Communication Arts and Literature Licensure

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The Communication Arts and Literature Education major qualifies the student to teach in middle or high school and leads to a Communication Arts and Literature (5–12) Licensure. The student must be accepted into the Teacher Education and Humanities/Social Science Departments and must meet the requirements of both departments.

Licensure Requirements

All persons completing approved teacher education programs in Minnesota institutions and seeking initial teaching licensures are required to successfully complete the Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examinations (MTLE) in reading comprehension, writing composition, and mathematics. Students must take this exam prior to department acceptance. Students are also required to pass a Minnesota pedagogy and content area test to be eligible for licensure. Persons are allowed to retake the test to achieve passing scores as established by the Minnesota Board of Teaching.

The State of Minnesota requires a background check of all persons seeking teacher licensure upon completion of the preparation program and prior to issuing the teaching licensure. A criminal record does not automatically disqualify a candidate from licensure, but candidates must consider whether their backgrounds would jeopardize receiving licensure approval. Additional information may be required by the Board of Teaching to determine whether or not to grant the license.

I. Education Core - 20 Credits

EDU 211 - Media and Technology 2 Credits *
EDU 241 - Foundations of Education 3 Credits *
EDU 241F - Foundations of Education Field Experience 0 Credits *
EDU 311 - Assessment for Learning 2 Credits *
EDU 312 - Instructional Design 3 Credits *
EDU 313 - Multicultural and Diverse Learners 2 Credits *
EDU 313F - Multicultural and Diverse Learners Field Experience 0 Credits *
EDU 405 - Classroom Environment 2 Credits *
EDU 350 - Literacy Across the Curriculum 3 Credits *
PSY 232 - Educational Psychology 3 Credits *

Communication Arts Core - 54 Credits

COM 140 - Perspectives in Communication 3 Credits *
ENG 233 - American Literature 3 Credits *
ENG 234 - Western World Masterpieces 3 Credits *
ENG 240X - Adolescent Literature 3 Credits *
ENG 243 - Introduction to Dramatic Literature 3 Credits *
ENG 311 - Advanced Grammar and Composition 3 Credits *
ENG 331 - Contemporary Non-Western Writers 3 Credits *
ENG 338 - Survey of British Literature 3 Credits *
ENG 341 - Creative Writing Seminar 3 Credits *
ENG 437 - Shakespeare 3 Credits *
Literature or Writing Elective (200 level or above) 3 Credits *
FAR 341X - Musical Theatre 3 Credits *
MED 432 - Communication Arts and Literature Methods: Middle School 3 Credits *
MED 438P - Middle School Practicum 0 Credits *
MED 450 - Student Teaching: Middle School 4 Credits *
SED 443P - Secondary Methods Practicum 0 Credits *
SED 443 - Secondary Methods 3 Credits *
SED 452 - Student Teaching: Senior High 8 Credits *

Total - 74 Credits

* Requires a minimum passing grade of a “C”