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I have been looking through a lot of paperwork today for the University of Minnesota. I have a meeting tomorrow with the Associate Director of Graduate & Professional Support Programs. What a title.

I've already obtained three degrees, including a Master's in Teaching from a program approved by the National Council of Teacher of English. Is it not a conflict of interest for the U of M to evaluate my coursework in order to "recommend" courses that I am required to take through the U of M in order to obtain a teaching license (that I already have. ..)?

I've searched, and written, and called the MN Department of Education (DOE) and I cannot get a definitive list of what the requirement is - or more to the point, why/how my current degree, NY State license, and teaching experience don't qualify as equivalent standards. My understanding of the situation is that the DOE defers course requirements to universities in Minnesota to determine whether an applicant's out-of-state coursework meets the standards set by the Minnesota Board of Teaching. While each university's course title and description may be different, even within Minnesota, the assumption is that the universities in MN have adhered to all the standards set.

Plan B - Career change.

I like school, I really do - and I would love to go back to school - to wear the paraphernalia, have academic discussions, join clubs that have matching uniforms . . . But I hate seeing a movie twice.