CEHSP Student Affairs
Advising & Academic Services
CEHSP Student Affairs, 120 Bohannon Hall, 1207 Ordean Court, Duluth, MN 55812
Phone: (218) 726-7156; Fax: (218) 726-7073; Email: cehspsa@d.umn.edu
Post-baccalaureate Contract Procedures
If you have an undergraduate degree and want to pursue teacher licensure, add an endorsement to your license, or expand the scope of your license, you must have an approved post-baccalaureate contract. There are three parts to this process:
- Request for evaluation of prior credit which results in a Post-Bac Contract.
- Application to UMD, or reactivation as a CEHSP student, which results in an active registration status.
- Application to the program which allows you to register in professional Block courses.
A signed post-baccalaureate contract does not guarantee admission to the program that leads to the license you are seeking. Once lower division and program requirements have been completed, application to the program can be submitted.
Post-baccalaureate candidates seeking initial licensure must complete a minimum of 18 credits of professional education at UMD, including a semester of student teaching, in order to be recommended for licensure by UMD.
Post-baccalaureate candidates seeking an endorsement, an additional license field, or to expand the scope of the license must complete at least 6 credits at UMD, including a minimum of 3 credits of student teaching to allow for evaluation by UMD faculty in the new license field. The Keyboard endorsement requires 1 credit of student teaching.
STEP 1.
Complete the request for evaluation (Word file) and submit it, along with:
- A check or money order for a $30 non-refundable processing fee for EACH licensure area to be evaluated, payable to UMD.
- Copies of your transcript from all colleges you have attended, including UMD; these can be photocopies, as long as they are legible.
- Transcript must show four-year degree and overall GPA.
- A legible photocopy of your teaching license, if you have one.
- A SELF-EVALUATION of educational experience. (See Approved Programs below for list of requirements for the license you are seeking.) Print the requirements for the license you are seeking. Compare your transcripts to the requirements and indicate in the Notes column the course you propose will meet each requirement. (EXAMPLE: All programs require Educ 1101, Education in Modern Society. You may have a course titled Foundations of American Education that matches the content of the UMD course. Write the number of the course you took in the notes column to the right of our Educ 1101. You can check course descriptions in the UMD Catalog, or online at www.d.umn.edu/catalogs/current/umd/courses.html.)
The requirements page that includes your self-evaluation is sent to a faculty member for official evaluation. The results will be sent back to you; you must sign and return the contract if you decide to pursue the license (STEP 2).
Evaluation Deadlines:
We must receive your request for evaluation (and all application materials) by the deadline in order to be able to process all paperwork for the term indicated.
- Summer term - April 1 of the prior spring semester.
- Fall semester - April 15 of the prior spring semester.
- Spring Semester - October 15 of the prior fall semester.
NOTE: These deadlines are for post-baccalaureate evaluation; they are not program admission deadlines. If your self-evaluation suggests that you have completed all requirements up to enrollment in the Block courses, you should also complete and submit application for admission to the program at the same time. Use the links at the top of this page. (If you are already licensed, the admission process may be waived.) You cannot register for professional education courses until you have been admitted to the program. The process of admission to programs occurs once each semester; you must apply in the semester PRIOR TO the semester in which you want to begin enrollment in professional education courses.
Send all information to: CEHSP Student Affairs, 120 Bohannon Hall, 1207 Ordean Court, Duluth, MN 55812
STEP 2.
After you receive your evaluation, if you intend to pursue the licensure, sign and return the contract.
- If you have never attended UMD before as an undergraduate, you must submit an application for admission and the $35 application fee to the Admissions Office. Upon admission, you will be contacted by an advisor for assistance with registration.
- If you are a former UMD student, you must submit a re-activation or change of college form which, when processed, will allow you access to the registration system.
STEP 3.
Once admission or re-activation has been processed, register for classes.
- If this is your first registration at UMD, contact Student Affairs (726-7156) for an appointment to register. (Note: If you have never attended UMD before, a $40.00 fee will be collected by First Year Experience to activate your first undergraduate registration record.)
- If you are a returning student, as soon as your record has been re-activated, you can register. Seek assistance from your advisor (the faculty evaluator of your contract), or from Student Affairs.
Post-baccalaureate students will always register on the first day of the registration queue each semester. If you do not get access to the registration system on the first day of the queue, contact Student Affairs (726-7156) immediately. You should register within 24 hours of your queue date/time to ensure access to the courses in your contract.
UMD reserves the right to modify a signed post-baccalaureate contract if licensure requirements must be added to meet new state-mandated standards.
Step 4.
If your self-evaluation suggests that you may have met all requirements for admission to the appropriate program, admission application information will be returned to you with the post-baccalaureate contract. Otherwise, you should meet with an advisor in your first semester to discuss the process of admission to the licensure program. More detailed information at the links below:
Unified Early Childhood Studies
Approved Programs / Licensure Areas
Licensure requirements for each approved program are listed at the links below. The forms are designed for applicants to do a self-evaluation and suggest prior academic work that may meet the stated requirement. Print the page for the desired program area, fill it out and send it with your application to UMD for evaluation and approval.
A note on file format:
- The web page links provide quick viewing.
- The Word version of each document are useful for typing responses, and for editing the forms.
Communication Arts/Literature 5-8, 9-12 - (Word)
Unified Early Childhood Studies, Birth-Grade 3 and Early Childhood Special Education -(Word)
Elementary Education K-6 + Communication Arts/Literature 5-8 specialty -(Word)
Elementary Education K-6 + Mathematics 5-8 specialty - (Word)
Elementary Education K-6 + Science 5-8 specialty - (Word)
Elementary Education K-6 + Social Studies 5-8 specialty -(Word)
Gekinoo'imaagejig Elementary Education K-6 + Ojibwe Language K-8 specialty -(Word)
Health Education 5-12 - (Word)
Instrumental and Classroom Music K-12 -(Word)
Mathematics 5-8, 9-12 -(Word)
Parent Education -(Word)
Physical Education K-12 - (Word)
Physics, 9-12 -(Word)
Science 5-8/Chemistry 9-12 -(Word)
Science 5-8/Earth Science 9-12 -(Word)
Science 5-8/Life Science 9-12 -(Word)
Science 5-8/Physics 9-12 -(Word)
Social Studies 5-8, 9-12 (select concentration):
- Anthropology - (Word)
- Economics - (Word)
- Geography - (Word)
- History - (Word)
- Political Science - (Word)
- Psychology - (Word)
- Sociology - (Word)
- Women's Studies - (Word)
Special Education Emotional Behavioral Disorders or Learning Disabiities K-12 -(Word)
Special Education - Early Childhood Special Education - (Word)
Visual Arts K-12 - (Word)
Vocal and Classroom Music K-12 -(Word)
World Languages and Cultures French K-12 -(Word)
World Languages and Cultures German K-12 - (Word)
World Languages and Cultures Spanish K-12 - (Word)
Endorsements
Communication Arts and Literature, Grades 5-8 - (Word)
Early Childhood Special Education - (Word)
General Science, Grades 5-8 - (Word)
Keyboarding and Computer Applications, K-8 - (Word)
Mathematics, Grades 5-8 - (Word)
Parent Education - (Word)
Social Studies, Grades 5-8 - (Word)
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