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  Admission Requirements

  Upon being accepted to º£½Ç´óÉñ, students may declare "Pre-Teacher" status. However this is not admission into the Teacher Education Program. When the prerequisites for admission to the program are met, the student must complete an application packet to request formal acceptance into the Teacher Education Program.

  Prerequisites for application to the Teacher Education Program:

  • Meet or exceed the accepted cut score on the Michigan BASIC SKILLS EXAMINATION (Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)).
  • Possess a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0.
  • Complete at least 9 graded credits in the teaching major with a least a 2.70 grade point average.
  • Complete at least 6 graded credits in the teaching minor with at least a 2.70 grade point average (if applicable).

  To be admitted to the Teacher Education Program, you must provide the following:

  • Application form;
  • Two recommendations from professional educators, one of whom must be a º£½Ç´óÉñ professor. The educators must use a Detroit Mercy Department of Education recommendation form. Once completed, he/she must place that form in a sealed envelope which can then be mailed separately or submitted with your packet;
  • A form for the evaluation of work with groups of school-aged children (minimum 15 hours) at desired certification level (K-8 or 6-12); and
  • A felony inquiry form.

  ALL FORMS IN THE APPLICATION PACKET MUST BE SUBMITTED TOGETHER TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

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  Degree Requirements

  To obtain this undergraduate degree, the student must fulfill the requirements of the University Core Curriculum, the requirements for the program major and have completed a minimum of 126 credit hours. To be eligible for a standard teaching certificate and endorsement issued through the Michigan Department of Education, additional credits for the teaching major and/or the teaching minor may be required.

  Course requirements are as follows:

  Required Courses

  • EDU 4310 Classroom Management (3 credits)
  • PYC 2500 Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
  • PYC 4400 Cross-Cultural Socialization (3 credits)
  • SED 3570 Field Experience (3 credits)
  • SED 3700 Introduction to Learning Disabilities (3 credits)
  • SED 3710 Educating the Learning Disabled (3 credits)
  • SED 4120 Special Education in the Secondary Schools (3 credits)
  • SED 4530 Assessment in Special Education (3 credits)
  • SED 4670 Strategies of Teaching Math and Language Arts: Learning Disabilities (3 credits)
  • SED 4740 Clinical Experience Learning Disabilities (8 credits)
  • SED 4860 Response to Intervention (3 credits)

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  Professional Education Sequence

  Students planning to become certified to teach the emotionally impaired/behaviorally disordered must complete a minimum of 36 credit hours of coursework which include educational foundations, teaching methodology including instructional technology, reading instruction, special education, classroom observation and participation and clinical experience.

  If Seeking Elementary Certification:

  • EDU 4000 Introduction to Education (3 credits)
  • EDU 4200 Philosophy of Education (3 credits)
  • EDU 4320 Psychology of Education (3 credits)
  • EDU 4400 School and Society (3 credits)
  • EDU 4410 Elementary Science Methods (2 credits)
  • EDU 4420 Elementary Social Studies Methods (2 credits)
  • EDU 4430 Teaching Reading in Elementary Schools (3 credits)
  • EDU 4450 Methods of Physical and Health Education (3 credits)
  • EDU 4480 Elementary Language Arts (3 credits)
  • EDU 4490 Elementary Mathematics Methods (2 credits)
  • EDU 4500 Integrating the Arts in the Classroom (3 credits)
  • EDU 4590 Instructional Technology (3 credits)
  • EDU 4820 Elementary Clinical Experience (8 credits)
  • SED 4600 Educating and Mainstreaming Exceptional Persons (3 credits)

  Supportive Courses for Elementary Education

  • BIO 1030 Environmental Science (3 credits)
  • CHM 1030 Chemistry in Society (3 credits)
  • ECN 1000 Introduction to Economics (3 credits)
  • ENL 2350 Study of Fiction (3 credits)
  • ENL 2450 Study of Poetry (3 credits)
  • ENL 3900 Children's Literature (3 credits)
  • GEO 2110 World Regional Geography (3 credits)
  • HIS 2500 United States History to 1877 (3 credits)
  • HIS 2640 Comparative Civilizations (3 credits)
  • MED 4770 Concepts of Elementary School Mathematics I (3 credits)
  • MED 4780 Concepts of Elementary School Mathematics II (3 credits)
  • PHY 1080 History of the Universe (3 credits)
  • POL 2100 American Politics (3 credits)
  • PYC 2500 Developmental Psychology (3 credits)

