Communication Arts & Literature Middle Level (5-8) Teaching Endorsement Licensure
Successful completion of this program will qualify students to apply for a middle level Minnesota teaching endorsement in Communication Arts/Literature, which will allow them to extend their Elementary or Secondary teaching license so that they can teach English/Language Arts in grades 5-8.
Communication Arts & Literature Middle Level (5-8) Teaching Endorsement Licensure Requirements (Official requirements)
Communication Arts & Literature Middle Level (5-8) Teaching Endorsement Licensure Courses
Admission Requirements
Students who seek this endorsement must be admitted to a degree program in either A) Elementary Inclusive Education or B) secondary education in any subject area OR students who seek this endorsement must already be licensed to teach either Elementary Inclusive Education or secondary education in any subject area.
Total Credits: 35
Core Requirements (35 credits)
- ENGL 280 World Literature East and West (3)
- ENGL 365 Language and Learning (3)
- ENGL 374 Theory and Methods: Writing Grades 5-12 (3)
- ENGL 493 Grammars of English (3) ENGL 484 Theory and Methods: CA/L Grades 5-8 (3)
- COMM 415 Teaching Methods: Communication Studies (3)
- ED 205 Introduction to Education (3) ED 294 Educational Psychology (3)
- ED 350M Middle Level Field Experience (1)
- ED 448 Reading Study Skills in the Content Areas (3)
- ED 460M Middle Level Student Teaching (4)
- STL 465 Responsive Teaching II: Collaboration and Team Decision Making (3) OR
- ED 498 The Professional Teacher in the Classroom (3)
*Official degree requirements can only be found in the MSUM Bulletin/Catalog. The information on this webpage is a high-level overview of the degree. Please refer to the bulletin for up-to-date requirements.