SMSU's Credentialing Education Courses

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/semester to meet your requirements:

Spring
Summer
Fall

Once you know what semester works the best for your schedule click next step !

Summer Institute 2021 Options:

Session 1 Dates: May 23- Sunday evening, 6-8 p.m. through May 28, Friday, 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 8-5 p.m.
Location: Brainerd, MN (Cragun's)

For booking accommodations at Cragun's Resort, please contact the hotel directly. Be sure to tell them you are with SMSU's summer CRED session.

Address: 11000 Craguns Dr, Brainerd, MN 56401

Phone : (218) 316-7005

Further information about books, requirements, etc. will arrive in your inbox about 3 weeks prior to the session start.

OR

Session 2 Dates: June 6th- Sunday evening, 6-8 p.m. through June 11, Friday, 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8-5 p.m.
Location: Apple Valley GrandStay

For booking accommodations at the Grand Stay, please contact the hotel directly. Tell them you are attending the SMSU Session. A block of rooms has been reserved for SMSU CRED students but will be released a few days before the session starts, so book early if you choose to stay here.

Address: 7083 153rd St W, Apple Valley, MN 55124

Phone: (952) 953-6111

Further information about books, requirements, etc. will arrive in your inbox about 3 weeks prior to the session start.

All three courses offered during the Summer Institutes. We encourage you to enroll for all three courses.

CRED 410/510 Instructional Strategies for Community and Tech Colleges (Undergraduate/Graduate)
CRED 420/520 Assessment & Evaluation of Student Learning for Community & Tech Colleges (Undergraduate/Graduate)
CRED 430/530 Curriculum Planning and Design for Community & Tech Colleges (Undergraduate/Graduate)

Fall 2021 Courses

In person, 5 days at Apple Valley GrandStay:

September 17th, Friday noon (12) to 8 p.m.

September 18th, Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

September 19th, Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

October 16th, Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

October 17th, Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

All three courses are offered during the Fall semester:

Spring 2022 Online Courses:

All three courses offered individually:

Next Step:

Complete the online application.
Once you have submitted the online Application form, you will receive an email confirmation with the following once we have processed the online form: SMSU ID and registration instructions. If you have questions with the process please feel free to email CoriAnn.Dahlager@SMSU.edu.
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.

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.