Bachelor's Degrees

LEAPS is a four-year Bachelor’s Degree in Education, designed to prepare students for a wide range of professional careers. It has many unique elements that distinguish it from the traditional undergraduate experience, including an educational approach based upon our best knowledge of how people learn.

The elementary teacher education program at the University of Michigan has a strong emphasis on developing teachers’ instructional practices for the purpose of disrupting inequities in schools. Students earn a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree in Education and are recommended to the State of Michigan for elementary teacher certification. Prospective teachers (teaching interns) learn teaching practices that adopt a "subject-matter serious" perspective and are rooted in social justice.

The secondary teacher education program at the University of Michigan now offers first-year admission in addition to the option to transfer in as a junior (either across campus or from a different college or university). Secondary teacher education candidates may also remain in their home unit (such as the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts) while adding certification to their degree. Secondary teacher education’s three-term program prepares students to teach middle and high school grades with secondary teacher certification through the State of Michigan. Students select an initial (primary) endorsement area and may also choose to (optionally) pursue an