C OLLEGE OF E DUCATION Teacher Education Programs

L EADER IN T EACHER E DUCATION U.S. News & World Report  Elementary Education – #1 for 16 th year  Secondary Education – #1 for 16 th year Outstanding Faculty  Renowned Faculty – Engaged in cutting- edge research – Authoring textbooks – Publishing in professional journals

L EADER IN T EACHER E DUCATION  Technology enriched facilities and resources  Research Grants  Scholarship opportunities  Professorial Assistantships

M ICHIGAN T EACHER C ERTIFICATION Elementary Education  K-5: All Subjects  6-8: Teaching Major  6-12: Major and Minor  K-12: Music & Art Special Education  K-5: All Subjects  6-8: Teaching Major  K-12: Learning Disabilities Secondary Education

E LEMENTARY E DUCATION  Degree Major is one of: – Education (elementary) – Special Education – Child Development  Teaching Major is one of: – Language Arts – Social Studies – Science – Math  Additional Teaching Options: – Any minor from the approved list – Disciplinary majors in World Languages and History Curriculum  Integrative Studies28 cr  Teacher Education 21 cr  Teaching Major32-49 cr  Planned Program20+ cr  Electives2-19 cr  Internship (5 th year)24 cr

S PECIAL E DUCATION  Degree Major is: – Special Education  Special Education Focus is: – Learning Disabilities (K-12)  Teaching Major is one of: – Language Arts – Social Studies – Science – Math  Additional Teaching Options: – Any minor from the approved list – Disciplinary majors in World Languages and History Curriculum  Integrative Studies28 cr  Teacher Education 21 cr  Teaching Major32-49 cr  Planned Program20+ cr  Learning Disabilities19 cr  Internship (5 th year)24 cr

S ECONDARY E DUCATION  Degree Major is: The same as the teaching major (e.g., Mathematics, English, Chemistry…)  Teaching Major is: Any subject from the approved major list (  Teaching Minor is: Any subject from the approved minor list Curriculum  College of the major oversees – Integrative Studies – Courses in major – College Requirements  College of Ed oversees – Minor Completion – Teacher Education Courses – Fifth-year Internship

S ECONDARY E DUCATION M AJORS Majors  Arabic  Art Education*   Biological Science  Chemistry  Chinese   Communicative Sciences & Disorders   Earth Science  English  Environmental Studies & Agriscience  French  German  History Education  Japanese  Journalism  Mathematics  Music*   Physical Science*  Physics  Social Science Education – IDS*  Social Science – James Madison*  Spanish *Comprehensive majors with 50+ credits, no minor required  K-12 Secondary Major

S ECONDARY E DUCATION M INORS Minors  Agriscience  Arabic  Biology  Chemistry  Chinese  Computer Science  Earth Science  Japanese  Economics*  English  French  Geography*  German  History  Integrated Science Endorsement (DI)  Italian  Journalism  Latin  Mathematics  Physics  Political Science*  Psychology  Russian  Sociology  Spanish  Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) *Restricted to IDS-SSE, History Education and James Madison majors only

I NTERNSHIP Y EAR  A full academic year, post-BA, of study and experience in a selected school  During interns were placed in 76 different school districts within 16 Michigan counties – and the city of Chicago  After successful completion of the Internship and fulfillment of all State of Michigan requirements, certification will be recommended FallSpring TE 5016 crTE 5026 cr TE 8013 crTE 8033 cr TE 8023 crTE 8043 cr 12 cr

H IGH N EED T EACHING A REAS  Math  Science  World Languages  ESL/TESOL  Special Education

A PPLICATION P ROCESS FOR T EACHER E DUCATION Online Application  Available at during the month of September GPA Requirement  Minimum overall 2.75 at the end of semester of application Basic Skills Test  Essay  Proctored 1-hour essay in testing office on campus.  Scheduling will be part of online application.  $20 scoring fee paid on application. Experience  Special Education students must document 42 hours of work with special needs kids  No documentation required for Elementary or Secondary but experience is helpful for essay Conviction Disclosure Form – State of Michigan requirement Students apply fall semester of their sophomore year

U RBAN E DUCATORS C OHORT UECP  Selected courses cover topics in diversity, poverty and social justice  Mentored by urban teachers and administrators  Tutor or work with youth in urban school districts  Internship in urban setting  Summer placement experience in London US11  Participate in seminars, research and special sections of courses  Guaranteed admission to the Teacher Education program as a junior if standards are met

G LOBAL E DUCATORS C OHORT GECP  Selected courses cover topics in international and global themes  Early experiences in multicultural and international settings  Required study abroad/global education experience  Prepares teachers to infuse global content; bringing the world to students  Summer placement experience in China US10 & US11  Prepare teachers to teach in regular classrooms, multicultural classrooms, international classrooms and abroad  Guaranteed admission to the Teacher Education program as a junior if standards are met

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