Admission Requirements - Education Majors
Majors
- Early Learning and Intervention: Birth through Kindergarten 2022 and 2023
- Early Childhood General and Special Education: Birth through Kindergarten 2024 to present
- Early Childhood Unified Education: Birth through Third Grade 2022 and 2023
- Early Childhood General and Special Education and Lower Elementary Education: Birth through Grade 3 2024 to present
Note: All education students are coded Pre-Education upon admission to the University. Candidates may apply for advancement to the professional program after meeting the requirements listed below. Pre-Education students are not permitted to enroll in upper-level professional education courses until admission requirements are met and application is approved.
Requirements
Students must meet the following minimum requirements at the time of application:
- Create your Teacher Candidate Tracking Account for the Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
- Completion of at least 35 credit hours
- Completion of an approved college level writing course
- Completion with a grade of “CB” or better ED 2500: Human Development or FCS 2140: Child Development
- Achievement of a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of *3.0 or better
- Completion of background check through CastleBranch
- Submission of Judgment of Sentence, Register of Action, or Case History for any convictions, if necessary
- Submission of an application to the professional program
*Candidates with a cumulative GPA between 2.75 and 2.99 can be granted provisional admission to the professional program. Candidates admitted under “Provisional Admission” can continue in their program provided they receive a “CB” or above in all professional education coursework.