Program Requirements
Requirements for Admission
Requirements for Completion
Students must have a 2.75 or better grade point average in education courses and must maintain grade point averages specified above in order to apply for admission to student teaching, to be eligible to enter student teaching, and to apply for certification.
Students should plan to have at least one regular semester between the time of taking EDE 360 or EDS 360 and the time of student teaching to provide an experiential background for the remaining professional education courses.
Any student who elects a required education course more than five years before enrolling in student teaching must take the course again or satisfy a competency evaluation given by the instructor. This policy includes all required education courses. Students who have been away from the University for one calendar year or more must follow the readmission guidelines noted earlier in this section.
- Admission to the University of Michigan-Flint
- Completion of at least 55 semester hours of coursework
- An overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 or better. The GPA will be computed using ALL courses which are potentially transferable to UM-Flint, including courses for which the student has received a grade below a "C."
- A grade point average of 2.75 or better in each major and minor teaching area; at least 18 hours completed in the major, 12 hours completed in the minor (only 9 hours completed for the early childhood minor)
- Mastery of basic skills evidenced by passing the Basic Skills Test portion of the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification.
- Completion of PSY 100 or equivalent with a grade of C (2.0) or better
- Completion of EDM 121 with a grade of C (2.0) or better (Elementary Education students only)
- Completion of SCI 125 or 126 with a passing grade (Elementary Education students only)
Requirements for Completion
Students must have a 2.75 or better grade point average in education courses and must maintain grade point averages specified above in order to apply for admission to student teaching, to be eligible to enter student teaching, and to apply for certification.
Students should plan to have at least one regular semester between the time of taking EDE 360 or EDS 360 and the time of student teaching to provide an experiential background for the remaining professional education courses.
Any student who elects a required education course more than five years before enrolling in student teaching must take the course again or satisfy a competency evaluation given by the instructor. This policy includes all required education courses. Students who have been away from the University for one calendar year or more must follow the readmission guidelines noted earlier in this section.