Post-Bachelor Secondary Education Certification
Some courses applicable to the WSU Secondary Education Program are available at the University Center. Those who complete this program are certified to teach grades 7 through 12 in their teaching major and minor areas. The program allows students to complete some of their professional education courses at the University Center. Courses that are not offered in the student’s teaching major, minors, and professional education sequence, would have to be completed on main campus.
Post-Bachelor students are required to have their undergraduate transcripts evaluated by an academic advisor to determine if the student has any pre-requisites to complete before applying to the College of Education. You may request a transcript evaluation by contacting (313) 577-1605 or 577-1601.
Why Choose Teaching as a Career?
The challenge of teaching as a profession has never been greater. Increasingly, education is turned to as a means by which conditions in society can be improved. Education continues to be a dynamic career; there has never been a more exciting time to be a teacher and to reach out to the next generation.
Will I Be Able to Find a Job?
Newly certified teachers in high demand areas such as math and science are especially successful in obtaining employment. However, mobility continues to be a major factor influencing employment prospect for all teachers. It is also an advantage when seeking employment (either in Michigan or elsewhere) to have received your degree and teaching certificate from a large, well-known university like Wayne State University. Wayne State’s College of Education is known throughout the country for its excellence in teaching and the high standards it maintains for its faculty and students.
What Alternative Careers Might I Choose?
There are a variety of areas a teacher might consider, including school counseling, school psychologist, school social worker, and school administration. There are also opportunities in community colleges and universities in teaching and administration.
Will I Be Completing/Earning Another Bachelor’s Degree?
Students pursuing Post-Bachelor Certification will not receive a degree; they will only receive their provisional teaching certificate. Credit in this program is undergraduate credit and can never be applied toward any graduate degree.
The College of Education does offer a Master’s of Arts in teaching (MAT) Program, in which the student will earn both the teaching
certificate and a Master’s Degree upon completion of the program.
Admission Requirements
- A cumulative GPA of 2.5 from the student’s bachelor degree.
- Completion of all teaching major and minor prerequisites. Pre-requisite courses can be determined by submitting a request for transcript evaluation.
- A passing score on all three parts of the State Basic Skills Exam.
- Verification of group work with children.