College of
Education and Human Services
Center for Student Services -
Teacher Certification
Facts about Teacher Certification In Michigan
Course work to renew a
certificate and
Adding an additional major and/or minor
(endorsement):
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contact EHS Center for Student Services, (989) 774-3309, Ronan 204 and ask that a transcript evaluation be processed
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transcripts will be needed to do this evaluation; if you attended CMU, EHS Center for Student Services can obtain the necessary transcripts
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the student will be responsible for supplying EHS Center for Student Services with transcripts from any other institution(s) attended, including undergraduate course work
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a letter and the student transcripts will be sent by EHS Center for Student Services to the major and/or minor department
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the student's transcripts will be evaluated by the major and/or minor department and a program will be devised
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a copy of the program will be sent to the student; the program the student receives is considered a signed major or minor and coursework must be completed from that program
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to take coursework at CMU, register at Graduate Studies, (989) 774-4723, Foust 100 as a non-degree student
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when coursework is completed and the subject area test is completed and passed, contact EHS Center for Student Services, (989) 774-3309, Ronan 204 for an application to add an endorsement to an existing teaching certificate
The following is a listing of teachable majors and or minors:
ELEMENTARY
Majors:
Integrated Science, Mathematics (MTH)
History (HST), Social Studies (interdisciplinary)
English (ENG), Language Arts (interdisciplinary)
Minors:
Integrated Science, Mathematics (MTH)
Bilingual Bicultural Education-Ojibwe (interdisciplinary), Bilingual
Bicultural Education-Spanish (interdisciplinary), Geography (GEO), History
(HST)
English (ENG), Language Arts (interdisciplinary), Reading in the
Elementary Grades (TEPD)
SECONDARY
Major in one of the following fields (30-54 hours):
Visual
Arts Ed (ART), Biology (BIO), Business Teacher Education (BIS), Chemistry (CHM),
Chemistry-Physics (interdisciplinary), Earth Science (ESC),
English (ENG), Family Studies: Life Management Education (HEV), French (FRN),
Geography (GEO), German (GER), History (HST), Industrial Education (IET),
Integrated Science (Interdisciplinary) Mathematics
(MTH), Physical Education (PES), Physics (PHY), School Health
Education (HPR), Social Studies (Interdisciplinary), Spanish (SPN), Speech (SDA), Speech
(Broadcast emphasis) (BCA)
Minor in one of the following fields (20-26 hours):
Biology (BIO), Bilingual Bicultural Education-Ojibwe,
(interdisciplinary), Bilingual Bicultural Education-Spanish (interdisciplinary), Chemistry (CHM), Dance
(DAN), Earth Science (ESC), English (ENG), English as a Second Language (ENG), French
(FRN), General Business (BIS) (requires
Plan A Business Teacher Education major), Geography
(GEO), German (GER), History (HST), Industrial Education (IET), Mathematics (MTH),
Outdoor Education (RPL), Physical Education (PES), Physics
(PHY), School Health Education (HPR), Spanish (SPN), Speech (SDA)
Note: Some majors require a particular minor and some minors are available only to
particular majors. Check major and minor requirements in departmental description
sections for further information.
Forms
(Note: Submitted forms MUST be typed)
Application for Adding an Endorsement
