Traffic Safety Education
Driver Education Teacher Preparation
- Degree Levels:
- Licensure
- Graduate Certificate
- Delivery Options:
- Online
Traffic Safety Education and Driver Education
The Traffic Safety Education/Drivers Education graduate certificate program is an option for educators with a Tier III or Tier IV Minnesota Professional Teaching License. The program will prepares students to teach driver’s education in a public, private or commercial school setting. Combing theories of instruction with practical application, the certificate program teaches students important life skills while improving driving skills.
Although the Graduate Certificate program is for Tier III or Tier IV Minnesota professionally licensed teachers only, other K-12 Minnesota pre-service teachers looking to add a driver education endorsement onto their initial license will be directed into the undergraduate certificate. Already licensed driver education instructors looking to simply update their knowledge and skills, and those not eligible for/not in possession of a Minnesota Professional Teaching License must apply through St. Cloud State’s non-degree seeking undergraduate route.
Program Requirements
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The St. Cloud State Advantage
- Designed for full-time or part-time students and working educators
- Complete the certificate in one to two semesters
- Approved by the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, and designed to meet licensing requirements in the state of Minnesota. Students attending as undergraduates from other states must check with their own state for specific licensure requirements.
- Non-degree seeking uundergraduate coursework available for commercial driver education schools or others not eligible for/not in possession of a Minnesota Professional Teaching License. Students attending as undergraduates from states other than Minnesota must check with their own state for specific licensure requirements.
- Meets the requirements for licensure set by the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver Education Unit, the American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association and the Minnesota Driver and Traffic Safety Education professional organizations.
- Approved by the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board — students from states other than Minnesota should check with their own state for specific licensure requirements.
Application Deadlines
| U.S. Citizens | International Outside U.S. |
International Inside U.S. |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | August 15 | N/A | N/A |
| Spring | January 2 | N/A | N/A |
| Summer | May 1 | N/A | N/A |
Graduate Director: Mark Lee
Licensing Requirements and Details
Traffic Safety courses at SCSU prepare driver and traffic safety educators for several states, all of which have slightly different requirements. The courses also prepare driver and traffic safety educators for private enterprises, who are licensed by the Department of Public Safety (DPS). These DPS-licensed candidates are not required to have a professional teaching license, and would thus not be eligible to be licensed through the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB).
Note: The Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) does not license driver and traffic safety educators with a Sub, Tier II, or Administrator license. To apply for the Driver and Traffic Safety endorsement through PELSB, you must have a Tier III or Tier IV Minnesota professional teaching license
Questions?
Mark Lee, Driver Education Teacher Preparation
Email: mdlee@stcloudstate.edu
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