Secondary Education Program Application

Step 1: Attend the Application Information Meeting

[Both meetings will contain the same information so you will only need to attend one]

Step 2: Confirm You Are Meeting Program Entry Requirements*

*Or will have met program entry requirements before fall 2026. Please meet with your adviser if you have questions or concerns.

Program Entry Requirements: 

1. Admission to UMM

2. Minimum GPA of 2.5 overall, 2.75 in licensure area(s), and 2.75 in Education courses.  No grade below C- will be accepted in these courses. Courses must be taken A-F unless offered S/N only.

3. Completion or near-completion of licensure courses in the content/licensure area(s) and demonstration of satisfactory progress in each licensure area. 

4. Your APAS must be coded in your teaching/licensure area. You can do this on the Academic Advising webpage (click on Change Major/Adviser and complete the online Major/Minor Change Form).

5. Satisfactory completion of prerequisites (with a grade of C- or higher): see "Requirements" - "Program Admission Requirements " - "Courses Required for Admission."

Step 3: Submit Your Online Application

Link to online application. Due December 1, 2025.

Step 4: Discipline Recommendations

There is no action for you to take with respect to discipline recommendations. The Division of Education will contact your discipline faculty directly for feedback regarding your mastery of content-area subject matter and that feedback will be factored into the decision-making process.

Step 5: Interview with a Secondary Education Faculty Member

Interview with a Secondary Education faculty member during the week of January 12, 2026.  A Google Spreadsheet will be available in December for scheduling.

Decision Timeline

The selection committee will carefully review all application materials and applicants will be informed via university email of committee decisions by Friday, January 30, 2026. The Secondary Education program for the 2027 cohort begins Fall Semester, 2026. Please contact your advisor, or Carrie Jepma (Secondary Education discipline coordinator) for advising, or if you have other questions, please feel free to contact the Division of Education at ummed@morris.umn.edu.

If admitted, you will attend a mandatory meeting held on Thursday February 12, 2026 at 11:40 AM in Blakely 9. 

Clinical Experiences

Clinical experiences (field experiences, student teaching and practica) are a vital component of the UMN Morris teacher education program. They provide teacher candidates the opportunity to put theory from university coursework into practice. Each experience is thoughtfully selected to allow pre-services teachers exposure to a variety of grade levels, schools, and cooperating teachers, and to work with students who differ in race, ethnicity, home language, socioeconomic status, and with a range of exceptionalities.

As part of the clinical experiences, teacher candidates will be required to annually complete a background check, obtain liability insurance, and be able to travel or obtain transportation to school partner sites. UMN Morris does not provide transportation to school sites or guarantee specific location requests can be accommodated.