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Update on U-M Graduate Teacher Certificate

Posted Friday, December 14th, 2007

Co-sponsored by the Rackham Graduate School and Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, this program offers graduate students an opportunity to document their professional development as college-level instructors and prepare for the faculty job search. Participants develop and refine teaching skills, receive recognition for pedagogical training and experience, and prepare and receive feedback on their teaching philosophy statement.

The U-M Graduate Teacher Certificate website documents one's professional development in five areas:

  1. orientation to college teaching and student learning
  2. exposure to new teaching strategies through seminars and courses
  3. experience as a Graduate Student Instructor
  4. mentorship on teaching from a faculty member
  5. preparation of a teaching philosophy statement

Participants who complete the program receive a U-M Graduate Teacher Certificate. The Certificate does not appear on official U-M transcripts, but may be included on one's curriculum vitae.

Note: A U-M Graduate Teacher Certificate is not a teaching license or credential for K-12 instruction from the State of Michigan.

For more information visit the U-M Graduate Teacher Certificate website.