K-12 Teaching Programs

K-12 Teaching Programs

The following programs prepare students for initial licensure as professional educators in K-12, middle (5-12), and high school (9-12) classrooms. Programs focus on gaining the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to teach effectively in diverse educational settings.

• Art Education (K-12)
• Business Education (5-12; Partnership with Winona State)
• Chemistry Teaching* (9-12)
• Earth Science Teaching* (5-12)
• English Education (Communication Arts & Literature Education 5-12)
• Family Consumer Science Education (5-12)
• French Education (K-12)
• German Education (K-12)
• Health and Physical Education (K-12)
• Life Science Teaching* (5-12)
• Mathematics Teaching (5-12)
• Music Education: Instrumental/General Music (K-12)
• Music Education: Vocal/General Music (K-12)
• Physical Education (Developmental Adapted Physical Education; K-12)
• Physics Teaching* (5-12)
• Social Studies Teaching (5-12; Emphasis: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Sociology)
• Spanish Teaching (K-12)
• Teaching English as a Second Language (K-12)

* The State of Minnesota grants science teacher licensure for grades 5-8 general science, 9-12 Chemistry, Earth Science, Life Science and Physics. Students earning a degree in Earth Science Teaching, Life Science Teaching, or Physics Teaching from Minnesota State, Mankato will qualify for two licenses (1) 5-8 general science and (2) 9-12 specialty. Students earning a degree in Chemistry Teaching will qualify only for the 9-12 Chemistry license.

POLICIES

Admission occurs during a student's sophomore or junior year and is in addition to their admission into their major. Admission into professional education is a selective process. A student must continually meet progression standards to remain in the program.

Admission into Professional Education

• A minimum of 32 earned semester credit hours
• A minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA
• Completion of Basic Skills exam
• Enrollment or completion of KSP 220W and KSP 222
• "C" grade in ENG 101
• "C" grade in General Education Math
• Completion of National Criminal Background Check
• Proof of liability insurance

Progression Standards: Students must meet progression standards to remain in the program.

• Coursework in professional education requires a grade of "C" or better.
• A cumulative career GPA of 2.75 is required.
• Field experiences & required background checks.
• Courses must be taken for a grade except when P/N is the only option.
• Admission to the student teaching experience is contingent upon completion of courses, admission to Professional Education, and other approvals

Note: Requirements for teaching majors may change as new rules for licensure are adopted by the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB).

EDUCATION COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Required for General Education

• HLTH 240 Drug Education (3)

Required Professional Education (30 credits)

LEVEL 1

• KSP 220W Human Relations in a Multicultural Society (3)
• KSP 222 Introduction to the Learner and Learning (2)
• KSP 202 Technology Integration in the Classroom (1) - Floating course (can be taken with Level 1 or 2)
• Note: a 30-hour field experience in the K-12 environment is required.

LEVEL 2

• KSP 330 Planning and Instruction in the Classroom (3)
• KSP 334 Assessment and Evaluation (3)
• Note: a 30-hour field experience in the K-12 environment is required.

LEVEL 3

• KSP 440 Creating Learning Environments to Engage Children, Families and Communities (3)
• KSP 442 Reading, Literacy, and Differentiated Instruction in the Inclusive Classroom (3)
• Note: a 40-hour field experience in the K-12 environment is required.

LEVEL 4 Student Teaching

• KSP 464 Professional Seminar (1)
• For 5-12 majors - KSP 477 5-12 Student Teaching (11)
• For K-12 majors - KSP 476 K-12 Student Teaching (11)
• Note: Double licensure majors also enroll in KSP 482 (6)