Hamline School of Education

For every step of your journey.

Exceptional educators never stop learning. Make Hamline School of Education your partner for ongoing professional growth and development.

Become a Teacher

If you are just starting your college education, Hamline has a teacher preparation program that not only provides a path to receive your teaching licensure, but to also earn graduate credit while an undergraduate student.

Find out more about our Undergraduate Teacher Preparation (initial licensure) program.

Have your bachelor's degree and a passion for making a difference? Hamline's graduate program will expertly guide you to get your teaching license while earning your master's degree.

Learn more about our Master of Arts in Teaching (initial licensure) program.

Already Have a Teaching License?

Hamline has more professional development opportunities for educators than any other private institution in Minnesota.

Innovative master’s degrees

• Master of Arts in Education: Offered online and on campus.
• MA in Natural Science & Environmental Education: Offered online and engaging locations off campus.
• MA in English as a Second Language (ESL): Offered online or on campus.
• MA in Literacy Education: Offered online or on campus.
• MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL): Offered online.
    

Administrative licensure and doctoral degree

Looking to further your leadership potential? We have administrative licensure and doctoral degree options.

• Administrative Licensure (Principal, Superintendent, Director of Special Education): Low residency (blending online instruction with limited campus-based instruction).
• Doctorate in Education (EdD): Offered on campus
    

Add an additional license

Increase your teaching repertoire and add an additional license. We have additional licenses in 15 areas including:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder (Birth-21)
• English as a Second Language (K-12)
• Reading (K-12)
  

Add an additional certificate

Hamline offers 12 certificates to help you respond to the ever-evolving needs of the field. Serve your students in new ways and better meet the needs of schools today.

• Adult Basic Education (ABE): Offered online with some on-campus course offerings
• Adult ESL: Offered online and on campus
• Advanced Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL): Offered online
• Autism Spectrum Disorder: Offered online
• Bullying Prevention: Offered online
• College Admission Counseling: Offered online
• ESL for Mainstream Teachers: Offered online and on campus
• Environmental Education: Offered online, on campus, and off-campus sites
• Gifted Education: Offered online and on campus
• K-5 Mathematics: Offered on campus
• Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL): Offered on campus
• Traumatic Brain Injury: Offered online
• Urban Teaching: Offered online
   
  

Take a Continuing Studies Course

Download a copy of our summer 2017 courses and certificates.

Alumni Discount

Alumni of an undergraduate or graduate degree program at Hamline University are eligible to receive a 10% tuition discount when they enroll in a School of Education master's or doctoral program. 

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