MEd and Teaching Licensure Programs

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.

Apply for licensure

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)

Elementary Education

English Education

Mathematics Education

Science Education (Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Life Science)

Second Language Education (World languages, ESL)

Second Language Education, Working Professionals

Social Studies Education

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:

Step 2: Complete the Application for Degree in MyU

- 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 9 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