Timeline

Our program is sequential and each required course is offered once per academic year, beginning in the summer semester, and can be completed by the end of the next summer (12 months). Summer semester courses are offered in shorter two to three week overlapping intervals meeting in both the morning and afternoon. Each of our three fall courses meets once a week from 4:40-7:20 p.m. for 15 weeks. Six weeks of student teaching at the elementary level and six weeks in middle or high school is usually completed in the Spring semester (with summer semester in year-round schools being a possibility for working teachers).

Masters of Education

This program includes two components: initial teaching licensure and MEd degree. The Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers our teacher preparation programs at the graduate level because it affords you the opportunity to master your content knowledge through your undergraduate degree before being placed in a real classroom for an optimal learning experience.

This model offers the following advantages:

• Teachers who have a master's degree will see a roughly $7,000 annual salary increase [Teacher.org]
• Though the salary increase with a master's degree will vary by district and state, Minnesota teachers are on the higher end of the payscale.
• Teachers with advanced degrees can be promoted to school administration positions and become mentors to other teachers based upon their graduate training.