World/classical language additional teaching license

The Additional Teaching Licensure program in World Languages is designed for practicing teachers who hold a current Minnesota teaching license and want to add or extend a license to teach a world or classical language.

This program is designed for working professionals. Most of the courses are offered in the evening during the school year and several are offered during the summer.

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About this program

Curriculum

After you are admitted, you will receive a customized curriculum plan of courses to take to be recommended for licensure. This ensures you get maximum credit for previous academic courses completed and teaching experience.

Following are the state-required competency areas and corresponding U of M course requirements for the world language license.

Teaching world languages and cultures in elementary settings
Culture as the core in the multilingual classroom
Foundations of multilingual and cultures education
Teaching literacy in multilingual classrooms
Teaching speaking and listening in multilingual classrooms
Foreign language testing and assessment OR CI 5625 Developing assessments for the multilingual classroom
Multilingual curriculum design OR CI 5624 Content-based language instruction and curriculum development
Practicum: Teaching world languages and cultures in elementary schools
Student teaching in multilingual and cultures

In order to be recommend for your Minnesota k-12 World/Classical Languages teaching license, you must successfully complete these licensure requirements required by the state of Minnesota and core competencies. This material is available in alternative formats upon request. Direct requests to the Office of Teacher Education at ote@umn.edu, 612-625-5060.

Master's of education

You can pursue the additional licensure alone or together with the MEd Professional Studies in Multilingual Education. You will need to apply to both the additional license program and the MEd program, then work with your adviser to plan your coursework to meet both requirements simultaneously.

How to apply

Application deadline and instructions

Required:

Current state of Minnesota teaching license.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. institution or foreign equivalent with at least a 2.8 GPA.
Successful completion of at least two upper-division courses focusing on the development of advanced grammar and composition skills in the language you wish to teach OR successful completion of university-level academic coursework in the language you wish to teach.
Oral proficiency with a rating of Advanced Low or higher. Register for the test through the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

Application Deadlines:

October 1 for Spring admission
February 1 for Summer admission
June 1 for Fall admission

Admission decisions are made up to 8 weeks after the application deadline. The number of credits required to complete this program varies based on past coursework, which will be determined upon receipt of your application.

For more information, contact faculty advisor, Sam David.

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Tuition and funding

Tuition varies depending on your degree program, student status, and residency.

For more information, please visit https://onestop.umn.edu/finances/costs/tuition

Application requirements

Adding a teaching license requires a current Minnesota state teaching license along with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. institution or foreign equivalent with at least a 2.8 GPA.

To apply you will need:

Unofficial transcripts: Upload your transcripts into the application system; please do not mail your transcripts. Official transcripts are required only after you are admitted. Tips for uploading your transcript(s). Transfer credits must be evaluated and approved by a faculty advisor.
Resume: Upload in the Program Supplementary Information -Graduate Program Additional Application section.
Educational goal statement: Upload in the Program Supplementary Information section.
Current Minnesota teaching license: Upload in the Department\Program Forms section.

Complete only the following sections:

Personal information
Application information
Educational background
Employment/Residence information

International applicants

International applicants may also need:

An English translation of your transcripts, if the transcript is not in English.
A course by course evaluation may be required.
TOEFL scores. Official TOEFL scores are required. You may qualify for an exception if you have completed 16 semester or 24 quarter credits within the past 24 months in residence as a full-time student at an accredited institution of higher learning in the United States.

UMN TOEFL score requirements and submission guidelines

TOEFL registration and score submission

Additional admissions information

Earn your master’s in education

You can pursue the additional license alone or pursue the additional license and an MEd Professional Studies degree in the same program area concurrently.

You will need to apply to both the additional license and MEd program and then work with your advisor to plan your coursework to meet both requirements simultaneously. More information on application to the MEd program.

Contact the program faculty in your area of interest for more information:

Science licenses, Gillian Roehrig

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