Programs

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education – Level Change

This program gives teachers the knowledge and skills needed to add both an elementary and an early childhood endorsement to an existing Michigan secondary teaching certificate. You complete both the elementary studies and early childhood minors and a portion of the professional education core that is specific to working with elementary students. This allows you to teach:

• All subjects in kindergarten through grade 5.
• All subjects in kindergarten through grade 8 self-contained classrooms.

The level change may also extend the validity of existing endorsements to additional grade levels. Upon completing the program and passing the required state test, you will be eligible to apply for the endorsements.

Secondary Social Studies – Level Change

This program gives teachers the knowledge and skills needed to add a secondary social studies endorsement to an existing Michigan elementary teaching certificate. You complete the secondary social studies major and a portion of the professional education core that is specific to working with secondary students. This allows you to teach social studies in grades 6 through 12.

The level change may also extend the validity of existing endorsements to additional grade levels. Upon completing the program and passing the required state test, you will be eligible to apply for the endorsement.

Elementary Early Childhood Education Additional Endorsement

This program gives teachers the knowledge and skills needed to add an early childhood endorsement to an existing Michigan elementary teaching certificate. Upon completing the program and passing the required state test, you will be eligible to apply for the endorsement.

Elementary English – Additional Endorsement

This program gives teachers the knowledge and skills needed to add an English endorsement to an existing Michigan elementary teaching certificate. Upon completing the program and passing the required state test, you will be eligible to apply for the endorsement.

Elementary History – Additional Endorsement

This program provides teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to add a history endorsement to an existing Michigan elementary teaching certificate. Upon completing the program and passing the required state test, you will be eligible to apply for the endorsement.

Elementary Language Arts – Additional Endorsement

This program provides teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to add a language arts endorsement to an existing Michigan elementary teaching certificate. Upon completing the program and passing the required state test, you will be eligible to apply for the endorsement.

Elementary Mathematics – Additional Endorsement

This program provides teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to add a mathematics endorsement to an existing Michigan elementary teaching certificate. Upon completing the program and passing the required state test, you will be eligible to apply for the endorsement.

Elementary Social Studies – Additional Endorsement

This program provides teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to add a social studies endorsement to an existing Michigan elementary teaching certificate. Upon completing the program and passing the required state test, you will be eligible to apply for the endorsement.

Secondary Chemistry – Additional Endorsement

This program provides teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to add a chemistry endorsement to an existing Michigan secondary teaching certificate. Upon completing the program and passing the required state test, you will be eligible to apply for the endorsement.

Secondary English – Additional Endorsement

This program provides teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to add an English endorsement to an existing Michigan secondary teaching certificate. Upon completing the program and passing the required state test, you will be eligible to apply for the endorsement.

Secondary History – Additional Endorsement

This program provides teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to add a history endorsement to an existing Michigan secondary teaching certificate. Upon completing the program and passing the required state test, you will be eligible to apply for the endorsement.

Secondary Mathematics – Additional Endorsement

This program provides teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to add a mathematics endorsement to an existing Michigan secondary teaching certificate. Upon completing the program and passing the required state test, you will be eligible to apply for the endorsement.

Secondary Social Studies – Additional Endorsement

This program provides teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to add a social studies endorsement to an existing Michigan secondary teaching certificate. Upon completing the program and passing the required state test, you will be eligible to apply for the endorsement.