Prospective Secondary Education Students: Get Started

Any member of the secondary education faculty would be happy to visit with you by phone, email, or in person. You may contact us directly or schedule a campus visit through the Office of Admissions. The Admissions staff will coordinate your visit, including conversations with secondary education staff. They will also walk you through the application process and tell you about Morris scholarships.

After enrolling at the University of Minnesota, Morris, your adviser will guide you through your first two years so that you are prepared to apply for admission to the secondary education program. During fall semester of the junior or senior year, students attend an application meeting to begin the application process. Enrollment in the program is limited. The decision to admit is made during spring semester, before fall registration. The secondary education course sequence begins in fall semester.

• Apply to Morris’s state-approved teacher education program
  • Morris’s program is one year, full-time. Program application/admission materials are available from the Division of Education. During fall semester of the junior or senior year, you attend an application meeting to begin the application process. Enrollment in the program is limited. The decision to admit is made during spring semester, before fall registration. The secondary education course sequence begins in fall semester.
• Take three state-mandated, standardized tests
  • The Minnesota Teacher Licensure Exam (MTLE) in Basic Skills (reading, writing, and math) must be taken before entering the program and the MTLE in the content field licensure area(s) (such as Social Studies, Life Science, etc.) as well as the MTLE in pedagogy will be taken while in the program. Contact the Division of Education or Student Counseling for details.
• Complete prerequisite courses and coursework that fulfills the content area licensure standards
  • Education prerequisite courses are Ed 2121 and 2111, Foundations and Issues in Education; Psy 1061, Development of the Child and Adolescent; Psy 1081, Drugs and Human Behavior; CMR 1052, Public Speaking, required for student teaching.
  • Check the Morris catalog for more information. Secondary education licensure requirement courses may vary slightly from what is required for the major.
• Complete an academic major
• Graduate with a Morris degree

The transfer specialist in the Office of Admissions will guide you through the process. The Office of Admissions will determine if you meet requirements for admission to the University of Minnesota, Morris. Michelle Page, secondary education coordinator, will conduct a preliminary review of an unofficial transcript to give you a general idea of which requirements you have met and which are still needed in order for you to apply for admission to the secondary education program.

Morris’s secondary education program is one year, full-time. Program application/admission materials are available from the Division of Education. During fall semester of your junior or senior year, you attend an application meeting to begin the application process. Enrollment in the program is limited. The decision to admit is made during spring semester, before fall registration. The secondary education course sequence begins in fall semester.

We first need to determine if you have met requirements for admission to the program. To do this, we need to look at your transcripts. Send unofficial copies of your transcripts to Michelle Page, secondary education coordinator, 108 Education, 600 East Fourth Street, Morris, MN 56267 for a preliminary review. The preliminary review will give you a general idea of the courses you might have to take to get a license.

If you decide you want to complete your license requirements at Morris, apply to the University of Minnesota, Morris via the Office of Admissions. After you are accepted, an official transcript review will be conducted that will give you the final list of courses to be completed. In most cases, the applicant needs to complete content area courses and/or education prerequisites and will need to enter the education program one semester to two years after beginning coursework. If your transcript evaluation tells you that you only have a few courses to take (three to four), check with the Division of Education immediately regarding program application. If your transcript review indicates that you will need many courses (eight or more) simply remember to apply to the program the fall of the year prior to actually entering the program. If you are unsure whether you should apply or not, contact the Division of Education for assistance.

The state law requires that in such a case you will need to take a middle level methods course. Morris regularly offers this course during the summer. Please contact Gwen Rudney, course instructor. If you are a Communication Arts and Literature licensee, you may be required to take additional coursework to meet the new state requirements in speech. Send transcripts to Michelle Page, 108 Education, 600 East Fourth Street, Morris, MN 56267 for review. You also need to contact the Office of Admissions regarding special or expedited university admission.

You will need to take the necessary content area courses. Send transcripts to Michelle Page, 108 Education, 600 East Fourth Street, Morris, MN 56267 for review. The State of Minnesota will require you to take the Minnesota Teacher Licensure Exam (MTLE) content exam in that field.