SMSU's Credentialing Education Courses

2020-2021 Teaching and Learning Competency Requirement Courses:

SMSU currently offers three of the four teaching and learning competency courses required by Minnesota State.

Choose a format to suit your learning needs!

If you are interested in learning more about registering for the Philosophy Course, please CLICK HERE.
Note: You will need to login with your starid and then you will need to self-register for the course by clicking on self-registration at the top and selecting the philosophy course.

Fall 2020 Institute

September 18, 19, 20, 2020
October 15, 16, 2020

IMPORTANT CHANGE TO FALL CLASSES: The plan to hold Fall Credentialing classes face-to-face has changed. Due to an increase in Covid-19 spread, fall classes will be held in a hybrid manner using both D2L/Brightspace and Zoom. All three classes will start online Monday, August 31 (sign in this day), and will be followed the next day with an evening informational meeting from 8:00-9:00 p.m. on Tuesday night. The online portion will continue until the end of the semester and will be supplemented by some required in-class time (over Zoom) on the days and within the hours which were already planned for the F2F. The zoom class sessions will enhance the online portion and include student presentations. An email will be sent with more information closer to the semester starting. If you register for any or all of these classes, please be on the lookout for an email in the next three weeks which will give you more details on scheduling.

All three courses are offered during the Fall Institute. We encourage you to enroll for all three courses and take them all the same two weekends if you need all three. We want you to have plenty of time to apply what you have learned inside your own classes.

Here are the courses provided in each Fall Institute:

CRED 410 Instructional Strategies for Community and Tech Colleges (Undergraduate)
CRED 420 Assessment & Evaluation of Student Learning for Community & Tech Colleges (Undergraduate)
CRED 430 Curriculum Planning and Design for Community & Tech Colleges (Undergraduate)

CRED 510 Instructional Strategies for Community and Tech Colleges (Graduate)
CRED 520 Assessment & Evaluation of Student Learning for Community & Tech Colleges (Graduate)
CRED 530 Curriculum Planning and Design for Community & Tech Colleges (Graduate)

Spring 2021 Online Courses

All three courses offered:

Are you a Minnesota State College and University probationary faculty member who needs to complete teaching and learning courses for your credentialing?

Next Step:

Contact Cori Ann Dahlager at CoriAnn.Dahlager@SMSU.edu or 507-537-6819 to receive information on the application process.
Once you have submitted the online Application form, you will receive an email confirmation with the following: SMSU ID and registration instructions.
Information on the tuition waiver application can be found with your Human Resource Office.
If you have any questions about the course details, please contact the credentialing courses director, Dr. Patricia Linehan at Patricia.Linehan@SMSU.edu or 507-420-0620.