Important Announcement:

Normandale - Minnesota State University, Mankato Partnership Updates Elementary Education Curriculum

Elementary Education Students
Minnesota State Department of Education has made changes to the elementary education license requirements that will affect all teacher preparation programs beginning this Fall (2010).  The major changes were that the license will now be K-6, and required standards were revised.  The changes to the a. s. degree at Normandale are described below.  These changes impact students who plan to transfer to Minnesota State University, Mankato.  Students planning to transfer to another university should meet with the EdTrAc staff to ensure proper course selection.

Options for Completing the Normandale Portion of an Elementary Education Bachelor's Degree

For students who will:

Complete the Normandale portion Spring 2010 and Complete an Elementary Education bachelor's degree with teaching license Spring 2012

Option 1: Work toward a K-8 license (K-6 plus a Middle school Specialty).
                    A.Complete the core courses of the K-8 program and a middle school specialty as listed for the 2009-10 school year, and complete GEOL 1110 – Environmental Geology and GEOL 1111 - Geology Lab before Spring Semester 2012. [Must earn at least 64 credits]

OR

                    B.  Complete the core courses of the K-8 program and a middle school specialty as listed for the 2009-10 school year, but choose your science requirements as follows:  choose two courses from two different science disciplines.  Choose from CHEM 1020, PHYS 1050, PHYS 1104, PHYS 1114, BIOL 1007, or BIOL 1102.  Also, complete GEOL 1110 – Environmental Geology and GEOL 1111 - Geology Lab before Spring Semester 2012.

Option 2: Work toward a K-6 license (Does not include a Middle School Specialty.)

                    A.  Complete the core courses of the K-8 program as listed for the 2009 -10 school year, but do not complete the courses any of the middle school specialties.  Complete GEOL 1110 – Environmental Geology and GEOL 1111 - Geology Lab before Spring Semester 2012. [Must earn at least 60 credits]

OR

                    B.  Complete the core courses of the K-8 program as listed for the 2009-10 school year, but do not complete the courses any of the middle school specialties.  Choose your science requirements as follows:  choose two courses from two different science disciplines.  Choose from CHEM 1020, PHYS 1050, PHYS 1104, PHYS 1114, BIOL 1007, or BIOL 1102.  Also, complete GEOL 1110 – Environmental Geology and GEOL 1111 - Geology Lab before Spring Semester 2012.

 

Option 3: Work toward a K-6 license (Does not include a Middle School Specialty.)
Complete the new K-6 program as described for the 2010-11 school year.

 

For students who will:

Complete the Normandale portion AFTER Spring 2010 and Complete an Elementary Education bachelor's degree with teaching license AFTER Spring 2012

Option 1: Work toward a K-6 license (Does not include a Middle School Specialty.)
Complete the new K-6 program as described for the 2010-11 school year.

Option 2: Work toward a K-6 license ( Middle School Endorsement required for 7-8.)
Complete the new K-6 program as described for the 2010-11 school year.  After graduation from an elementary education bachelor's program,, complete the required courses for a middle school “endorsement” in a content area for grades 7-8.

For more information about the new K-6 program, see the Normandale Teacher Education Chart.

Students are urged to spend some time studying and preparing for the Praxis™ to better ensure success the first time.  We have prepared a PowerPoint presentation with information on how to prepare.  There are also some site references for additional practicing options.  Click the News tab to run the presentation. The presentation works best in Microsoft Explorer.  Students with a county library card can go to their county library website to find previously-used Praxis™ tests that can be taken, are scored for correctness, and are timed.  This is a great way to simulate a test situation.  In the county website, look for a database called LearningExpressLibrary (no spaces between words).