Areas of Study

The College of Education, Health, and Human Services (CEHHS) offers a wide variety of areas of study within undergraduate programs in health and human services and education. By providing high quality, diverse and meaningful areas of study, CEHHS assures students are able to pursue the learning and experiences that allow them to customize learning, while making deep connections and meaning.

The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) has revised Michigan’s teacher certification structure into 6 grade bands.  CEHHS has new approved programs for three options for elementary teacher certification:  Birth through Kindergarten (B–K), Prekindergarten through Grade 3 (Pre-K–3), and Grades 3–6 grade band programs. Students will be able to apply for admission to these grade band programs starting in the Fall of 2022. Current elementary-certification students, and those admitted prior to Fall 2022, will have the opportunity to meet with an academic advisor to determine if they should remain in the current certification program or switch to a new grade band program. 

There are also new grade band options for secondary teacher certification:  Grades 5-9 and Grades 7-12.  In each of these secondary grade bands, there are options for four content areas:  English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies.  Admission dates for each of the new grade band programs are: Fall 2023 for English/Language Arts and Mathematics and Fall 2024 for Science. It is expected that the Social Studies program will be approved for Fall 2024. Current secondary-certification students will have the opportunity to meet with an academic advisor to determine if they should remain in the current certification program or switch to a new grade band program.