BA/BS Education: Secondary Teacher Education at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

The undergraduate secondary teacher education programme prepares students to teach middle and high school grades and leads to secondary teacher certification through the State of Michigan. Students choose a primary endorsement area and may add a second. First-year admission is offered alongside transfer entry as a junior (external or cross-campus) and an option to add certification to a degree in another U-M school.

Faculty: Marsal Family School of Education  |  Department: Secondary Teacher Education  |  Duration: Minimum 120 credits; professional sequence is three terms across the third and fourth years  |  Intake: Fall (first-year admission) and Winter (junior admission only)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Ann Arbor, MI, United States

What you will study

A pre-professional sequence in years one and two includes 36 general studies credits and a 20-credit education core (EDUC 118, 141, 151, 160, 241, 271 plus electives). The professional sequence includes core courses in educational psychology, foundations, content-area literacy, special education and digital technology, plus methods, directed teaching (EDUC 302), a seminar and two practicums, with 14-15 weeks of full-time student teaching. Endorsement areas include Arabic, Biology, Chemistry, ESL, English, French, German, History, Latin, Mandarin, Mathematics, Music Education, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Social Studies and Spanish.

Career pathways

86% of known graduates found full-time employment or pursued an advanced degree; graduates teach in Michigan and out-of-state middle and high schools.

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