塞基诺州立大学

Saginaw Valley State University is authorized by the State of Michigan to recommend individuals for a standard teaching certificate at the elementary level (K-8) and secondary level (grades 6-12 or K-12) upon successful completion of the College of Education's Teacher Education Program.

Elementary Academic Program Requirements

Individuals seeking certification at the elementary level can choose from one of the following options:

Option 1: a major in Integrated Science (41 crs.), Language Arts (36 crs.), Mathematics (35 crs), or Social Studies (40-41 crs.) and a planned program that includes other content area courses, including the arts.

Option 2: This option includes a comprehensive major of select content courses in Integrated Science, Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and the arts along with a specialty area chosen from Early Childhood Education (30 crs.), World Languages (English as a Second Language (21 crs), French (23 crs), Spanish (23 crs.), and K-12 Special Education (Autism Spectrum Disorder (42 crs.) or Cognitive Impairment (32 crs.).

In addition to completing course requirements in Option 1 or Option 2, program candidates will also complete a professional studies sequence over a period of three semesters and student teaching during the fourth semester. Individuals seeking Special Education will have an additional semester of student teaching. Courses taken as an undergraduate may be applicable to option 1 and 2 major coursework requirements.

Secondary Academic Program Requirements

Individuals interested in obtaining a teaching certificate in secondary education must choose a major and a minor.

Approved Majors: Biology, Chemistry, Communication & Theatre (Speech), English, English as a Second Language (K-12), French (6-12 & K-12), History, Integrated Science, Mathematics, Music (K-12), Physical Education (6-12 & K-12), Physics, Social Studies, Spanish (6-12 & K-12), Special Education, Visual Arts Education (K-12)