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FasTrack Initiative
Bemidji State University
ARCC - Coon Rapids Campus
11200 Mississippi Blvd. NW #H-137
Coon Rapids, MN  55433

fastrack@bemidjistate.edu 

Admissions Status

BSU Graduate Office (888) 386-8464

Program Information

ARCC -  Metro Office (800) 723-3567

Licensure via Portfolio

Bob Shaw - MDE  651-582-8383

Advising Phone

Dr. Barbara Bridges (800) 948-5904

 

Program of Study

BSU provides the basic pedagogy needed by a teacher, which is approximately 21 credits plus student teaching (12 credits).   Students pursuing K-12 licensure such as art, music and physical education complete 6 credits of student teaching at the elementary level (ED 4820) and 6 credits at the secondary level (ED 4840).  Students seeking a 5-12 or 9-12 license register for 12 weeks of student teaching at the secondary level (ED 4830).  When the FasTrack courses are finished, a Letter of Completion is issued to the teacher candidate from BSU.

 

First Semester

ED 3100 Intro to Ed. Foundations (3 Credits)

ED 3110 Educational Psychology (3 Cred.)

TOTAL Credits: 6

Praxis I Submitted (PPST)


Second Semester

ED 3350 Pedagogy (4 Cred.)

ED 3140 Human Relations (2 Cred.)

ED 4799 The Professional Teacher (1 Cred.)

TOTAL Credits: 7

Prepare Content Portfolio; Praxis II Submitted


Third Semester

HLTH 3400 Health & Drugs in Society (2 Cred.)

ED 3780 Adaptation/Management (3 Cred.)

TOTAL Credits: 5

Submit Content Portfolio; Praxix II if not yet submitted


Fourth Semester

ED 4830 Student Teaching - (For students seeking 5-12 or 9-12)  (12 Cred.)

ED 4820 (6) and ED 4840 (6) Student Teaching - (For students seeking K-12) ( 12 Cred) 

ED 4800 Standards of Effective Practice (3 Cred.)

TOTAL Credits: 15