Which route to teacher certification is best for you?
The mission in our teacher certification programs is to prepare people for teaching in public schools. The program emphasizes intensive, guided experience in a variety of urban, suburban, and rural K-12 classrooms, in conjunction with a carefully designed sequence of professional coursework drawing on some of the best in current and historical educational thought and practice.
Habits of critical reflection, learning from practice, engagement with fundamental ideas, questions, and processes in the fields of study, and tailoring instruction to the strengths and needs of K-12 students are stressed throughout all of our programs.
We want beginning teachers who are capable of and committed to a lifetime of inquiry in teaching and to a powerful education for all students in our diverse society.
To learn more about our teacher certification programs, please consider the following questions:
Do you need to complete a bachelor’s degree?
Do you already have a bachelor’s degree?
Interested in teacher certification, but not sure if you also want to pursue a graduate degree?
Already pursuing a graduate degree here at the University of Michigan?
