1. Nothing in this section may be interpreted to affect the validity of minor equivalencies issued by the department of public instruction prior to September 1, 1998.

2. The applicant wishing to apply under the minor equivalency endorsement option must be licensed to teach under North Dakota Century Code section 15.1-18-02 or 15.1-18-03. The minor equivalency endorsement will be issued for the same grade levels as the individual's primary licensure, the same as for minors transcribed by colleges of teacher education. Those whose primary licensure is secondary may use the endorsement to teach the new content area in grades five through twelve. Those whose primary licensure is elementary grades one through eight or middle school (grades five through eight) may use the endorsement for additional content expertise at those levels but may not use it to teach at the high school level without a complete secondary endorsement.

3. The applicant must apply for the minor equivalency online using the NDTeach system, and submit transcripts and the review fee of eighty dollars.

4. Three levels of content area endorsements are available to be added to the existing North Dakota professional educator's license. a. The ME16 requires a minimum of sixteen semester hours of content-specific coursework, including the areas of study approved and required by the education standards and practices board. The ME16 will be reviewed when the applicant applies for renewal licensure. The coursework for the ME24 must be completed within five years of the application date for the ME16. If the ME24 coursework is not completed within five years, the ME16 will be removed from the license.

1. b. The ME24 requires a minimum of twenty-four semester hours of content-specific coursework, including the areas of study approved and required by the education standards and practices board. The ME24 also must include the special methods of teaching in the content area. The ME24 is considered equivalent to a full teaching minor.1. 5. All coursework for the minor equivalency endorsement must be beyond the introductory level general studies courses as defined in section 67.1-02-02-02 and be transcribed by a state-approved college of teacher education program.

2. 6. The minor equivalency endorsement must be completed prior to contracted teaching in the content area.

3. 7. The following coursework and requirements must be completed for the specific minor equivalency: - a. Agriculture (01005) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including three semester hours each in agriculture economics, agriculture management, animal science, plant science, and elective; six semester hours in agriculture leadership, community development, or philosophy of career and technical education; and special methods of teaching agriculture education. - b. Art (02005) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including art history, design, drawing, painting, ceramics, and special methods of teaching art. - c. Biology (13010) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including biology I and II, botany, zoology, genetics, general chemistry I and II, and special methods of teaching biology or science. - d. Business (03020) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including three semester hours in keyboarding, six semester hours in accounting, three semester hours in computer technology, general business, business communication, and special methods of teaching business. - e. Chemistry (13020) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including general chemistry I and II with labs, organic chemistry I and II with labs, analytic chemistry, and special methods of teaching chemistry or science. - f. Composite science (13047) - A total of twenty-four semester hours with eight semester hours with labs in biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science, and special methods of teaching science. - g. Computer science (23000) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including six semester hours a year-long sequence of structured language, two semester hours in advanced assembler language, eight semester hours in computer-related coursework, microcomputing, data structures and algorithms, operating systems, and special methods of teaching computer science. - h. CTE health careers (07000) - Criteria to meet this endorsement is available through the department of career and technical education. - i. CTE trade, industry, and technical (17000) - Criteria to meet this endorsement is available through the department of career and technical education. - j. CTE resource educator (26000) - Philosophy and practices of career and technical education, vocational assessment, career development, competency-based career and technical education, cooperative education, special needs teaching methods, introduction to exceptional children, mental retardation, learning disabilities, or emotional disturbance,

working with at-risk students, behavior problems, classroom strategies, and other courses or workshops as approved by the career and technical education supervisor.

k. CTE information technology (27000) - Criteria to meet this endorsement is available through the department of career and technical education.

l. CTE basic skills educator (28000) - Philosophy and practices of career and technical education, vocational assessment, career development, competency-based career and technical education, cooperative education, special needs teaching methods, introduction to exceptional children, mental retardation, learning disabilities, or emotional disturbance, working with at-risk students, behavior problems, remedial mathematics, remedial reading, and other courses or workshops as approved by the career and technical education supervisor.

m. CTE teacher student mentor (29000) - Criteria to meet this endorsement is available through the department of career and technical education.

n. CTE career clusters (37000) - Criteria to meet this endorsement is available through the department of career and technical education.

o. Drama or theater (05015) - Sixteen semester hours of drama or theater coursework.

p. Driver education (21005) - Valid operator's license not suspended or revoked. Provide by January first of each year a complete abstract of the applicant's driving record for the past thirty-six months from a state driver's licensing office evidencing a satisfactory driving record free from any conviction that would constitute the basis for suspension or revocation on the instructor's operator's license, and not more than three moving traffic violations. Ten semester hours consisting of at least one course each in classroom driver and traffic education, in-car instruction, beginning driver problems, and organization and administration of safety education. Fourteen semester hours with no more than three semester hours in any one area: first aid; substance abuse education; equipment training, which may include simulator use and educational technology; classroom management; developmental psychology covering adolescent psychology; stress management; curriculum, planning, and assessment; teaching diverse learners; and educational psychology. Field experience required for elementary or middle school teachers provided by a driver's education mentor with a minimum of three years' experience in driver's education must include three clock-hours of in-car observation and three clock-hours of in-car instruction. This field experience must be documented with a letter from the school principal and driver education mentor. The renewal of the driver's education endorsement requires two semester hours every five years of driver and traffic safety coursework. It is the responsibility of the instructor to notify the education standards and practices board of any driving offense, suspension, revocation, or cancellation of the driving license. Applicants holding a lifetime teaching license with ten years of driver's education instruction in North Dakota shall complete two semester hours of re-education every six years.

q. Earth science (13035) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including general chemistry I and II with labs, physical geology, historical geology, astronomy, meteorology, and special methods of teaching science.

r. Economics (15010) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including principles of macroeconomics I and II, money and banking, computer applications in economics, and methods of teaching economics or social science.

s. English (05020) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including three semester hours of grammar and usage, six semester hours of composition, three semester hours of

speech, three semester hours of developmental reading, literary analysis and criticism, nine semester hours of American and English literature, media, and special methods of teaching English.

