This paper examines the training requirements in the areas of multiculturalism and human relations for elementary and secondary teacher education candidates in South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The paper first briefly reviews the gradual inclusion of multicultural and human relations requirements on a national level. Requirements in the three states are then discussed. South Dakota's efforts to prepare new teachers with American Indian Studies courses are recounted. Specific guidelines developed in Minnesota and Wisconsin are outlined. The paper concludes with recommendations to improve multicultural and human relations training programs. (Author/APM)