MEd and Teaching Licensure Programs
Find the resources you need to complete your start the program, complete your degree, gain licensure and graduate.
COVID-19 Updates and Resources
Initial Licensure/M.Ed Handbook
New Student Checklist
Complete the checklist for newly admitted teacher licensure students as soon as possible.
Petition transfer credits to your academic advisor prior to the beginning of the program.
Minnesota Teacher Licensure Exams
Effective August 1, 2023, teacher candidates are NO LONGER required by the Minnesota Board of Teaching to pass Minnesota Teacher Licensure Exams (MTLE). The following list of exam links has been preserved for archival purposes and to aid current and past teachers who completed previously required sections of the MTLE.
Content:
Information for exams required prior to August 1, 2023 based on the licensure area(s):
Pedagogy:
K-5 License (Elementary Education): Info regarding the elementary pedagogy exam.
5-12 License (Science, Math, Social Studies, English): Info regarding the secondary pedagogy exam.
K-12 License (Arts in Education, Second Language Education): Info regarding either the elementary pedagogy exam or the secondary pedagogy exam. You do not need to take both.
Apply for Teaching License
Your license and your M.Ed. are granted separately and require two different completion processes.
Licensure Requirements, State of Minnesota
In order to be recommended for your Minnesota teaching license, you must successfully complete the licensure requirements mandated by the state of Minnesota:
Arts in Education (dance, theatre, visual arts)
Science Education (Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Life Science)
Second Language Education (World languages, ESL)
Second Language Education, Working Professionals
This material is available in alternative formats upon request. Direct requests to the Office of Teacher Education at ote@umn.edu, 612-625-5060.
Apply for M.Ed. Degree Completion
Step 1: Submit Program Plan Form
Program Plan Forms can be found below for each degree and should be submitted
to your academic advisor in the first month of your last semester of coursework.
Complete your Program Plan Form:
Complete this step one month prior to graduation
(follow this guide: https://onestop.umn.edu/month-you-intend-graduate-0)
MyU>Academics tab>Degree Progress> Click on "Apply to Graduate" link
Below are the M.Ed. completion requirements by program.
Arts in Education - 3 graduate level credits
Elementary Eeducation- Both MEd and licensure are completed at the same time, no extra completion credits
English- Complete 12 graduate level credits
Math- Teach for one year and complete 8 graduate level credits
Science - Teach for one year and complete graduate level credits, which vary (Complete 9 credits if you began your program in or after summer 2013 or 12 credits if you began your program prior to the summer of 2013.)
Second Language - MEd and licensure are completed at the same time, no extra completion credits
Social Studies - License requirements and MEd degree requirements are completed in one year, no extra completion credits
Maintain Continuous Enrollment
A 2.80 overall GPA and continuous enrollment for the fall and spring terms are required. If you plan to take either of these semesters off, see Continuous Enrollment webpage. If you’ve already completed your coursework and the term has ended, you’ll need to register for GRAD 999 (you are limited to two GRAD 999 registrations) in order to keep your enrollment active as the University can only clear a degree in an active student status. Use GRAD 999 also if you plan to take a semester off.
Policies
Contact an advisor
Monarch Justice for Social Studies education, Mathematics Education, Science Education
Michelle McElroy for English Education, Second Language Education
Veronica Myers for Elementary Education, Arts in Education