Minnesota Licensure in Educational Leadership
In Minnesota, the statutory requirement for an initial administrative license, with the exception of a community education license is a bachelor's degree plus 60 semester credits, inclusive of a master's degree. A community education license requires a minimum of 20 semester credits beyond a bachelor's degree.
Within this statutory requirement, students must take appropriate coursework to satisfy Minnesota administrative competencies for licensure candidacy.
All candidates must take a total of 6 semester hours of credit at MSUM.
The Community Education license requires two (2) practicum experiences. All other areas require three (3) practicum experiences for the initial administrative license. Subsequent licenses beyond the initial administrative license require two (2) additional practicum experiences for each additional license.
Licensure Courses for all Candidates
ED 630: Leadership, Planning, and Organizational Behavior in Education (3)
ED 631: Educational Law and Organizational Structure of Education (3)
ED 632: Curriculum, Instruction, and Learning Theory (4)
ED 635: Personnel, Supervision, and Staff Development (4)
ED 636: Policy and Educational Finance (2)
ED 645/646: Independent Study–Portfolio Option (2) OR ED 697 (2)
Specific Licensure Requirements
In addition to the licensure courses listed above, specific licensure courses that must be taken for each licensure are listed below.
K-12 Principal
ED 638: Administration of the Elementary School (2)
ED 639: Administration of the Secondary School (2)
ED 642: Elementary School Curriculum (2)
ED 643: Secondary School Curriculum (2)
ED 794: Practicum: Elementary School Principalship (2)
ED 794: Practicum: Secondary School Principalship (2)
ED 794: Practicum: Supervision
Superintendent
ED 788: School Finance & Business Management (4)
ED 794: Practicum: Budget and Finance (2)
ED 794: Practicum: Superintendency (2)
ED 796: Seminar: The Superintendency (2)
Director of Community Education
ED 718: Community Education (2)
ED 789: School Community Relations (2)
ED 794: Practicum: Budget and Finance (2)
ED 794: Practicum: Director of Community Education (2)
ED 796: Seminar in Adult Learning (2)
Director of Special Education
SPED 594: Legal/Social Foundations of SPED (3)
ED 794: Practicum: Budget and Finance (2)
ED 794: Practicum: Director of Special Education (2)
ED 796: Seminar: Admin of Special Education Programs (1-4)
Alternative Licensure Requirements
Aspiring principals and superintendents who have no teaching experience must complete all licensure requirements and demonstrate the equivalency of one year of teaching experience. For more information contact the Minnesota Association of School Administrators at 612-645-6272 or www.mnasa.org.