Students preparing for elementary-level teacher certification usually enroll in the School of Education. All students are encouraged to discuss their degree and certification interests with advisors in both the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and in the School of Education early in their degree program to ensure that they have a thorough understanding of both degree and teaching certificate requirements. The guidelines and requirements described below apply to students admitted to the program for Fall Term, 1990. Students seeking admission for a later year may be subject to changes in requirements. Students in all schools and colleges desiring teacher certification must apply to the teacher education program.
Admission is once a year for fall term only.
The application deadline for fall term is February 1st. Applications received after the deadline are considered on a space available basis. Admission decisions are made on an individual basis and all available information is considered. In addition, elementary education program applicants should have completed a course in U.S. history and Math 385. Act 267 of the Public Acts of 1986 requires that persons preparing to be teachers in Michigan pass both a basic skills examination, an examination in each appropriate subject area in which they are to be certified, and, for elementary certification a test that covers elementary education.