Social Studies Elementary Certification

Elementary Certification

Albion offers programs leading to Michigan certification at the elementary level (grades K-8) in the following subject areas:

English/Language Arts  
Integrated Science  
Mathematics  
Social Studies  

Students accepted as candidates for elementary certification must:

• Complete a planned program as specified below.
• Complete all other requirements as specified by Albion’s Education Department.

Requirements for Certification

• EDUC 319: Health and Wellness in the Elementary Classroom (1/2 Unit)
• ENGL 203: Advanced Writing: College and Beyond (1 Unit) *
• ENGL 348: English Language (1 Unit)
• IDY 262: Arts Integrated Learning (1 Unit)
• MATH 104: Mathematics for Elementary Teachers (1 Unit)
• PSYC 251: Child and Adolescent Development (1 Unit)
• SCI 285: Integrated Science for Elementary Teachers (1 Unit)

Professional Sequence for All Certifications:

• EDUC 202: Foundational Contexts of Education (1 Unit)
• EDUC 203: Processes in Learning and Teaching (1 Unit)
• EDUC 247: Teaching for Understanding in a Diverse World: Inquiry and Reflection in the Pedagogy of Elementary Social Studies (1/2 Unit)
• EDUC 269: Science Pedagogy in Elementary Schools: Inquiry and Sustainability in a Diverse World (1 Unit)
• EDUC 371: Literacy Essentials for Elementary Curriculum Design and Assessment (1 Unit)
• EDUC 271: Literacy Pedagogy in Elementary Schools: Contexts, Motivation and Engagement (.5 Unit)
• EDUC 396: Boundary Crossings in Elementary Schools (1 Unit) **
• EDUC 421: Elementary Student Teaching (3 Units)
• EDUC 431: Seminar: Elementary Student Teaching (1 Unit)

Note

* Either ENGL 101H  or ENGL 203  satisfies the planned program requirement.

** Course meets intermittently during the spring semester and intensively during three weeks in May, requires residence on campus, and is part of spring registration.

Course descriptions and prerequisites are listed under the respective departments. Numbers in parentheses indicate units of credit awarded. Students apply for formal acceptance and admission into the TEP during their sophomore year while enrolled in EDUC 203 . If a student desires to do off-campus study, the ideal semester to do so is the fall of the junior year.