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Certification from Western Michigan
University
Kalamazoo
College Education Department
307
Olds-Upton Hall
1200 Academy Street
Kalamazoo MI 49006
269.337.7034 |
Requirements
for a Secondary Education Teaching Certificate:
- Basic
Skills Test
- Subject
Area Test
- Application
for admission
- Selection
of a major and minor
- Completion
of Professional Education Sequence
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The
Education Program at Kalamazoo College allows students, with very careful
planning, to pursue secondary certification (grades 6-12) during their
four years at "K" with an additional semester for student teaching
at Western Michigan University. More flexiblilty is possible for students
who decide to obtain their certificaton in two semesters at WMU.
Students interested in teaching can finish "K" with a bachelor's
degree by following all elements of the "K" Plan: selection of
a major and minor, study abroad, service learning, athletics, internships,
and the Senior Indiviualized Project (SIP). Then they will graduate in
June and pursue the rest of their education requirements at WMU the following
fall.
Cousework for this n ew program begins in Spring 2008 with the Introduction
to American Education (EDUC 270). Other education courseswill be available
at "K" while additional courses (such as learning disabilities
and methods classes) will be offered at WMU.
The program director will advise students on how to navigate the coursework,
especially since WMU is on the semester system and "K" is on
the trmester system. "K" students will be able to take WMU courses
during the Fall, Winter and Spring Quarters at no extra cost (through the
inter-institutional agreement between "K" and WMU). Couses taken
during the summer and after graduation are subject to WMU tuition and fees.
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