You’ll complete 10 courses (3 credits each) that meet live online on either Tuesday or Wednesday evenings from 6:00–7:30 PM, for 8 weeks at a time.

Your courses will include:

• Introduction to Teaching Children
• Psychology of Learning and Teaching in Schools
• The Effective Teacher
• Inclusion in Diverse Classrooms
• Content and methods courses in literacy, math, science, social studies and health/movement

While taking these courses, you’ll complete 100+ hours of field experience in classrooms. Once you finish your coursework, you’ll move into a semester-long student teaching placement to apply everything you’ve learned.

While completing your courses, you’ll gain hands-on experience in real classrooms through field placements. You’ll complete over 100 hours before your student teaching semester. Then, during your final semester, you’ll complete a 15-week student teaching experience where you’ll gradually take on all the responsibilities of a full-time teacher for at least four weeks, preparing you for a successful career after graduation.

You’ll take ED537: Inclusion in Diverse Classrooms, a course designed to help you learn how to adapt your teaching to meet the needs of all students. 

• You’ll explore how to support multilingual learners, students with disabilities, gifted students and others in inclusive classroom settings.
• The course also covers important topics like trauma, mental health, special education history, service models and legal responsibilities. 

You’ll also complete field experience hours as part of the course to apply what you’re learning in real classrooms.

The MAT program chair and your advisor are always available to meet with you, answer any questions and help ensure you’re on the right track. 

During your student teaching semester, you’ll be assigned a mentor teacher in the classroom and a university supervisor who will guide you through the experience. You’ll have regular observations and meetings where you’ll receive practical feedback to help you grow as a teacher.

Concordia University, St. Paul is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and has been since 1959. The university’s most recent reaffirmation was in 2018, with the next scheduled for 2028.
All initial teacher licensure programs at Concordia St. Paul have been nationally accredited since 1969, first through NCATE, then CAEP, and now through the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation. CSP’s current AAQEP accreditation is valid through June 2029.
All teacher education programs are also approved by Minnesota’s Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. The most recent approval was in October 2022. Students who complete their licensure program at Concordia St. Paul are recommended to PELSB for Minnesota teaching licensure.