Admission Requirements for Secondary Education 2014 to 2019
For catalog years 2014 to 2019
All Western Michigan University undergraduate students who declare a preference for a curriculum leading to a teaching certificate will be assigned a pre-education designator at the time of admission. The primary purpose of this designation is to identify students who intend to enter the teaching profession. This permits the College of Education and Human Development's Office of Admissions and Advising to monitor each student's progress toward certification.
Requirements
Students must meet the following minimum requirements at the time of application:
- Completion of 60 credits
- Completion of an approved college-level writing course with a grade of "C" or better
- Completion of the ES 2000: Introduction to American Education, or an approved course, with a grade of "CB" or better
- Achievement of a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better
- Completion of background check through CastleBranch
- Submissions of Judgment of Sentence, Register of Action, or Case History for any convictions, if necessary
- Completion and submission of a formal application to the Office of Admissions and Advising, 2421 Sangren Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5275
Students will not be allowed to enroll for professional education courses at the 3000-level or above until they have been admitted to their professional program.