Overview |
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General Certification Information
Recent Updates |
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| Certification Process |
The final certification process begins
with successful completion of Directed Student Teaching. Once
the student has successfully completed all certification program
requirements and their exit interview with the Director of
Student Teaching or the School of Education designee, the
final certification process begins. Students will be issued
a 90 day letter from the Certification Officer in the School
of Education . This letter can be used in the interviewing
process showing the student has completed a certification
program. |
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| A roster of qualified names for certification
are sent to the Michigan Department of Education (MDOE) in group
format several times a year. The (MDOE) will send a bill for
certification to the teacher candidate for final certification.
Once the bill is paid to the State Department of Education,
the certificate will be sent directly to the teacher candidate. |
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| Provisional Certificate (Initial): |
This certificate is granted by the Michigan
Department of Education following the recommendation of the
Aquinas College School of Education upon completion of all
of your teacher certification requirements and the payment
of the Provisional Certificate fee. The certificate is valid
for five and half to six years depending on when the certificate
is requested. The expiration date of a Michigan teaching certificate
is June 30 regardless of when it is issued. |
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| "Provisional Certification" fee
of $160 is payable to the Michigan Department of Education.
This is due upon receipt of a bill following recommendation
by Aquinas College . Certification is not complete until this
fee has been paid. |
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| "What do I have to do to keep
my certificate valid?" |
| The provisional certificate may be renewed
for three years by completing 9 credit hours in an 18-hour
planned program (which must be approved by and carried out with
a teacher preparatory institution in the State of Michigan .)
The courses must be approved prior to enrolling in the courses.
The provisional certificate may be renewed for an additional
three years by completing the entire 18 hours of a student's
18-hour planned program (or an approved Master's degree). |
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| Professional Certificate: |
This certificate is granted after you
have successfully taught for three years (at the level and
in the disciplines for which you are certified) and have completed
the 18-hour planned program or earned an approved Master's
degree. (450 days of teaching equals three years. No more
than 150 days may be counted in any one year. Subbing counts!
The three years of successful "teaching experience"
does not begin to accumulate until after the provisional certificate
has been granted.) |
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| The Professional Certificate is valid for
five years. It can be renewed for an additional five years by
earning six semester hours of academic credit from an approved
institution or the equivalent in continuing education units
(18 CEU's) approved by the State Board after the issuance of
the professional certificate. |
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| Professional certificate holders must continue
to renew their certificate in this manner every five years throughout
their teaching career. Extra credit hours earned during a five
year validity span may not be carried over to be used for a
future renewal. |
| "Professional Certification" fee
of $160 is payable to the Michigan Department of Education.
(Due upon receipt of bill) |
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| For information on certification requirements
for other states, consult the
University of Kentucky College of Education information
page: http://www.uky.edu/Education/TEP/usacert.html |
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If
you have questions regarding certification, please call the
Aquinas College Certification Officer directly at
(616) 632-2436. |
