Hamline is known for its excellence in teacher preparation. Its graduates are often recognized as Minnesota’s top educators. As the first school in Minnesota to graduate licensed teachers, Hamline continues to be highly regarded by school principals for preparing students to succeed in today’s classrooms.

You’ll work closely with experienced professors to develop the skills and strategies needed to create engaging, student-centered classrooms while becoming a leader and advocate in your school. The program includes 100 hours of hands-on experience in kindergarten-grade 12 schools, including at Hamline’s own dynamic kindergarten-grade 12 lab school just across the street from campus. These experiences prepare you to teach in ways that foster positive and effective learning environments, enabling you to make a lasting impact on students.

As an undergraduate student: 

• You can get a stand-alone major in Elementary Education, English as a Second Language or Special Education.
• If you’re aiming for a secondary teaching license, the education co-major pairs a teaching license with a subject-area major like Social Studies, Math, Science or Communication Arts and Literature.

If you earn your BA in Education with an initial teaching license, you can join Hamline’s accelerated Master of Arts in Teaching program and complete your master’s degree with just two extra classes after graduation and student teaching.