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Admission Requirements for Early, Elementary, Career and Technical, Secondary, Health, Physical Education, Art and Music

All undergraduate students who declare a preference for a curriculum leading to a teaching certificate will be assigned a pre-education designator (PED) at the time of admission. The primary purpose of this designation is to identify students who intend to enter the teaching profession. This permits the College of Education and Human Development's Office of Admissions and Advising to monitor each student's progress toward certification.

Professional Education Admission Application Students must meet the following minimum requirements at the time of application:

• Completion of 35 hours
• Completion of all Western Michigan University Intellectual Skills Development requirements (e.g. MATH 1090, ED 1040, ENG 1000, if required)
• Completion of an approved college level writing course
• Completion of the following course or an approved course with a grade of "C" or better:
  • Secondary Students with an Arts and Science Major - ES 2000, Intro to American Educucation
  • Physical Education Majors--HPER 2400: Motor Development and Learning
  • All other teaching majors--ED 2500: Human Growth and Development
• Achievement of a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or better at the
  time of application.
• Achievement of acceptable scores on the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) - Basic Skills section at the time of application
• Livescan criminal background check
• Completion and submission of a formal application to the Office of Admissions and Advising, 2504 Sangren Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008.

Health and Physical Education Teacher Education Additional Requirements

All the requirements listed above AND

• Completion of HPER 1500 or 1550 with a grade of "C" or better.
• Satisfactory completion of BIOS 1120
• Completion of an application for admission to the Department at the HPER office on the fourth floor of the Student Recreation Center.

STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENROLL FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSES AT THE 300 LEVEL OR ABOVE UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO THEIR PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM.