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Major and Minor Requirements

The following buttons will take you to worksheets in each of the major and minor programs offered at Hope College leading to a teaching certificate. In addition, explanations are provided to clarify the sequence of courses at each level of the program. To access the State of Michigan objectives for the final content area test (MTTC) you must pass before being certified click here.

 
 
 

Pre-Professional & Professional Coursework (pdf)

Major Declaration Form (pdf)
Minor Declaration Form
(pdf)


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IMPORTANT!
NOTE EMERGING TRENDS...regarding "highly qualified" teacher status and developments related to Michigan’s new high school merit curriculum: (below)

Elementary Education Majors &
Special Education Majors:

Elementary and Special Education students are STRONGLY encouraged to get an academic minor. Currently, Hope only offers a Math minor in the four core content areas. Students are encouraged to take the elementary certification test for a minor in one of the following subject areas - Math, Integrated Science, Social Studies, Language Arts).

History Education Majors &
Political Science Education Majors:

Please read important information! click here ppt

Kinesiology Education Majors:

To increase your employability options, Kinesiology majors are STRONGLY encouraged to take the Health Education minor. This minor will be offered at Hope College while State approval is pending.

Science Education Majors:
To increase your employability options, Science majors are STRONGLY encouraged to take a SCIENCE minor (e.g., Chemistry major with a Physics minor). Candidates should be aware there is also a nationwide shortage of certified Physics teachers.