known elsewhere as teaching certificate programs)

Listed below are fields of study for our

• preK-12 initial licensure programs
  M.Ed./initial licensure programs prepare students to teach topic areas in Minnesota public schools. They're called "initial licensure" because additional licensure areas can be added.
• additional licensure (endorsement) programs
  These programs allow students to add on licensure areas to a current Minnesota license.
• adult education programs.

Almost all of our licensure programs are offered at the graduate level. Current undergraduate students may consider the undergraduate licensure programs listed below or DirecTrack to Teaching program.

Program areas (preK-12)

Most programs are offered at the graduate M.Ed. level.
(In parentheses are the names of the licenses where they differ from the name of the program.)

• Agricultural education | content area requirements
• Art education (visual arts) | content area requirements
• Business and marketing education (business education) | content area requirements
  • Business and marketing education is also available at the undergraduate level, however the program does not include recommendation for licensure.
• Early childhood/early childhood special education | content area requirements
• Elementary education  | content area requirements
• English education (communication, arts, and literature) | content area requirements
• Family education (family and consumer science) | content area requirements
• Math education (mathematics education) | content area requirements
• Music education
• Physical education (optional developmental and adapted physical education) | content area requirements
• Science education | content area requirements
• Second languages and cultures (world languages and cultures, English as a second language) | language proficiency requirements
• Social studies education | content area requirements
• Special education (requires an initial licensure)

Additional licensure (endorsement) programs

These programs require an initial licensure. Speak with an adviser regarding admission and requirements.

• Accommodation specialist for students with disabilities
• Adult basic education
• Agricultural education (grades 5-12)
• Business education (grades 5-12)
• Career and technical education
  • communications technology careers
  • construction careers
  • creative design careers
  • early childhood careers
  • hospitality service careers
  • manufacturing careers
  • medical careers
  • transportation careers
• Communication arts and literature education (grades 5-12)
• Developmental/adapted physical education [DAPE] (grades preK-12)
• English as a second language [ESL] (grades K-12)
• Family and consumer sciences education (grades 5-12)
• Keyboarding (grades K-8)
• Mathematics education (grades 5-12)
• Middle level (grades 5-8): for students with current elementary teaching license for grades 1-6
  • communication arts and literature
  • mathematics
  • general science
  • social studies
• Middle level (grades 5-8): for students with current secondary teaching license for grades 7-12
  • communication arts and literature
  • mathematics
  • general science
  • social studies
• Parent education (parent and family education)
• Reading (grades K-12)
• School counseling
• Science education
  • chemistry (grades 9-12)
  • earth and space science (grades 9-12)
  • general science (grades 5-8)
  • life science (grades 9-12)
  • physics (grades 9-12)
• Social studies education (grades 5-12)
• Special education: for students with current special education licenses. Other students seeking special education licensure must complete a separate M.Ed./professional studies program in special education.
  • deaf or hard of hearing (birth-grade 12)
  • developmental disabilities (grades K-12)
  • emotional/behavioral disorder (grades K-12)
  • learning disabilities (grades K-12)
• Teacher coordinator of work-based learning
• World languages and cultures (grades K-8 or K-12)
  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Hebrew
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Latin
  • Norwegian
  • Ojibwe
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Swedish

Adult education programs

• Adult education
• Career and technical education (certificate)
  Career and technical education (undergraduate)
• Coaching
• Family education
• Human resource development
• Learning technologies
• Parent education (parent and family education)

Didn't see the program you're interested in?

• Bilingual education: see second languages and cultures or language immersion
• Career and technical education: see business and industry education
• Consumer sciences: see family education
• Educational/instructional media design: see learning technologies
• English as a second language/ESL: see second languages and cultures
• Home economics: see family education
• Language arts: see English education
• Multicultural education: see second languages and cultures or language immersion
• Multilingual education: see second languages and cultures or language immersion
• Reading: see literacy
• Sales and marketing education: see business and marketing education
• Vo-tech education: see business and industry education