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Post-baccalaureate program

Earn your master's + MI teacher certification

Looking for a career shift? If you've already earned a bachelor's degree in a subject area, you can combine your Michigan Teacher Certification with your master's degree in curriculum and instruction (MSCI) at Concordia.

Customize your grade band and/or content area(s) by choosing lower or upper elementary or secondary education, or a combination of your choice!

Is your passion to teach young children? Customizing your Michigan Teaching Certificate in elementary education will prepare you as a master educator, prepared to teach age-appropriate curriculum for either lower or upper elementary students. Can't decide? No worries. You may choose to earn certifications to teach both elementary grade band levels!

Elementary education grade bands
  • Lower elementary (PreK - grade 3)
  • Upper elementary (Grade 3 - grade 6)

*Two additional courses are required for graduate students interested in adding an additional grade band to their teacher certification.

Do you desire to become a middle school or high school teacher and you have prior knowledge in a content area you are passionate about teaching?  A Michigan Teaching Certificate in Secondary Education may be the perfect fit for you! Choose the grade band(s) you are interested in teaching and we will prepare you to pass the Michigan Test for Teacher Competency (MTTC) before you begin your student teaching.

Secondary education grade bands
  • Middle secondary (grade 5 - grade 9)
  • Upper secondary (grade 7 - grade 12)

*Two additional courses are required for educators interested in teaching in an additional grade band.

Secondary education certification options
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • ESL (K-12)
  • Music (K-12)
  • Physical Education/Health (K-12)
  • Special Education Learning Disabilities* (K-12)

*In order to add a Special Education Learning Disabilities certification, students must take an additional 20 hours of coursework.

Fully Online
Earn your MI teaching certificate without ever coming to campus. Local, in-person student teaching clinicals
Accelerated

8-week courses streamline your program completion and graduation

Graduate
In only one year + student teaching

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All my professors throughout this program have been wonderful. Even though my classes were online, my professors have been very available; I’ve been able to contact them and receive quick responses. And they provided coursework that was engaging and applicable to real life.

Teacher Certification Grad, 2021
Total Credits
30
Cost per Credit
$690
Affordable
Scholarships, federal education grants, and flexible payment plans make earning your teaching certification affordable

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