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Secondary Teacher Certification (General Education)

• Requirements for Teaching Minor - Secondary Certification
• Requirements for the Education Major Program - Secondary Education

Michigan Secondary Standard Teaching Certification allows the holder to teach subject area majors and minors in the sixth through twelfth grades. Visual arts, music, and physical education are endorsed K-12 in their major. In addition to degree requirements, candidates must complete the teaching major, teaching minor, and the education major program.

Teaching Major - Secondary Certification

The 15 areas approved by the State of Michigan at Grand Valley are listed as follows. Specific requirements are outlined in this catalog and must be planned with the student's teaching major advisor.

Humanities: visual arts K-12, English, French, German, Latin, Spanish, and music K-12.
Science and Mathematics: biology, chemistry, earth/space science, mathematics, physical education K-12, and physics.
Social Sciences: history and social studies.

Requirements for Teaching Minor - Secondary Certification

The 17 areas approved by the State of Michigan are listed as follows. Specific requirements are outlined in this catalog and must be planned with the student's advisor. Music majors should consult with their advisors for minor requirements.

Humanities: English, French, German, Spanish.
Science and Mathematics: biology, chemistry, earth/space science, school health education, mathematics, physical education, and physics.
Social Sciences: economics, geography, history, political science, and psychology.

Note: Students who have declared or completed a teaching major and minor in a science discipline may complete additional courses for an integrated science secondary endorsement. The Michigan Department of Education will allow teachers with the integrated science secondary endorsement to teach biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics at the secondary level. Refer to the science section of this catalog for details.

Requirements for the Education Major Program - Secondary Education

Candidates must complete the following 39-credit education major. At least one field semester must be done in a multicultural setting.

Prior to Admission to Undergraduate Teacher Education

• EDF 315 - Diverse Perspectives on Education (3 credits)
• PSY 301 - Child Development (3 credits)
• EDI 339 - Teachers as Decision Makers: Instruction and Assessment in Secondary Schools (3 credits)

Course One

Taken before OR after admission to the College of Education. It must be completed before student teaching.

• EDS 379 - Universal Design for Learning: Secondary (3 credits)

Course Two

Taken after admission to the College of Education. It must be completed before student teaching.

• EDT 370 - Technology in Education (3 credits)

Teacher Assisting Semester

• EDI 310 - Organizing and Managing Classroom Environments (3 credits)
• EDR 321 - Content Area Literacy (3 credits)
• EDI 331 - Methods and Strategies of Secondary Teaching (5 credits)

Student Teaching Semester

• EDI 431 - Student Teaching, Secondary (8 credits)
• EDI 432 - Student Teaching, Secondary Content Practicum (2 credits)
• EDF 485 - The Context of Educational Issues (3 credits)

Can be taken after EDI 431 but before certification.