New candidates may not be accepted for the HPER (MX) endorsement after summer semester 2005. Teacher candidates currently in the Health, PE & Recreation (MX) program, or beginning the MX program before the close of summer semester of 2005, must complete the MX program before the close of the summer semester of 2009. All education requirements, including Directed Student Teaching, must be successfully completed by the spring semester of 2009. The final Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) for the Health, Physical Education and Recreation will be offered during July of 2010.

Due to the short notice given us by the Michigan Department of Education, it is imperative that students currently pursuing this endorsement make an appointment immediately with an Education Advisor in the School of Education. Contact the Aquinas College School of Education office (ext. 2800) or the Health, PE & Recreation Department (ext. 2898) for information regarding a new program alternative to this endorsement.