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Middle School Communication

Degree Program Middle School Communication Arts and Literature Online Licensure Program
Subject Area Education and Arts and Humanities
Type/Location Online
Program URL http://english.mnsu.edu/enged/engedlicensuremscal.htm
Number of Required Campus Visits 0 (zero) visits to campus are required
(1 (one) face to face exam for ENG 285 at a MnSCU testing center or at MSU during finals week.)
Degree Type Undergraduate - Licensure
Total Number of Semester Credits 15 Credits
In addition to the fifteen credits of courses, students may need to take Praxis II exam 10049, Middle School English Language Arts. Anyone adding the communication arts and literature middle school license to an elementary major needs to take the Praxis exam, and so does anyone adding the license to an existing secondary license in a content area other than English. Anyone changing a 7-12 English license to a 5-12 Communications Arts and Literature does not need to take the Praxis exam.
Program Description

The online licensure program in middle school communication arts and literature is intended to serve three primary audiences: 1) students working on elementary education licensure who are seeking a concentration or specialty area in language arts; 2) elementary teachers seeking licensure to teach language arts in middle school; 3) secondary language arts teachers seeking licensure in middle school. Others may, of course, take the courses if they are interested.

Admission Requirements

Students must either be formally admitted to Minnesota State University, Mankato or have submitted the Extended Learning Permission to Register form, which permits applicatns to register for up to 12 undergraduate credits offered through Extended Learning.

Other Requirements

Courses that must be completed for this program include:

  • ENG 242 Introduction to Creative Writing (4 Cr)
  • ENG 285 Practical Grammar (2 Cr)
  • ENG 4/525 Topics in Children's Literature (3 Cr)
  • ENG 4/564 Teaching Literature in the Middle School (3 Cr)
  • EEC 4/528 Teaching Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (3 Cr)
Program Contact Information

Minnesota State University, Mankato
English Department
230 Armstrong Hall
Mankato, MN 56001

English Courses:
Dr. Terry Flaherty
507-389-3245
terry.flaherty@mnsu.edu

Education Course:
Dr. Peggy Ballard
507-389-5700
peggy.ballard@mnsu.edu