Secondary Education Endorsement Options
Students in the Secondary Education program may select from the following endorsement options:
Special Education (Emotionally Impaired or Cognitive Impairment) K-12 Endorsement. These endorsement program require successful completion of one content area minor and a planned program minor in the elementary education program. It also includes successful completion of twenty-two credit hours of foundation courses and sixteen credits of Special Education core coursework, as well as an additional semester of student teaching in a Special Education classroom. Interested candidates must be accepted into the College of Education Elementary Teacher Education Program prior to taking courses for the endorsement with the exception given to the psychology courses required.
Teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL/ESL) is one of the fastest growing areas in the fields of English and education. The English as a Second Language Endorsement will qualify candidates to be certified as ESL instructors at the elementary level. With the increasing population of English language learners and the importance of language learning as a dimension of the multi-cultural classroom, this endorsement is relevant to those teaching mainstreamed ESL students as well as those in ESL sheltered programs. Candidates seeking initial certification may obtain this endorsement by completing the requirements of the elementary education program, as well as the requirements for this endorsement. Candidates must be accepted into the Elementary Teacher Education Program, complete eighteen hours of coursework and a six-hour practicum, and pass the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification in English as a Second Language.
The Computer Science (NR) program has been prepared for students who are already certified at the secondary level and are seeking an additional endorsement in a subject area. This endorsement is also available to students who have earned a baccalaureate degree and are seeking initial teacher certification at the secondary level. This endorsement is available to undergraduate students but is not part of a university degree program and can only be used for certification purposes.
The Social Studies endorsement has also been prepared for students who are already certified at the secondary level and are seeking an additional endorsement in a subject area. This endorsement is also available to students who have earned a baccalaureate degree and are seeking initial teacher certification at the secondary level. This endorsement is available to undergraduate students but is not part of a university degree program and can only be used for certification purposes. The typical course of study for the endorsement will include a distribution of courses from the areas of History, Political Science, Economics, Geography and Sociology, appropriate to teaching social studies in secondary schools.