M.Ed with license

Family Education M.Ed with Parent Education Teaching License

This program is designed to pair the Family Education M.Ed. with Parent Education teacher licensure.  The licensure program is a graduate-level post-baccalaureate program approved by the State of Minnesota to prepare and recommend students for licensure as teachers of parents in Early Childhood Family Education Programs (ECFE). A parent educator plans, coordinates, and teaches in an instructional program that addresses the intellectual, emotional, cultural, social and physical needs of both parents and children. 

The paired Master's and Licensure program:

• Develops and strengthens professionals' competencies to work with individuals and families to enhance family life

• Allows professionals to obtain a Parent and Family Education license while obtaining a Master's degree in Family Education

• Provides rigorous professional teacher preparation in accordance with Standards of Effective Practice for Teachers (SEP) and content standards adopted by the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) (students meet these requirements by completing required coursework and engaging in student teaching and other field experiences)

To be recommended by the program for licensure by the State of Minnesota, all requirements, such as demonstration of professional teaching dispositions, must be successfully completed. Students pursuing the M.Ed. with teaching license sub-plan are held to all licensure requirements. 

Students must, in consultation with their advisor, fill out a program checklist to ensure that all requirements will be met. An overall GPA of 2.8 or higher is required. All courses eligible to be included in the M.Ed. program must be graded at “C” or higher for satisfactory progress and for degree completion.

Coursework (30 credits)

Parent and Family Education (18 credits)

    FSoS 5937 – Parent-Child Interaction

    FSoS 5942 – Diverse Family Experiences

    FSoS 5944 – Curricular Design in Parent Education

    FSoS 5945 – Teaching and Learning in Parent Education

    FSoS 5946 – Assessment and Evaluation in Parent Education

    FSoS 5949—Student Teaching in Parent Education

Supporting program (12 credits)

• CPSY 5301 Advanced Developmental Psychology or CPSY 5261 Early Learning in Infancy and Toddlerhood or equivalent (3 credits)

• Nine credits selected from existing UMN courses in consultation with student’s academic advisor which will support development of career goals. Examples, additional child development courses, program evaluation, etc. Students may be able to include up to 10 credits of graduate level coursework taken as a non-degree student and/or non-degree courses taken outside of Family Social Science, students must provide a syllabus and a petition with rationale for inclusion in M.Ed. To be considered courses must be less than 10 years old. 

• MN requires Drug and Alcohol Abuse and Mandated Reporting training for all initial licensure student which must be fulfilled before license can be awarded.

See Course Planning tab for detailed course planning information

APAS

The Parent and Family Education Program reviews student transcripts and creates an individualized plan that specifies all courses that must be successfully completed in order to be eligible to obtain a teaching license from the State of Minnesota.  APAS (Academic Progress Audit System) lists license requirements, summarizes your parent family education licensure progress, and explains what you will need to do to complete your license.  

For more information about licensure policies and procedures, consult the UMN Office of Teacher Education Teaching Handbook. https://academics.cehd.umn.edu/teaching-handbook/

Student Teaching 

All students pursuing a teaching license in parent and family education (license-only or as a M.Ed. subplan) are required to complete a student teaching placement. Students should review the Student Teaching section for further details. 

Applying for the Minnesota Teaching Licensure

After final grades have been posted, students can apply for their Minnesota teaching license. Students should consult with the License Program Lead during the final semester of their program for more information on how to apply for their teaching license.  Teacher licensure process:   http://www.cehd.umn.edu/teaching/license/

Candidates are subject to a background check at the time of Minnesota teaching license application. Background checks are required by the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) and conducted by the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA).

Final Steps for Degree Completion

• Contact famed@umn.edu to inform us that you are completing the last semester of coursework.

• During last semester (first eight weeks) of coursework select two faculty members to serve on the capstone interview committee. Students should review the Capstone interview section for further details. 

• Schedule the capstone interview within the final two months of the semester in which the degree will be completed. NOTE: to schedule, students should view the Google calendars of both committee members to identify at least three possible dates and times (1 hour in length). These options should be sent to both committees members to finalize scheduling.

• Prepare for the capstone interview. Student should review the Capstone interview section for further details.

• For additional Degree Clearance information see: https://assets.asr.umn.edu/files/gssp/otr408g_Masters_CEHD_GPAS.pdf