Admission Steps

Apply Now!  Next cohort begins January 2012.  

To gain admissions to the FasTrack Secondary Initiative, you must:

• Hold an earned BA, BS, MA, MS, MBA, MFA, PhD or other Degree in a Minnesota Department of Education content licensure area.
• Complete the required materials by clicking the links below:
  • It's easy to apply online (preferred) click Here to apply to FasTrack.  You will be required to create an electronic account (secure and you create it) before you can access.  Follow steps on the link.
  • We encourage you to apply online for faster more efficient processing, however if for some reason you cannot, you can print, complete, and mail the application: Bemdji State University FasTrack Application.
  • Finding a Teacher Mentor - view the online tutorial
    
  • Teacher Mentor application. Print, complete with signatures and mail
  • Teacher Mentor Responsibility/Principal Letter
    
  • Application Checklist

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:

• Have taken the MTLE Test
  
• Receive information about the Content Portfolio for the Minnesota Department of Education

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.

• Meet computer requirements have access to a video cassette recorder.
• Complete an "Orientation and Training" session for online learning which takes place the first weekend at Start-up. This session is mandatory for students and Mentors.