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General information
To meet the professional (formerly continuing) certification requirements of the state of Michigan, candidates must complete the following: 1) three years of experience within their certificate level; 2) 18 credits of coursework in an approved planned program or master’s degree; and 3) both elementary and secondary candidates must show evidence of completing coursework in methods of teaching reading. (Coursework taken in the undergraduate degree will apply.) Six credits of reading are required for elementary candidates and three credits are required for secondary candidates.
If additional courses in reading need to be taken, the approved coursework for Oakland University is as follows:
For elementary teachers
For secondary teachers
Effective July 1, 2009, satisfactory completion of a 3-credit course of study with appropriate field experience in the diagnosis and remediation of reading disabilities and differentiated instruction is required for all teachers applying for a professional certificate. At Oakland University, this requirement can be met through RDG 510, Inquiry-based Literacy Instruction. For those students enrolled in the MAT in reading and language arts only, RDG 500 and RDG 633 may be used (all prerequisites must be honored). **New reading requirement implementing Public Act 32 **
Candidates for professional certification are urged to complete their 18 credits as part of a master’s degree. This choice offers maximum flexibility. As an alternative, students may choose non-degree planned programs. Oakland University will accept 6 to 9 credits from another institution toward certification requirements, upon adviser approval.
Those teachers who wish to renew a lapsed provisional certificate may be recommended to the state of Michigan upon successful completion of 9 credits of coursework within their planned program. For more information about planned programs, consult the following department sections in this catalog:
- Counseling
- Educational Leadership
- Educational Studies
- Early Childhood
- Microcomputer Applications in Education
- Reading and Language Arts
- Special Education
- Teacher Development and Educational Studies.
Upon successful completion of coursework (3.0 for graduate courses, 2.0 for undergraduate), students must apply for certificate renewal or professional certification through the Teacher Education Advising Office, 363 Pawley Hall. The Michigan Department of Education charges for all certifications and renewals. A copy of the fee structure is available through the Teacher Education Advising Office, 363 Pawley Hall, (248) 370-4182.
Those teachers who wish to renew a lapsed continuing or permanent certificate and do not possess a master’s degree must complete 6 credits at the graduate or undergraduate level. These credits do not have to be in a planned program. On completion, the student must apply for validation directly to the Michigan Department of Education, Teacher Certification, Box 30008, Lansing, MI, 48909.
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