Other Certificates & Endorsements

Create a better and more peaceful world. The International Baccalaureate (IB) aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

Learning experience design is an exciting field at the nexus of design, learning theory, and educational technology. In order to prepare learning experience designers capable of designing for online and technology-enhanced learning environments, the University of Michigan Center for Academic Innovation and the School of Education have partnered to offer a graduate certificate program in Learning Experience Design.

The Marsal Family School of Education offers the PK-12 Administrator Certification as an option for students enrolled in the online Master of Arts in Leading Educational Innovation and Transformation (LEI&T). This flexible, nationally accessible certification is designed for working educators seeking to become school administrators in Michigan and beyond. The certification combines online learning with robust hands-on internships, mentorship, and a commitment to educational excellence and equity. Those seeking administrator certification outside of Michigan: check with your state department of education to ensure reciprocity.

The Trauma-Informed Practice Certificate supports future practitioners in their efforts to educate and care for children and youth whose lives have been impacted by trauma.

Interns may elect the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) PreK-12 English as a Second Language (ESL) endorsement by completing a sequence of courses and clinical experiences, focused on English Language Development (ELD), during their elementary or secondary certification programs at the undergraduate or master’s levels.

M-ARC includes three (3) program pathways open to candidates from across the State of Michigan: