K-12 Teaching Programs

Policies

Each program must meet accreditation standards and address the Standards of Effective Practice assigned by the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB). Part of the accreditation process is creating, implementing, and maintaining an admission process into the profession of education. This admission process occurs during a student’s sophomore or junior year and is in addition to their admission into the program. The admission into professional education is a competitive admission process. After admission into professional education, a student must continually meet progression standards to remain in the program.

Admission into Professional Education

A competitive admission standard for the Professional Education program.

• 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

After admission, 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 related to teaching majors are subject to change as new rules governing teacher licensure are adopted by the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB).

K-12 Teaching Programs

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)
• Floating course (can be taken with Level 1 or 2)
• KSP 202 Technology Integration in the Classroom (1)

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).