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Teaching Certification for LSA History Students
Students who wish to earn a secondary teaching certificate in history must apply to the School of Education certification program and take specific history courses required for a Michigan Provisional Teaching Certificate. LSA students can remain in LSA to earn a B.A. in History and include the education course component over three terms. If application is made in the sophomore year, everything could be completed in four years.
Apply to the SOE certification program by January 15 to begin the three-term SOE program the following fall term or winter term. Application during the sophomore year is encouraged. To apply, click here and select "Apply Now!"
Students must be certified to teach in two areas (" teaching major" and "teaching minor"). Although the requirements for the LSA History Concentration and History Academic Minor differ somewhat from the history teaching "major" and "minor," there is overlap. Plan early, consult with advisors in the SOE and the History Department, and elect the right classes to complete a bachelor’s degree with teaching certification in a timely manner.
The School of Education holds bi-weekly information M-Teach sessions on Thursdays to explain teaching certification options. Please check the SOE Office of Student Services website for room and times.
Teacher
Certification Requirements
The general requirements for a teaching certificate are described on the School of Education website. The three-term secondary teacher education program includes two terms of Education practicum and coursework and a third term of student teaching. During the first two terms, students should also have time in their schedule for LSA classes.
State certification requirements include specific history courses which are subject to change, (particularly the world history requirement). Students who remain in LSA should include current required courses in their LSA History concentration or minor and watch for SOE updates.
Current History
MAJOR Requirements for Secondary Teacher Certification
*check the SOE website for revised requirements in January 2010 for the class entering the program in 2010.
Students
must complete a minimum of 30 credits, including:
• Education 432 ("Teaching Social Studies
in the Secondary School")
• U.S. History requirement: History 260 (160)
and 261 (161)
• One course in European history
• History Colloquium, 396 or 397 (override needed
from the History Department)
• World History requirement - 2 courses as follows: *
History 240 ("The World Since 1492")
and a second course from the following choices:
History 204 - East Asia: Early Transformations
History 205 - Modern East Asia
History 206 - Indian Civilization
History 207 - Southeast Asian Civilization
History 247 - Africa to 1850
History 248 - Modern Africa
History 347 - Latin America: The Colonial Period
History 348 - Latin America: The National Period
*Check for updates: http://www.soe.umich.edu/secondary/courses/requirements/majorminor/index.html.
Requirements for a history concentration and certification have many similarities - a survey sequence (in U.S. history), European history, a colloquium, and non-Western/world history courses. History concentrators have additional requirements to satisfy and should consult regularly with history concentration advisors.
SAMPLE CONCENTRATION CHECKLIST
Current History MINOR Requirements for
Secondary Teacher Certification*
*check the SOE website for revised requirements in January 2010 for the class entering the program in 2010.
Students
must complete a minimum of 20 credits, including:
• U.S. History requirement: History 260 (160)
and 261 (161)
• One course in European history
• History Colloquium, 396 or 397 (override needed
from the History Department)
• World History requirement - 2 courses as follows: *
History 240 ("The World Since 1492")
and a second course from the following choices:
History 204 - East Asia: Early Transformations
History 205 - Modern East Asia
History 206 - Indian Civilization
History 207 - Southeast Asian Civilization
History 247 - Africa to 1850
History 248 - Modern Africa
History 347 - Latin America: The Colonial
Period
History 348 - Latin America: The National
Period
*Check for updates: http://www.soe.umich.edu/secondary/courses/requirements/majorminor/index.html.
It is not necessary to earn an LSA Academic Minor in history for certification. The requirements for the history "teaching minor" and the LSA History Academic Minor are not the same, but some adaptation to the focus of an LSA minor is possible. Students should meet with a history advisor to select courses that will satisfy both programs.
REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE - stay in
touch with the School of Education ( http://www.soe.umich.edu/index.html)
School of Education Major/Minor Certification Requirements http://www.soe.umich.edu/secondary/courses/requirements/majorminor/index.html
 since 1-15-04
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