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The School of Education has degree options and pathways for every learner. Whether you are an experienced teacher looking to further your career and impact on education, or you are brand new to education looking for your first license, we have you covered. Explore our degree options below:

Teacher Education

Learn more about our initial licensure programs for new teachers and our additional license and MA options for experienced teachers.

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Educational Leadership

Learn more about our master's and doctoral programs for future leaders in K-12 education, college student affairs and higher education administration.

Educational Leadership Degrees

Special Education

Learn more about our initial licensure programs for new teachers, our additional licenses for experienced teachers, and MA options in Special Education.

Special Education Degrees

Residencies

Hear our recent ad on KS95? Learn more about our residency programs to earn a teaching license and master's degree in only 15 months. Graduate students can earn a stipend and learn in K-12 classrooms alongside experienced teachers.

Residencies

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St. Thomas Education Professor Presents on Ecological Crisis, Teaching in the Time of COVID

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• In the News: Amy Smith on School Choice and What it Means for K-12 Education

  Amy Smith, PhD, interim dean for the University of St. Thomas School of Education, recently spoke with U.S. News & World Report for a story about the term “school choice” and what it really means. From the story: Advocates use the term “school choice” to refer to programs and policies that let families use public… The post In the News: Amy Smith on School Choice and What it Means for K-12 Education appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.

• Dr. Liz Fogarty Presents at MEGT Conference

  Dr. Liz Fogarty had two presentations at the Minnesota Educators of the Gifted and Talented (MEGT) conference – “Supporting LGBTQ+ Gifted Youth: Introduction to an MEGT Position Paper” and “Using the 5E Inquiry Model to Challenge and Extend.” The conference was the culmination of Fogarty’s two years as MEGT president. The post Dr. Liz Fogarty Presents at MEGT Conference appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.

• In the News: Eddy Rojas on Intersectional Diversity and the New Master's Program at St. Thomas

  Eddy Rojas, executive vice president and provost at the University of St. Thomas, was recently quoted in a Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal story about the new master’s degree in diversity leadership program that the university is offering. From the story: “Many people immediately think of race when they consider diversity,” Rojas said. “But diversity extends… The post In the News: Eddy Rojas on Intersectional Diversity and the New Master's Program at St. Thomas appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.

• Social Work Alumna Meghan Green ’22 Pays It Forward

  The trajectory of Meghan Green’s life changed on Oct. 5, 2015. A University of St. Thomas junior at the time, studying neuroscience, Green had a stroke caused by medication while lifting weights in the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex. She was rushed to Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Green spent the next 100 days between the hospital… The post Social Work Alumna Meghan Green ’22 Pays It Forward appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.

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