Are you looking to qualify for teacher certification? Improve your
skills with an endorsement? Be a leader in your field as you engage in
graduate studies in Curriculum and Instruction, Educational
Administration or Special Education? UDM has top-notch programs approved
by the Michigan Department of Education. Our Teacher Certification
Education program is accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation
Council (TEAC).
Small class sizes mean you’ll never be just another face in the
crowd; your professors will know and mentor you as an individual. In
fact, many students form mentor relationships with faculty that last
long past graduation.
Among our greatest points of pride:
- Our faculty members have doctorate degrees and extensive first-hand experience in their areas of expertise: as classroom and special education teachers; in school, district and university leadership roles.
- We were the first teacher preparation program in the state to work with Michigan Virtual University to provide students with teaching experience in an on-line classroom learning environment, and the first to guide students to develop and publish our Educator Code of Ethics.
- Students engage in action research projects that provide avenues for leading school improvement initiatives during their graduate course of study
- Collaborative relationships with universities around the United States and abroad offer students the opportunity for international experience.
- All classes provide students with field experience opportunities, and teacher certification students complete a minimum of 80-100 hours of field service, depending on their certification specialty before student teaching.