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| Recent Updates |
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| Certification
& Program Updates |
| Any changes or updates to the State
of Michigan certification requirements or the School of
Education program requirements since the publication of
the
School of Education Handbook (PDF), will be noted
here. (Updates will be listed in order from the most recent
to the oldest.) |
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| Recent
Updates: |
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| Psychology and Sociology |
| The School of Education is no longer accepting candidates for certification in Psychology and Sociology (Update posted January 2008). |
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| Visual Arts Education (LQ endorsement) |
| The Visual Arts Education endorsement
is now available for students pursuing secondary
certification only. For further information regarding
specific requirements, students should contact the Art
Department at (616) 632-2413. (Update posted on February
21, 2006.) |
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| Health, Physical Education
and Recreation major or minor (MX endorsement): |
New
candidates may not be accepted for this 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. (Update posted
on October 10, 2005.) |
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| CPR Certification: |
All
candidates seeking initial certification after July
1, 2004, must show proof of current CPR certification
provided by either the American Red Cross or the American
Heart Association. The training must include basic First
Aid; adult CPR; and child CPR. Please call the Certification
Officer at (616) 632-2436 with any questions regarding
the CPR requirement. |
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| Accounting (minor
for elementary; major or minor for secondary candidates):
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| New candidates may not be accepted
after fall semester 2004. Candidates must complete the
academic requirements by June 2008; MTTC subject area
test in Accounting must be passed and certification completed
by July 2009. This endorsement is to be replaced by "Business
Management, Marketing and Technology" (currently
unavailable through Aquinas College ). |
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| Art Education (major
or minor for elementary and secondary candidates): |
| New candidates may not be accepted
into programs after the fall semester of the 2002-2003
academic year. Current candidates must complete programs
by June of 2006; MTTC
subject area test in Art Education must be passed
and certification completed by July of 2007. This endorsement
to be replaced by Visual Arts Education. |
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| Biology: |
| State changes pending for the biology
major and minor for elementary candidates. Elementary
candidates wishing to become certified in science should
contact the School of Education for more information.
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| Business Administration
(minor for elementary; major or minor for secondary candidates):
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| New candidates may not be accepted
after fall semester 2004. Candidates must complete the
academic requirements by June 2008; MTTC subject area
test in Business Administration must be passed and certification
completed by July 2009. This endorsement is limited to
teaching the subject of "Business Administration"
only. It is to be replaced by " Business Management,
Marketing and Technology" (currently unavailable
through Aquinas College ). |
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| Early Childhood Education:
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| Changes pending. Notification from
Michigan Department of Education anticipated after July,
2004. |
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| English As a Second Language
(ESL) Minor: |
| Minor requirements are changing to
27 credits. The changes will affect all new ESL minors
declared after the spring semester of 2004. Please contact
an education advisor in the School of Education for further
information. |
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| Foreign Languages:
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| Changes pending. Notification from
Michigan Department of Education anticipated after July,
2004. |
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| General Science (for elementary
candidates): |
| New candidates may not be accepted
into programs after the fall semester of the 2003-2004
academic year. Current candidates must complete programs
by June of 2007; MTTC
subject area tests must be passed and certification
completed by July of 2008. This endorsement to be replaced
by Integrated Science. |
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| Health, Physical Education
and Recreation: |
| Changes pending. |
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| Learning Disabilities K-12:
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| Major requirements are changing. The
changes will affect all new LD majors declared after the
spring semester of 2004. Please contact an education advisor
in the School of Education for further information. |
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| Music Education: |
JX) (Major or minor for elementary
of secondary education) This endorsement may not be
offered to new candidates after the fall semester of
the 2006-2007 academic year. Candidates must complete
program by June of 2010; MTTC subject area test in Music
Education must be passed and certification completed
by July of 2011. Changes for the new Music Education
(JQ) endorsement are pending. Students interested in
becoming certified to teach music should keep in contact
with their advisor in the Music Department. |
