Steps to adding licensure fields to an existing Minnesota teaching license
- Contact faculty advisor who is identified as Contact Person for the target field
- Meet with Contact Person and fill out [DOC] Add-on Licensure Advising Form (52 KiB)to identify coursework needed to complete requirements
- If changing grade levels in your new area of licensure, additional Professional Education coursework and an abbreviated student teaching or internship may be required
- Take MTLE Subject Exam
- Complete application for license and submit to College of Education Dean's Office, AH 118
Adding Kindergarten
Elementary teachers holding a grades 1 to 6 license who complete a kindergarten methods course will need to submit the usual licensure endorsement application including the college recommendation.
Adding 5 - 8 Middle School
Important Notice:
Minnesota State Mankato, currently offers the 5-8 General Science add-on license.
The 5-8 Communication Arts and Literature, 5-8 Social Studies and 5-8 Mathematics have been suspended. The Board of Teaching made changes to the standards for elementary, middle and secondary licenses last year. Our departments worked very hard on the big areas but did not complete the work in the middle school fields. We expect to complete the necessary paperwork for the Board of Teaching this fall and submit it for approval. In the meantime, we cannot admit any new students in the program.
Students Currently enrolled in the 5-8 add-on licensue
- Adding grades 5 to 8 to an existing K-6, 7-12, K-12 or new field requires three courses, content coursework and a passing score on the Minnesota Teacher Licensure Exam.
- ***Please note, all licensed teachers seeking the 5-8 add-on will need to take the following course work along with any content course work that has been identified through a review of their transcripts.****
- KSP 646: The Middle School (3 credits). This course is designed to provide inexperienced and experienced educators with greater insight into the unique position of the middle school in the US system of public education.
- EEC428/528: Content Area Reading (3 credits). the course focuses on practical, best practice strategies to help learners be more successful with textbooks and other kids of reading materials.
- KSP 648 Field Experiences in the Middle School (3 credits). This 100 hour field experience will provide opportunities for practicing teachers with a current MN teaching license to put theory into practice in a 5-8 environment. Candidates may need to complete a background check.
Other Licensure Fields
Contact faculty advisor or see program's website.
