Teacher and Administrator Certification

Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC)

A person seeking Michigan teacher certification must pass the appropriate subject area test(s). The Elementary Education test (#103) is mandatory for all students seeking Elementary certification including all Early Childhood and Special Education students.

MTTC website: www.mttc.nesinc.com

Subject area tests

WMU PROGRAM	MICHIGAN TESTING FIELD & ENDORSEMENT CODE	TEST #
Arabic	Arabic (Modern Standard) (FK)²	102
Art Education	Visual Arts Education (LQ)	95
Biology	Biology (DA)	17
Business Education	Business, Management, Marketing & Technology (GQ)	98
Chemistry	Chemistry (DC)	18
Chinese	Chinese (Mandarin) (FR)²	101
Counselor Education: School Counseling (Must complete Master’s)	School Counselor (NT)	51
Early Childhood (Undergraduate Minor or Master’s)	Early Childhood Education (General and Special Education) (ZS)	106
Earth Science	Earth/Space Science (DH)	20
Elementary Education	Elementary Education (ZG)	103
English (Secondary)	English (BA)	02
English as a Second Language	English as a Second Language (NS)	86
Family & Consumer Sciences Education	Family & Consumer Sciences (KH)	40
French	French (FA)²	23
Geography	Geography (CB) 08	08
German	German (FB)²	24
Health Education	Health (MA)	43
History (Secondary)	History (CC)	09
Industrial and Technology Education	Industrial Technology (TE)	87
Integrated Science (Elementary)	Integrated Science (Elementary) (DI)	93
Integrated Science (Secondary)	Integrated Science (Secondary) (DI)	94
Japanese	Japanese (FL)²	100
Language Arts (Elementary)	Language Arts (Elementary) (BX)	90
Latin	Latin (FD)	26
Literacy Studies (Must complete Master’s)	Reading Specialist (BR)	92
Mathematics (Elementary)	Mathematics (Elementary) (EX)	89
Mathematics (Secondary)	Mathematics (Secondary) (EX)	22
Music Education	Music (JQ)	99
Physical Education	Physical Education (MB)	44
Physical and Health Education	Health and Physical Education (MC)	112 & 113
Physical Education/Adapted	Physical Education for Students W/ Disabilities (SP)	No Test
Physics	Physics (DE)	19
Political Science	Political Science (CD)	10
Social Studies (Elementary)	Social Studies (Elementary) (RX)	105
Social Studies (Secondary)	Social Studies (Secondary) (RX)	84
Spanish	Spanish (FF) 2	28
Special Education
Autism	Autism Spectrum Disorder (SV)	64
Emotional Impairment	Emotional Impairment (SE) [Test number will change to 116 in summer 2021. Can use valid #59 or #116]^3,4	59
Learning Disabilities	Learning Disabilities (SM) (New test number in January 2020) [Can use valid MTTC #63 or #114]^3,4
Visual Impairment	Visually Impaired (SK)	61

Notes

1. No two-letter code will appear on your teaching certificate for this endorsement; instead, the grade level will be described in words.

2. World Language MTTCs are not offered every month; check the MTTC website for availability. World Language majors must also meet MDE requirements on the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) before Intern Teaching and for certification. See your World Language advisor for details.

3. Per Michigan Department of Education Administrative Rules

The MTTC subject area test remains valid for five years from the date the test was taken and may be used to obtain certification until that time, so long as that area of endorsement is still available from the Michigan Department of Education.
For example, a test taken on July 15, 2020 is valid for initial certification or an additional endorsement July 15, 2025. If the subject is not added to a MI teaching certificate by July 15, 2025, the candidate must re-test.

4. Once a subject and grade level are added to a Michigan teaching certificate, the five-year validity of the MTTC is irrelevant. MI certified teachers will not have to retake an MTTC subject area test once it has been passed and that subject and grade level appear on one’s Michigan teaching certificate. An additional (new) test may be required to change grade levels in a subject area, however.

5. Currently, a Michigan Secondary Standard Teaching Certificate is valid for teaching in subject areas (major and/or minor) in grades six through twelve, unless the major is designed for grades kindergarten through twelve.

6. An Elementary Standard Teaching Certificate is valid for teaching:

All subjects in grades kindergarten to fifth grade,
All subjects in a kindergarten through eighth grade self-contained classroom (where one teacher provides the majority of instruction)
Grades kindergarten through eight in a subject in which the applicant has completed a major or minor, passed the appropriate MTTC, and added the subject area endorsement to their certificate through MOECS.

7. MTTC certification requirements vary by teaching program. Please refer to the chart below for specific requirements and contact the WMU Certification Office with questions: @email or 269-387-3473.

Minimum MTTC Requirements

WMU PROGRAM	MUST PASS THE MTTC(S) BELOW
Elementary Education	Elementary Education (#103) May also add K-8 major/minor endorsement(s) with passing MTTC score(s), but they are not required. Possible areas are: Language Arts (Elementary) (#90), Social Studies (Elementary) (#105), Math (Elementary) (#89), and/or Integrated Science (Elementary) (#93).
Early Childhood (Elementary) Education	Elementary Education (#103) May also add the Early Childhood (PK General and Special Education) (ZS) endorsement by passing the Early Childhood MTTC (#106), but it is not required.
Special Education	Elementary Education (#103) AND Learning Disabilities [#114 (new) or #63 (old)] OR Emotional Impairment [#116 (new) or #59 (old)]
Secondary Education (6-12 or K-12)	Major Subject OR Minor Subject contact Certification Office for directions on applying in just your minor.
Physical and Health Education Major (MC)	Health and Physical Education, Subtest 1: Health Education (#112) AND Health and Physical Education, Subtest 2: Physical Education (#113)