College of Education and Human S

College of Education and Human Services
Center for Student Services -

Teacher Certification

CLEAR Framework

Professional Certificate

requires completion of 18 semester hours in a CMU planned course of study, 18 hours of study completed toward a Master's degree or completion of a Master's degree and 3 years of successful teaching experience within the validity and grade level of the provisional certificate
a reading requirement must also be met; elementary requires 6 semester hours of the CMU equivalent EDU 330 and EDU 431, secondary requires 3 semester hours of the CMU equivalent EDU 450
to obtain an initial professional certificate application, click on the link below, or contact EHS Center for Student Services at (989) 774-3309
renewal of the professional certificate must be done through the Michigan Department of Education (517) 373-3310

Forms
(Note: Submitted forms MUST be typed)