Social Studies Licensure

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The Social Studies Education licensure program is designed to prepare students for a public and private teaching career in grades 5-12. The program is structured to meet the Minnesota Board of Teaching Social Studies licensure requirements. Students must have a bachelor’s degree before they are approved to pursue a Social Studies licensure only program. The student must be accepted into and fulfill all requirements for the Teacher Education Department as well as the Humanities and Social Science Department.

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) Basic Skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. Students must take this exam prior to department acceptance. Students are also required to pass the MTLE pedagogy and content area tests to be eligible for licensure.

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 - 25 Credits

EDU 209 - Teacher Education Basic Skills Review 0-1 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 312 - Instructional Design 3 Credits
EDU 314 - Multicultural and Diverse Learners 3 Credits
EDU 314F - Multicultural and Diverse Learners Field Experience 0 Credits
EDU 315 - Assessment for Learning 3 Credits
EDU 350 - Literacy Across the Curriculum 3 Credits
EDU 406 - Classroom Environment 3 Credits
EDU 455 - Student Teaching Seminar 1 Credits
PSY 232X - Educational Psychology 3 Credits

II. Social Studies Core - 60 Credits

ANT 231 - Cultural Anthropology 3 Credits
ECO 232 - Principles of Economics 3 Credits
GEO 221 - World Regional Geography 3 Credits
HIS 133 - World Civilizations to 1500 3 Credits
HIS 134 - World Civilizations since 1500 3 Credits
HIS 231 - American Civilization to 1877 3 Credits
HIS 232 - American Civilization since 1877 3 Credits
MED 430P - Middle School Practicum 0 Credits
MED 431 - Social Studies Methods: Middle School 3 Credits
MED 456 - Student Teaching: Middle School Social Studies 4 Credits
POL 232 - Introduction to Political Science 3 Credits
PSY 130 - General Psychology 3 Credits
SED 443P - Secondary Methods Practicum 0 Credits
SED 446 - Secondary Methods of Social Studies 3 Credits
SED 456 - Student Teaching: Secondary Social Studies 8 Credits
SOC 230 - Sociology 3 Credits
Social Science Electives (200-400 level) 12 Credits (choose from: ANT 339X , ECO 324 , HIS 301X , HIS 332 , HIS 333 , HIS 334 , HIS 336 , HIS 353H , HIS 432 , HIS 433 , HIS 434 , ICS 347 , ICS 381X , PHI 232 , POL 302X , POL 332 , PSY 330 , PSY 331 , PSY 336 , SOC 325 , SOC 338X or SOC 415X )

Total - 85 Credits

All courses require a minimum passing grade of a “C”.