Undergraduate Programs
Description
The College of Liberal Arts & Education offers programs which lead to a:
Title II statement:
According to the 2006 Title II Annual Report (required under Section 207 of Title II of the Higher Education Act), University of Detroit Mercy's institutional report reflects a pass rate of 100% for program completers during the 2004-2005 program year.
Undergraduate, post-degree, and graduate students who are interested in teacher certification must have passed all three components of the Michigan Basic Skills Test (MBST) in order to be admitted to the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) as an education student. Students who have not passed all three components of the MBST prior to admission will be permitted to register for one term as "pre-education" students, but must pass the MBST in order to register for a second term.
Students who wish to complete the requirements for a Secondary Education Teaching Certificate do so in conjunction with a liberal arts degree program in the College of Liberal Arts & Education or a science degree program in the College of Engineering & cience. They pursue the degree program in their respective colleges and are recommended for a teaching certificate by UDM, to the Michigan Department of Education when the certification requirements are completed.
The College of Liberal Arts & Education also offers a teacher education program for individuals who possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. The program may be pursued on a part-time, late afternoon or evening basis with the exception of the student teaching requirement which is a 15-week semester of full-day attendance. Passing MTTC Content Areas Test scores are required prior to the beginning of the term in which a student has registered for student teaching. Content Areas Tests correspond to the areas of endorsement at the appropriate level of certification (Elementary or Secondary), in which a student intends to become certified. Students in the post-degree program must satisfy all teacher certification program requirements.