All teacher candidates seeking initial licensure in the state of Minnesota must pass content and pedagogy exams required for their particular license area which include the following for programs offered through the School of Urban Education at Metro State:
|
Licensure Area |
Required MTLE Content Exam |
Required MTLE Pedagogy Exam |
|
Early Childhood Education B-Gr 3 |
Early Childhood |
Early Childhood Education |
|
Elementary Education K-6 |
Elementary |
Elementary Education |
|
Pre-Primary Endorsement |
Preprimary |
None |
|
Communication Arts & Literature 5-12 |
Communication Arts & Literature |
Secondary Education |
|
General 5-8/Life Science 9-12 |
Middle Level Science |
Secondary Education |
|
Mathematics 5-12 |
Mathematics |
Secondary Education |
|
Social Studies 5-12 |
Social Studies |
Secondary Education |
|
Special Education-ABS K-12 |
Special Education Core Skills |
TAKE EITHER: Elementary Education OR Secondary Education |
|
ESL K-12 |
English as a Second Language |
Not required as Metro State only offers its additional licensure program to people with an initial license in another area who have already met this exam requirement |
REQUIRED FOR TIER 4 LICENSURE ONLY: Passing the Reading, Writing and Math Skills requirement. Meeting this requirement may be fulfilled by passing the Minnesota NES Essential Academic Skills Exam or by achieving particular scores in the Multi-State NES Essential Academic Skills, ACT Plus Writing, 1600 SAT, GRE, Praxis CORE, or GRE tests.
For more details, see the Testing link at https://mn.gov/pelsb/aspiring-educators/requirements/. You will find a link to a document Minnesota Teacher Licensure Testing Information that includes information about required exams for each license and passing scores for the required tests.