School of Education
School of Education Historical Timeline
2000 – The Doctorate (Ed.D.) in Organization Development established.
1999 – The School of Education moved into Opus Hall on the Minneapolis campus on June 14.
1998 – The Doctorate (Ed.D.) in Critical Pedagogy established.
1996 – The School of Education was created; integrating undergraduate and graduate programs under five departments.
1992 – The Minneapolis campus was founded.
1990 – St. Thomas received University status.
1987 – The School of Education initiated its first doctoral program, the Doctorate (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership.
1977 – St. Thomas becomes a co-educational institution.
1974 – Continuing Education courses were initiated to meet the needs of practicing educators for professional growth and to meet licensure requirements.
1969 – The college was authorized to grant the education specialist degree.
1965 – National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) received.
1961 – St. Thomas introduced the Master of Arts in Teaching, for those who wanted a teaching career after earning an undergraduate degree.
1950 – First graduate program in professional education established. Received the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools approval to grant a Master of Arts degree. First master’s program for school administrators established.
1930s - The Education Club at St. Thomas was a "flourishing" and "long established" campus group that "brought together informally both students and teachers from a variety of disciplines" to discuss "intellectual interests” according to Professor Joe Connors in his history of St. Thomas.
1928 – The “Division of Education” was established.
1924 – The Education Club was formed.
1917 – K-12 undergraduate programs preparing elementary and secondary teachers are offered.
1885 – The St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary was established by Archbishop John Ireland. Today three institutions have arisen from it: the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul Seminary and St. Thomas Academy.
