Minnesota College-Level Classes At Risk

High school students around Minnesota are at risk of losing access to college-level classes in their schools.

This is due to new requirements saying teachers must have a master’s degree or at least graduate-level credits in those subjects.

The change could be a major blow to a growing number of students who rely on dual-credit classes to earn college credits to take a bite out of their future higher education costs.

Hundreds of high school educators in Minnesota could soon be barred from teaching the classes, forcing students to take courses at a local college or university or forgo them all together.

The problem arose because the Higher Learning Commission recently updated its standards for college instructors.