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Teacher & Administrator Certification
Teachers
Teachers take courses to meet requirements for the Professional Certificate, renew the Provisional Certificate or add new endorsements. Each of these options requires taking additional courses as part of a planned program after initial certification. The purpose of the plan is to enhance a teacher’s development as an educator and provide additional depth in his or her content area(s). Teachers need not have completed their initial teacher preparation program at MSU to apply for renewals, endorsements or the Professional Certificate through the MSU Certification Office; however, at least half of the credits required for the desired certificate or endorsement must be taken through MSU.
Administrators
To be recommended for the School Administrator Certificate with Elementary and Secondary endorsements through MSU, an applicant must have completed (a) an approved master's degree in K-12 Administration at MSU, or (b) a relevant master's degree and an approved 18-credit core administrative studies program at MSU.
More Information for Teachers
- Overview
- Planned Program Options
- State of Michigan Reading Requirements
- Additional Endorsements
- Adding an Endorsement to an Existing Teaching Certificate
- Adding a New Level (Elementary or Secondary) Endorsement to an Existing Certificate
- Course Offerings and Enrollment Options
- Certification in/from Another State
- Renewal of the Professional Teaching Certificate
- Oral Proficiency Requirements for Teachers of World Languages
