Secondary Education

Students in the secondary education certification program choose from a variety of majors and minors.

At Central Michigan University we offer secondary education certification in the following areas listed below.

    Learn to teach pre-adolescent students as they develop more independence and move between classrooms for different subjects. 

    Select two of these Grades 5-9 Minors (one if you are a special education major)

    English Language Arts

    Mathematics

    Social Studies

    Learn to teach adolescent students as they exhibit more independence, increase subject matter knowledge, and develop into young adults.

    Select two of the Grades 7-12 Minors (one if you are a special education major)

    English Language Arts

    Mathematics

    Social Studies

    Focus on one subject matter area that certifies you to teach across multiple middle and high school grade levels. 

    Select one of these Grade 5-12 majors:

    English Language Arts

    Mathematics

    Science

    Social Studies

    Focus on a field that reaches the entire PK-12 school continuum. 

    Select one Major:

    Health and Physical Education

    Music Education

    Select one to add another major or minor:

    Special Education: Cognitive Impairment

    Special Education: Emotional Impairment

    Teaching English Learners