The State of Michigan will grant provisional teacher certification to Albion College graduates who successfully complete the course of study and are recommended as having met the qualifications for selection as outlined below:

1. Students desiring admission to the Secondary Education Program must file formal application for entrance and have earned a cumulative academic average of at least 2.7 at the end of the second semester of their college work. In the evaluation of these applications, the following factors will be taken into account:
   • Two recommendations from faculty members.
   • Personal interview with a member of the Education faculty.
   • Passing scores on record for the Basic Skills Test by the end of the sophomore year.
2. Students admitted to and taking courses in the Secondary Program must:
   • Maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or above in their teaching major, teaching minor, and professional education courses by the end of the fourth semester to continue in the Education Program.
   • Maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 in Albion College core, category and elective courses by graduation.
   • Maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in their teaching major courses by graduation.
   • Maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in their teaching minor courses by graduation.
   • Pass the Writing Competence Examination before the end of the sophomore year.
   • Meet each semester with an Education faculty member.
   • Submit a completed program plan each semester before registration.
   • Take and pass two subject area tests (Major and Minor) during the junior or senior year.  See your education advisor for the plan form.

Act 267 of the Public Acts of 1986 requires that all students wishing admission to any Michigan Teacher Education Program must take and pass the Basic Skills Test administered by National Evaluation Systems, Inc. This test should be taken during the freshman year and no later than the sophomore year. Student teaching assignments cannot be made until a passing score is received by Albion College. Students will not be eligible to register for 300-level courses if they have not passed the Basic Skills Test.

All students must take and pass subject area tests in their major and minor during the junior or senior year. Passing scores must be received before a student can be recommended for Secondary or K-12 Certification. Cost, dates, sites and fee information for the tests is available in the Registration Book which may be obtained in the Education Department office.