Program Overview

The Master of Arts in Instruction (MAI) program on the Twin Cities campus is tailored to serve students who have completed a bachelor's degree with little or no previous coursework in education, and who wish to obtain a teaching license in Elementary Education (K-6) with an Early Adolescence (5-8) Specialty or Early Adolescence/Young Adult Education (5-12). The program is designed for both the recent graduate with a bachelor's degree who subsequently decides to pursue a teaching career, or for the person who may wish to make a career change and enter the teaching profession.

The program is based on the standards required by the Minnesota Board of Teaching. All standards and requirements must be satisfactorily completed prior to recommendation to the state for licensure.