FasTrack Initiative
Bemidji State University
ARCC - Coon Rapids Campus
11200 Mississippi Blvd. NW #H-137
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
Fax: 763-433-1485
Admissions Status
BSU Graduate Office (888) 386-8464
Program Information
ARCC - Metro Office (800) 723-3567
Licensure via Portfolio
MDE 651-582-8383
Advising Phone
Dr. Barbara Bridges (612)-345-7998
To gain admissions to the FasTrack Secondary Initiative, you must:
If English is not your native language, you must submit an official copy of your TOEFL scores. This must be sent directly to Bemidji State from ETS. Minimum score of 500 (173 on Computer-Based Test, 61 on the Internet-Based Test) is required for undergraduates and 550 (213 on Computer Based Test, 80 on the Internet-Based Test) for graduate students. You may find a worldwide test availability list that indicates, by city, dates when seats are available for both the TOEFL® iBT and paper-based test by clicking HERE. TOEFL test code for Bemidji State University: 6676.
Prior to enrolling in the first course for the FasTrack Initiative, you must:
Students may start the FasTrack Initiative while their major coursework is being reviewed by the Minnesota Department of Education. It is possible that the Minnesota Department of Education may request additional coursework in a student's licensure field, including a teaching methods course in his or her content area.
The license application procedure is to be handled directly by the Minnesota Department of Education.