1. t. Family and consumer science (09040) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including child development and family science, consumer education and resource management, food and nutrition, health and wellness, apparel and textiles, housing issues and interior design, and the special methods of teaching family and consumer science.
2. u. Foreign languages (French 06010, German 06015, Greek 06020, Latin 06025, Spanish 06035, Chinese 06260) - Sixteen semester hours specific to the foreign language, including composition and conversational structure of the language, culture, customs, and civilization relative to the language, introduction to literature in the language, and the special methods of teaching foreign language.
3. v. Geography (15015) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including physical geography, cultural geography, world geography, North American geography, and the special methods of teaching geography or social science.
4. w. Government and political science (15007) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including American government, political thought, international or global politics, and the special methods of teaching social science.
5. x. Health (18015) - Twenty-four semester hours in first aid, and safety, nutrition, exercise physiology or fitness, personal and community health, current issues in health education, and the special methods and curriculum in school health education.
6. y. History (15020) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including United States history I and II, western civilization I and II or world history I and II, and the special methods of teaching.
7. z. Library science (50065) - Twenty-four semester hours in introduction to the role of the librarian in the school library, reference, selection of materials and collection development, classification and cataloging of library materials, library administration, conducting research following state and national library standards, current issues in school librarianship, a study of children's literature, young adult literature, and reading methods.
8. aa. Marketing (04006) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including marketing, economics, promotion and advertising, management, student organizations, methods of teaching marketing or business education, philosophy of career and technical education, and nine credits in any of the following: accounting, advertising, business, business technology, economics, finance, promotion, and selling.
9. bb. Mathematics (11010) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including calculus, abstract algebra, geometry (axiomatic), calculus I and II, linear algebra, abstract algebra, probability and statistics, and methods of teaching mathematics.
10. cc. Music composite (12010) - Twenty-four semester hours in music theory (six semester hours), music history or literature, ear training or sight singing, conducting, keyboard proficiency, and methods of elementary and secondary music teaching.
11. dd. Instrumental music (12005) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including music theory, ear training or sight singing, conducting, and eight semester hours of coursework in instrumental music, keyboard proficiency, and methods of elementary and secondary music teaching.

ee. Choral or vocal music (12015) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including music theory, ear training or sight singing, conducting, and eight semester hours of coursework in vocal music, keyboard proficiency, and methods of elementary and secondary music teaching.

ff. Physics (13050) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including general physics I and II, modern physics, electronics, mechanics, and methods of teaching science.

gg. Physical education (08025) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including organization and administration of physical education and health, first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, prevention and care of athletic injuries, health issues, physiology of exercise, foundations or curriculum of physical education, human physiology or anatomy, physical education for exceptional children, band, and methods of teaching sports activities, games, and dance.

hh. Physical science (13045) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including eight semester hours each in general chemistry I and II with labs, general physics I and II, and methods of teaching science.

ii. Psychology (15030) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including introduction to psychology, development psychology, abnormal psychology, personality theory, social psychology, and methods of teaching psychology or social science.

jj. Reading (58904) - Sixteen semester hours of content specific coursework beyond the introductory level.

kk. Social studies composite (15035) - Twenty-four semester hours in United States history, world civilization, world history, American government, world geography, physical geography, introduction to sociology, economics, psychology, and methods of teaching social science.

ll. Sociology (15040) - A total of sixteen semester hours, including introduction to sociology, introduction to anthropology, social psychology, and methods of teaching social science.

mm. Special education (19015) - A total of sixteen semester hours of special education coursework required for the ME 16. For ME 24, twenty-four semester hours of coursework must include special education law, special education assessment, special education methods/strategies, and a special education practicum.

nn. Speech (05045) - Sixteen semester hours of speech or communication coursework.

oo. Technology education (10007) - Coursework must include sixteen semester hours from the following list: principles or foundations of technology, technology and society, impacts of technology, history of technology, engineering design, design process, troubleshooting, invention and innovation, research and development, technology systems, modeling, i.e., three-dimensional modeling and prototyping, technology resources, and intelligent machines or robotics or automated systems. Coursework must include six semester hours from the following list: medical technology, agriculture and related biotechnologies, energy and power technologies, information and communication technologies, transportation technology, manufacturing technology, and construction technology. A minimum of three semester hours in study of methods of teaching technology education that must include curriculum and methods in standards-based instruction.

pp. Native language endorsement (15046) - Coursework must include thirty semester hours in classroom management; theories of second language acquisition; methods of second language acquisition; introduction to the specific native language linguistic analysis I and II; native American studies I; the specific native language I, II, III, and IV; and native language history and culture.

qq. STEM education (10300) - Coursework must include twelve semester hours in STEM (transdisciplinary coursework in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) philosophy, STEM curriculum, STEM methods, STEM strategies, and a two-day field experience in a STEM business or industry or school-based setting.

rr. Theology (50040) - Requirements needed for the theology endorsement include a letter from the nonpublic school administration and the documentation on official transcripts of the baccalaureate degree.

History: Effective March 1, 2000; amended effective August 1, 2002; July 1, 2004; April 1, 2006; July 1, 2008; July 1, 2010; July 1, 2012; October 1, 2014; April 1, 2018; October 1, 2020; October 1, 2021; January 1, 2024.

General Authority: NDCC 15.1-13-09, 15.1-13-10

Law Implemented: NDCC 15.1-13-08, 15.1-13-10, 15.1-13-11, 15.1-18-03