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  If Seeking Secondary Certification:

  • EDU 4000 Introduction to Education (3 credits)
  • EDU 4200 Philosophy of Education (3 credits)
  • EDU 4320 Psychology of Education (3 credits)
  • EDU 4400 School and Society (3 credits)
  • EDU 4590 Instructional Technology (3 credits)
  • EDU 4690 Secondary Curriculum Methods (3 credits)
  • EDU 4780 Reading in the Content Areas (3 credits)
  • Select one of the following based on your teaching minor:
    • EDU 4710 Secondary Mathematics Methods (3 credits)
    • EDU 4730 Secondary Social Studies Methods (3 credits)
    • EDU 4740 Secondary English Methods (3 credits)
    • EDU 4750 Secondary Science Methods (3 credits)
  • EDU 4900* Secondary Clinical Experience (8 credits)
  • SED 4600 Educating and Mainstreaming Exceptional Persons (3 credits)

  *See current Michigan Department of Education Teacher Certification Handbook for requirements.

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  Secondary Teaching Minor

  Teacher candidates for this program must also have a teaching minor. Approved minors are available from the list below. Click on the links for the minors to see the course requirements and speak with your Department of Education advisor.

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Economics
  • English
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology

  *See current Michigan Department of Education Teacher Certification Handbook for requirements.

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  Handbooks

  • Education Programs Handbook
  • Pre-Teaching and Teacher Candidate Clinical Experience 1 and 2 Handbook
  • Clinical Experience 3 Handbook
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  Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC)

  Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC)
  Teacher candidates for Michigan teacher certification must pass tests designed by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) to ensure that they possess the skills and knowledge to be effective educators in Michigan K-12 learning environments. Competency for certification is established through the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC). Successfully meeting or exceeding the accepted cut score in mathematics and evidence-based reading/writing on the Michigan BASIC SKILLS EXAMINATION (SAT) is necessary for admission to º£½Ç´óÉñ's Teacher Education Program. An individual must successfully complete all components of the MTTC before º£½Ç´óÉñ can recommend him/her for certification/endorsement by the MDE.

  The MTTC consists of:

  BASIC SKILLS EXAMINATION
  Before being admitted to Detroit Mercy's Teacher Education Program, students with "pre-teacher" status must take this test and meet or exceed the accepted cut score in mathematics and evidence-based reading/writing before being admitted to the Detroit Mercy Teacher Education Program. º£½Ç´óÉñ students are encouraged to take the BASIC SKILLS EXAMINATION no later than their third semester.  A student may retake failed subset(s),

  CONTENT AREA TEST(S)
  

  Based on a student's teaching major and/or minor, teacher candidates seeking certification/endorsement are required to demonstrate competency in their content area(s) by passing MDE required content area exams.

  CERTIFICATION

  Elementary Certification

  In order to be qualified to teach K-5 students in a Michigan school, teacher candidates must take and pass MTTC test #103 for elementary education.

  If a teacher candidate also wishes to be certified to teach grades 6-8, he/she must have completed the appropriate majors or minors and then take and pass the appropriate tests in content areas. Students in special education must pass tests in their respective area (i.e., LD, or EI/BD) in order to be endorsed and teach in those areas.

  Passing these content area tests, while mandatory for standard teacher certification, is not required for completing the Bachelor's degree program from º£½Ç´óÉñ.

  Secondary Certification

  In order to be qualified to teach grades 9-12 students in a Michigan school, teacher candidates must have completed the appropriate majors and/or minors and then take and pass the appropriate MTTC tests in those content areas. Students in special education must pass tests in their respective area (i.e., LD, or EI/BD) in order to be endorsed and teach in those areas.

  Passing these content area tests, while mandatory for standard teacher certification, is not required for completing the bachelor's degree program from º£½Ç´óÉñ.