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Complete a request for coursework evaluation form.

This process is used to determine the content coursework you have previously completed towards certification requirements. Please submit all transcripts reflecting college-level coursework directly to the Marsal Family School of Education. Unofficial transcripts are accepted for this initial evaluation, but official transcripts will be required upon admission. Evaluations are free of charge and may take three to four weeks to complete.

• Two Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Letter (typically from a professor or instructor): this letter should speak to your intellectual curiosity, preparedness for university study, receptivity to feedback, and/or perseverance. If you are applying to the secondary program, a letter from a professor or instructor from the content area in which you are seeking certification is preferred.
  • Teaching Potential Letter: this letter should comment specifically on your potential to become a successful teacher. This may include personal characteristics; work ability; and capacity to work with people, especially youth. 
  • Your recommenders can submit their letters directly to soeadmissions@umich.edu. Be sure that your recommenders include your name and, if possible, UMID or uniqname.
  • Due to COVID-19, we are aware that complications may arise when seeking
    your letters of recommendation. Please view the letter of recommendation
    requirements *as guidelines* for the type of information we are seeking as
    you determine your two recommenders. We will offer additional flexibility
    as we understand the complications during this time of gathering letters of
    recommendation that speak to these requirements.
• Essay prompt #1
  • Please review the Educator Preparation Program Mission and Vision Statements Below:
    • Mission: Our mission in the Educator Preparation Program (EPP) at the U-M Marsal Family School of Education is to prepare educators to support the well-being and learning of young people and to advance justice through their practice, advocacy, and activism. All pathways within the EPP leverage both research and the expertise of experienced educators to prepare novices for the complex work of supporting young people's learning and thriving, as well as that of  their families and communities. We drive to uphold diversity and inclusion, and to advance justice and equity, in the field of educator preparation. 
    • Vision: The Educator Preparation Program  at the U-M Marsal Family School of Education pursues a vision of educating towards justice. 
  • Please address the following in your Essay:
    • How does your experience prepare you to engage in a program with these commitments?
    • What goals do you have for your own career in light of these commitments?
  • 4000 characters - approx. 500 words - maximum
• Essay prompt #2 
  • Please answer in approximately 250 words (2000 characters) maximum. 
  • Describe your experiences (work and/or volunteer) engaging with youth. 

Complete the U-M cross-campus transfer application online.