Teaching Certification for LSA History Students

The requirements for the LS&A History Concentration and History Academic Minor are not the same as the teaching "major" and "minor" required for a Michigan Provisional Teaching Certificate. However, courses can be elected that will satisfy requirements of both programs simultaneously.

Students who want to earn a teaching certificate along with a B.A. in History should discuss plans early in their career with advisors from the School of Education, the History Department, and LS&A to coordinate the requirements of all programs. Students must apply to the SOE certification program by January 15 to begin the three-term program the following fall term or winter term; application during the sophomore year is encouraged.

The School of Education holds weekly general advising meetings; attendance is required before students can meet with individually with a School of Education Advisor. Please check the SOE Office of Student Services website for meeting 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 one term of student teaching. The first two terms of the program allow time for LSA courses to be elected. Students must be certified to teach in two areas (" teaching major" and "teaching minor").

The School of Education requires that the following History courses be taken for certification. Students who remain in LSA should include these courses in their LSA History concentration or minor programs.

History MAJOR Requirements for Secondary Teacher Certification
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:

New World History Requirements (2008)
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


Note to History Concentrators
SAMPLE CONCENTRATION CHECKLIST

There is overlap between courses required for certification and history concentration, although concentration requirements include additional coursework.

In addition to the U.S. survey (History 260 and 261), certification requires a combination of History 240 ("The World Since 1492") and one more approved non-Western course. With these courses, the non-Western concentration requirement will be satisfied.

A European history course taken separately from the colloquium is also required for by the SOE for certification.

History concentrators must complete a pre-1800 history course, which could be fulfilled by choosing either History 204, 240, 246, or 347.


History MINOR Requirements for Secondary Teacher Certification

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:

NEW World History Requirements (2008)
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

The requirements for the "teaching minor" and the History Department academic minor in history are different. When students meet with a History Department advisor to declare an LSA history minor, they should make their teaching certification plans known and plan courses that can satisfy both programs. It is not necessary to earn an LSA minor in history to earn certification, however.

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