Undergraduate Programs
Description
The College of Liberal Arts & Education offers programs which lead to a:
- Bachelor of Arts with Elementary Teacher Certification
- Bachelor of Arts with Secondary Teacher Certification
- Bachelor of Science in Special Education - Learning Disabilities
- Bachelor of Science in Special Education - Emotionally Impaired/Behaviorally Disordered
Undergraduate, post-degree, and graduate students who are interested in teacher certification must pass 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 preparing to take the MBST will be permitted to register as "pre-education" students.
*Undergraduate students must pass all three components of the MBST prior to their junior year.
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 & Science. 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.
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.
