Elementary Certification Teaching Major/Minor - Language Arts
Few things can empower a person like the ability to read, write and communicate.
Do you dream of helping children learn to read, write, speak and listen? Our bachelor’s degree program in Language Arts thoroughly prepares you for teaching and motivating young readers and writers in diverse classrooms. Pair your studies with elementary teacher certification and you’ll be qualified to teach all subjects in grades K-5 with the option to become certified to teach language arts in grades 6-8 upon meeting the endorsement requirements. Either way, you’ll be part of a well-rounded program that combines academic studies, professional training and multiple field experiences in local schools.
With successful completion of the program, you will earn both a bachelor’s degree and faculty recommendation for the Michigan Elementary Standard Certificate
Major Requirements
A minimum of 36 semester hours from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| COMP 105 | Writing & Rhetoric I | 3 |
| EDA 419 | Early Literacy/Language Devel | 3 |
| EDC 476 | Literacy Assessmt for Instr | 3 |
| EDD 447 | Tchng English as Second Lang | 3 |
EDD 448- ESL Practicum is Optional | ||
| ENGL 461 | Modern English Grammar | 3 |
| EXPS 298 | Exploring Writing to Communicate, Learn, & Teach (HIDE COMP 106 in DW) | 3 |
| or COMP 106 | Writing & Rhetoric II | |
| LIBR 475 | Issues Lit Child/Yng People | 3 |
| LIBR 465 | Literature for Children | 3 |
| LING 280 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| LING 475 | Lang Diversity: Arab Amer Comm | 3 |
| or LING 477 | African American English | |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Intro to Creative Writing | ||
| Advanced Writing | ||
| History of the English Lang | ||
| Lang Diversity: Arab Amer Comm | ||
| African American English | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
Program Notes:
- Minimum GPA's are required for program completion: 2.75 cumulative, 2.75 in major, 2.75 in optional minor(s), and 2.75 in Professional Studies.
- Advising Policy: The student is responsible for complying with requirements described in the Undergraduate Catalog as well as on the Four Phase Checklist. Students are expected to meet with their College of Education, Health, and Human Services advisor at least once per year and in the term prior to graduation.
- Courses taken on a PASS/FAIL basis will NOT be accepted toward program completion.
- The minimum number of semester hours required to graduate is 122.
- CEHHS recommends successful program completers for State of Michigan Certification, however, it is ultimately up to the State of Michigan to issue certificates. Certain offenses on a criminal record can keep individuals from obtaining teacher certification. Please refer to The Revised School Code, Act 451 of 1976, section 380.1539b.
- Students must meet Dearborn Discovery Core requirements.
Professional Requirements
The professional sequence of education courses consists of a minimum of 43 semester hours of credit. This concentration of study represents the core of your professional preparation. At least one practicum is required prior to student teaching. The semester hours are distributed as follows:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations | ||
| EDA 340 | Foundations of American Ed | 3 |
| or EDA 306 | Foundations of Professionalism in Education | |
| Multicultural Education | ||
| EXPS 410 | Multicult in School and Soc | 3 |
Not Required for Early Childhood Majors | ||
| Psychology | ||
| EDC 300 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDC 412 | Social Devl/Pos Guidnce Techn (required for Early Childhood majors) | 3 |
| or EDC 417 | Mgmt of Classroom Behavior | |
| EDC 460 | Educating the Exceptional Chld | 3 |
Not Required for Early Childhood Majors | ||
| Methodologies (See Note #1 below) | ||
| EDD 452 | Methods of Teaching Math K-8 | 3 |
| EDD 468 | Teach Read/Lang Arts- Elem Grd 1 | 3 |
| EDD 467 | Practicum in Reading Instruct 1 | 1 |
| EDD 471 | Reading Instr: Models and Meth 1 | 3 |
| EDD 485 | Teach Science in the Elem Grd | 3 |
| EDD 495 | Elementary Social Studies Methods | 3 |
| Professional Semester (See Notes #3 & #5 below) | ||
| EDD 435 | Dir Teaching: Elementary Sch | 10 |
| EDD 437 | Seminar: Teaching Elementary Grades | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours | 43 | |
Notes:
- Enrollment in all the required EDD courses is open only to those who are officially admitted to and in good academic standing in the Teacher Certification Program at UM-Dearborn. See Four-Phase Checklist for more information.
- Eligibility for directed teaching requires meeting all the requirements listed on the Four-Phase Checklist.
- Recommendations for teacher certification and additional endorsements require passing scores on the MTTC Elementary Education (#103) exam and other MTTC subject area tests.
- Minimum number of hours to graduate is 128 semester hours.
Minor Requirements
A minimum of 24 semester hours from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| COMP 105 | Writing & Rhetoric I 1 | 3 |
| EDA 419 | Early Literacy/Language Devel | 3 |
| EDD 447 | Tchng English as Second Lang | 3 |
EDD 448- ESL Practicum is Optional | ||
| ENGL 461 | Modern English Grammar | 3 |
| EXPS 298 | Exploring Writing to Communicate, Learn, & Teach (HIDE COMP 106 in DW) 1 | 3 |
| or COMP 106 | Writing & Rhetoric II | |
| LIBR 475 | Issues Lit Child/Yng People | 3 |
| LIBR 465 | Literature for Children 1 | 3 |
| LING 280 | Introduction to Linguistics 1 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 24 | |
- 1
Core courses included in minor semester hours.
- 2
Practicum is optional in the minor.
Program Notes:
- A minimum GPA of 2.75 is required for a minor.
- Advising Policy: The student is responsible for complying with requirements described in the Undergraduate Catalog as well as on the Four Phase Checklist. Students are expected to meet with their College of Education, Health, and Human Services advisor at least once a year and in the term prior to graduation.
- Courses taken on a PASS/FAIL basis will NOT be accepted toward program completion.
- In order to be recommended for endorsements, students must pass the appropriate MTTC exam in addition to completing the coursework.
- MTTC test scores must be reported by electronic delivery or direct mail from Pearson Evaluation Systems to the University of Michigan-Dearborn College of Education, Health, and Human Services. No hand carried scores will be accepted.