General Guidance
- Expedited Educator Preparation Programs
- Revised Certification Structure
- Becoming a Michigan Teacher
- Educator Certificate Types
- Out of State Applicants
- Out of Country Applicants
- Alternative Routes to Certification and Endorsements
- Initial MOECS Instructions
- Logging DPPD
- Criteria for Accurate Teacher Application Documentation
- Checking For Application Status
- Locating Your PIC
- Adding An Endorsement to a Valid Certificate
- Nullification Process
- Certification Fees
Teacher Recertification
- Standard Teaching Certificate Renewal
- Professional Teaching Certificate Renewal
- Progressing to Professional Teaching Certificate
- Advanced Professional Education Teaching Certificate
- Recertification Without Educator Evaluation in Response to COVID-19
- Reading Course Requirements
- Approved Reading Diagnostic Courses
MDE approved courses listed by EPI which fulfill the PA32 requirement. Updated 10/12/2020.
Additional Resources
- Approved Providers of Courses for First Aid and CPR
- Frequently Asked Questions on Michigan Educator Certification
- Searchable Database of Approved Educator Preparation Programs
- Teacher Exchange Programs
- Frequently Asked Questions for MTTC Testing
- National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and National Board Certification
- Military Guidance
- MTTC Test Dates and MTTC Testing Website
- Regionally Accredited Colleges and Universities
- Alternate Route Providers
