Admission to Student Teaching

Admission to the TCCERT Program does not constitute permission to do student teaching. Admission to student teaching is contingent upon satisfying the requirements outlined below.

1. An overall grade point average of 2.7 or better in courses taken at Marygrove College.
2. Completion of all professional certification and teaching discipline courses except student teaching.
3. Recommendation by an academic department and the Education Unit.
4. Health record clearance from a physician within six months of student teaching.
5. Review and approval by the Education Unit.

Marygrove does not waive student teaching.

Requirements for Michigan Provisional Certification
A candidate’s credentials will be sent to the state of Michigan for provisional certification once the following elements have been successfully completed and verified:

• Undergraduate degree
• Required MTTC tests-Basic Skills plus competency tests *
• All undergraduate coursework for teaching disciplines, teaching major and minor where applicable
• Entire Marygrove College sequence of professional teaching courses
• Confirmation of valid First Aid and CPR (Adult & Child) credentials

Secondary – A passing score on the major and minor subject area tests. Elementary –Marygrove requires you to pass the Elementary Test and the test in your major.