Credentialing requirements for teaching at the college or university level are defined by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). If you teach for any of the colleges and universities within the Minnesota State system, qualified faculty must have discipline-specific credentials, including concurrent enrollment instructors.
If you teach in the liberal arts, the HLC requires a master's degree or higher in the subject you teach OR a master’s degree or higher in another discipline + 18 graduate credits in the subject you teach.
If you are interested in pursuing a master’s degree in education that can include the required graduate credits in your subject area, we have options for you!
*18 graduate credits within each teaching discipline are required to meet credentialing requirements.
- MAT – Master of Arts in Teaching; 20 credits of core ED courses, *15 elective credits in a specific discipline
School of Graduate Studies
Memorial Hall 310
Bemidji State University
1500 Birchmont Drive NE #48
Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone: 218-755-2027
Toll Free: 888-386-8464
Email
- M.S. Urban Education—Curriculum, Pedagogy and Schooling concentration (34 credits); 19 credits EDU core;
- *15 credits of electives
- Math Graduate Certificate
- *18 MATH credits
Metro State University
Saint Paul campus:
700 East Seventh Street
Saint Paul, MN 55106-5000
Phone: 651.793.1300
Admissions: 651.793.1302
- M.S. Teaching and Learning
- (31 credits); 18 required core/research courses; plus *18 credits content specialization
- History
- Psychology
- Family Consumer Science
- Communication Education
- English: Teaching Writing or English Literature
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Graduate Studies
Alumni and Foundation
Center Room 115
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: 507-389-2321
- M.S. Curriculum & Instruction (32-33 credits); 17 credits of core ED requirements –
- emphasis in Mathematics (*16 MATH credits)
- emphasis in Biology (*15 BIOL credits)
- emphasis in Chemistry (*15 CHEM credits)
- emphasis in content specialization (*15 credits approved by program coordinator)
- also emphasis areas in Teacher Leadership, Literacy, Special Ed, and Kodaly (MUS)
MSU Moorhead
Graduate Studies Office
1104 7th Avenue South
Moorhead, MN 56563 USA
Phone: 218-477-2134
- M.S. Curriculum and Instruction (30 - 36 credits); 9 credit ED core;
- Research option – *9 credits electives, 12 credits research
- Starred paper option – *18 credit electives (in consultation with advisor); 6 credits research
- Portfolio/project – *24 credit electives (in consultation with advisor); 3 credits research
St. Cloud State will accept up to 15 credits in transfer from another MinnState University or 9 graduate credits in transfer from other accredited institutions towards a master’s degree program. The courses must be reviewed and approved by the program faculty and meet our graduate transfer requirements. For certificate programs, a minimum of 9 graduate credits must be completed at St. Cloud State so many of our certificates will accept 3-9 credits in transfer toward a graduate certificate.
St. Cloud State University Graduate Studies
St. Cloud State University
720 4th Avenue South
St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498
Phone: 320-308-2113
Toll free: 800-369-4260
- MS in Education (34 – 37 credits); 19 – 21 credits of core ED requirements –
- Emphasis in English (*18 credits in ENG and LIT)
- Emphasis in Math (*18 credits in MATH)
- Also emphases in Teaching, Learning and Leadership, Reading, TESL, Sports Leadership, Technology for Training and Learning