Frequently asked questions
MTTC publishes "Score Report Dates" for their computer-based testing. If you would like to be able to apply for your certification prior to a date certain, it is important to test prior to one of the score report dates. Also, when you register, it is important to know the test code for your desired test(s). Click the buttons below for a list of the published Score Report Dates and a list of MTTC Test Codes and Names.
You can be admitted to the #T.E.A.C.H. program prior to passing the MTTC. However, you must pass the test in your desired endorsement area(s) in order to receive your Interim Certification. Costs of these tests are not included in the program fee. The MTTC assessments and the tests are computer or paper based. You must use your social security number with all MTTC Exams in order to process your teacher certification paperwork. If you test in Michigan, all scores will automatically be sent to the Michigan Department of Education.
Candidates for secondary-level teaching certificates must pass the corresponding subject-area test for each subject area in which they are to be certified. Candidates seeking certification in more than one field of study must take the MTTC subject-area test for each field.
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If you are a Michigan student seeking certification for the first time, the required subject-area test is the one that corresponds to your major or minor field of study in an approved teacher preparation program. Subject-area tests correspond to teaching certificate endorsements; it is important to verify with your advisor the endorsement or endorsements that your institution will approve on your behalf and take the appropriate MTTC tests. If you are already certified to teach in Michigan and are seeking an additional endorsement, you must take the subject-area test that corresponds to the endorsement you are seeking.
It is certainly permissible for a non-certified individual enrolled in an alternative route program to be placed in an online school. Your observations would have to be more portfolio based: samples of units and lessons designed and delivered by you the teacher, and of student work and feedback provided by the teacher to show impact on student learning. You will be required to supplement online teaching with some face-to-face teaching in that field in a partner school.
The ASL Certification is available for Residency Licenses even without taking the Indiana Required Assessment. In lieu of the Indiana Required Assessments, candidates must demonstrate ASL proficiency to earn the ASL Certification. To be deemed proficient, candidates must achieve a Level 4 (Advanced/Advanced+) on the SLIP (Sign Language Proficiency Interview).
The SLPI is offered by The National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Information on the SLPI may be found online (https://www.rit.edu/ntid/slpi/).
We do not have any guidance documents on work visas. However, we recommend contacting the U.S. Department of State (https://j1visa.state.gov/basics/) for guidance on employment regulations.
You are ONLY required to pass the Indiana Core Content Assessment prior to admission if you desire to teach at the secondary and do not have a degree in the content area you desire to teach or your GPA is below a 3.00 and you do not have 5 years of education related experience.
You can be admitted and enrolled in our courses while you prepare for the Indiana Core Content Area Assessment. However, you are required to pass the assessment(s) prior to receiving your Initial Licensure.
If this will be your first time obtaining a certification (Initial Certification), the base cost of the program for is $6,200 which includes an enrollment fee is $275 and a program fee is $5,925.
Fees can be paid using our 15-month no-interest payment option, paid in full, or paid in full using one of our two financing options. Please go to https://www.trainingeducators-IN.com/program-costs for more information.
Our program is hours based. Our Elementary and Secondary Programs are 383 hours. This is the equivalent of 15.32 credit hours. Our P-12 certification program is 433 hours which is the equivalent of 17.32 credit hours. On our course list you will see the number of hours required for each course. Please be reminded that these are actual hours and not credit hours. For example, if you see 10 hours next to a course, it means that if you sit down for 10 straight hours, you should be able to complete the course and all required assignments.
Since September 1, 1993, it has been a requirement that a person holding a Michigan teaching certificate who applies for an elementary-level certificate or for additional endorsements must pass the appropriate tests to become certified.
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NOTE: Schools want flexibility which means teachers should consider becoming qualified to teach more than one subject. You will not be able to add subjects after your Interim Teaching certificate has been issued. Visit the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification site for more information and to sign up for your tests.