SMSU's Credentialing Education Courses

2019-2020 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 2019 Institute

Sept 20 (1-8 pm), 21-22 (8-5) & October 17 & 18 (8-5)
Grandstay Hotel & Conference
7083 153rd St Way, Apple Valley, MN 55124
Reservations call: 952-953-6111 ext 2

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 2020 Online Courses

All three courses offered:

Summer 2020 Institutes (face-to-face)

OPTION 1: Brainard, MN May 17 (6-8 pm), 18-22 (8-5), 2020
Craguns Resort:11000 Craguns Drive, Brainerd, MN 56401

OR

OPTION 2: Apple Valley, MN June 7 (6-8 pm), 8-12 (8-5), 2020
GrandStay at AppleValley

All three courses offered. We encourage you to enroll for all three courses and take them all the same week if you need all three. Written assignments that go with the summer institute classes are not due until midway through the fall semester. 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 Summer 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

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.