Overview

In this Urban Education - Life General Science Teacher Preparation for Grades 5-12 degree program, build upon your content knowledge and empower yourself with the multicultural teaching skills and urban field experiences you need to give urban secondary students a high-quality, equitable education.

The Urban Secondary Education graduate-level licensure program within the School of Urban Education (UED) from Metropolitan State University is designed to meet the needs of urban middle and high schools for teachers who can improve students' educational achievement. The UED prepares prospective secondary science teachers who can use their understanding of diverse urban learners and communities along with content knowledge and build on the talents and resiliency of their students for success in school and life.

Science teaching candidate outcomes

Students who complete this program to become science teachers will meet each of the following learning outcomes, which are aligned with the Minnesota Standards of Effective Practice for Beginning Teachers:

Subject matter: Urban teacher candidates will “understand the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the disciplines taught and be able to create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students.”
Student learning: Urban teacher candidates will “understand how students learn and develop and must provide learning opportunities that support a student's intellectual, social, and personal development.”
Diverse learners: Urban teacher candidates will “understand how students differ in their approaches to learning and create instructional opportunities that are adapted to students with diverse backgrounds and exceptionalities.”
Instructional strategies: Urban teacher candidates will “understand and use a variety of instructional strategies to encourage student development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.”

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Urban Middle School And High School Methods
Teaching And Assessing Students With Disabilities In Urban 5–12 Classrooms
Managing Learning In Diverse Urban 5–12 Classrooms
Literacy Education In Urban Secondary Schools
Historical Cultural And Philosophical Foundations Of Urban Education
Assessment Of Learning And Teaching In Urban Grades 5–12

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-05-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Saint Paul, United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

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Other requirements

General requirements

Earned Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution with a GPA of 2.75 or higher.

NOTE: Students first gain admission to the University and conditional admission to start the Urban Teacher Program (UTP), and then seek full admission to the School of Urban Education by meeting the following additional requirements for secondary education licensure programs:

Meet with an advisor or Graduate Program Coordinator to develop a contract for study to complete the licensure program
Complete EDU 600 with a grade of B or higher
Complete at least 12 credits at undergraduate or graduate level in the subject area of license (with grades of C or higher) if not already completed in previous studies
Complete at least 3 credits in Ethnic Studies or demonstrate ethnic studies competencies
Complete at least 20 hours of field experience with urban youth
Activate a subscription to the program's assessment system (see advisor for info)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

9562 USD / year

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Out-of-State

9562 USD / year

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9562 USD / year

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Living costs

Saint Paul

United States

1040 - 1755 USD / month

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