Individuals seeking teacher certification must be formally admitted to the College of Education.  A limited number of places are available in each year's cohorts for endorsement in the areas of: learning disabilities and deaf education.  Competition for the limited spaces in the teacher education program is keen because applicants for the teacher education program exceed our capacity to allow everyone into the program. 

Undergraduates who wish to be considered must apply to the program in the early part of fall semester.  To be eligible for consideration for admission, the student must have an overall grade point average of 2.75 or higher, have completed all needed remedial/developmental coursework (e.g., WRA 1004/0102 and math 1825) and have passed all three components of the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification Basic Skills Test.  To view information about the test, to register, or to check deadlines, click here.   The October test is the last opportunity for applicants to obtain passing scores prior to the admission review.  No one will be admitted to the program without passing scores on all three components of the Basic Skills Test.  Students admitted to the program must also reach junior status (56 credits) by the end of the subsequent summer semester.

To be eligible for consideration for admission to the teacher certification program with a major in special education, the student must also have completed one or two supervised pre-admission experiences totaling at least 42 hours in one of the following areas of emphasis:  deaf education or learning disabilities.  The area of emphasis should be the one that the student will select to meet the requirements for the bachelor’s degree.  Prospective special education students are strongly encouraged to talk with faculty in special education about the potential value of sites for securing the required experience.  Prospective applicants to the special education program must submit forms verifying completion of the experience.  Forms are available in the Special Education Office - 335 EH or can be downloaded from this website.  Current MSU students who apply in the fall must submit their forms by the first week of spring semester in the same academic year.  Transfer students must submit their forms at the time of matriculation at MSU. Although applicants to the special education major will not be ranked by their performance in the experience, only students who have completed the required experience will be considered for admission.

Applications and instructions for admission to the Teacher Education program will be available online via the College of Education website after Labor Day until mid to late October. The regular registration deadline for the fall (October) Basic Skills test is early in September.  Students are encouraged to take the July Basic Skills test prior to the fall they intend to apply to the Teacher Education Program.

Students apply to the Teacher Education program “on-line” via a website, including registering for a time and location to do a monitored essay.  The essay component will be completed using a computer and applicants will have one opportunity to respond to the questions on line.  Any person with disabilities requiring special services should identify himself or herself when submitting the online application.
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Click here for Pre-admission Experience Forms