Advising Guides
Advising Guides for Education Majors and Minors / Licensure and Non-Licensure / Undergraduate, Graduate, and Post-Baccalaureate
Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)
K-12 Special Education: Academic Behavioral Strategist (ABS)
5-12 Agricultural Education and Work-Based Learning
5-12 Communication Arts & Literature Education, Communication Studies
5-12 Communication Arts & Literature Education, English
K-12 Music Education: Instrumental
K-12 Physical Education & Health Teaching
Available at the graduate level for candidates seeking an initial license:
Post-Baccalaureate Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)
Post-Baccalaureate SPED Academic Behavioral Strategist (ABS)
Available at the undergraduate or graduate level for candidates seeking an initial license:
Post-Baccalaureate Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
Available at the graduate level for candidates who already hold a MN Tier 3 or 4 Professional License:
K-12 Teachers of Reading - Additional Licensure
K-12 Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) - Additional Licensure
Post-Baccalaureate Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)-Additional License
Post-Baccalaureate SPED Academic Behavioral Strategist-Additional License
Special Education: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)-Additional License
Special Education: Emotional Behavioral Disorder (EBD)-Additional License
Special Education: Learning Disabilities (LD/SLD)-Additional License
Special Education: Developmental Disorders (DD) - Only available to candidates who hold an ABS license.
SMSU offers a variety of classroom-based, hybrid and online courses for their on-campus programs. For information about master's programs, see the Graduate Studies page.
The SMSU School of Education is an accredited teacher preparation provider by the MN Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board through 2030. Approval for the licensure programs is through 2028. The schedule for accreditation unit site visits and program reviews is noted on the PELSB website.
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