Overview

At a Glance

Hands-on experiences - The Elementary Education Foundations program of the University of Minnesota requires numerous experiences in actual elementary classrooms in the local schools.

All students must complete a Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA) which is a nationally recognized assessment of readiness to teach.

Full-time faculty instructors and advisors - University of Minnesota, Crookston's (UMC) Elementary Education students are taught, advised and mentored by full-time Education faculty.

The Early Childhood Development Center is an on-campus state of the art teacher training laboratory for our education majors.

Career Options

Elementary Classroom Teacher, Kindergarten through Sixth Grade

There are numerous government agencies, for profit and non-profit organizations, and countless businesses and industries that recognize the value of teaching degree when hiring for a position that involves providing education, training or professional development to others.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Creative Arts and Language Arts: Preprimary

Mathematics, Social Studies, and Sciences: Preprimary

Understanding and Supporting Parenting

Kindergarten Student Teaching

Early Childhood and Elementary Education

Mathematics for Elementary Teaching

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Crookston, United States

Disciplines

Primary Education View 640 other Bachelors in Primary Education in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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IELTS

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Other requirements

General requirements

Your application

Answers to the short essay question(s) that are included on the application

$25 application fee or a fee waiver

Official high school transcript (9th-12th grade) courses and grades. If you complete secondary school in a country where a secondary leaving examination is required for university entry, you must also provide results of this examination. All transcripts will need an official English translated copy (if in another language).

English Proficiency (if applicable)

Copy of your passport

International Student Agreement form

Certification of Finances form

Declaration of Support form

Supporting documents for Declaration of Support (i.e. bank statement or letter from bank stating available funds)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

41512 USD / year

≈ 41512 USD / year
Out-of-State

41512 USD / year

≈ 41512 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

18626 USD / year

≈ 18626 USD / year

Living costs

Crookston

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

At a Glance

Career Options

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Crookston

Funding

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