Required components: 1. Coursework/Content An alternate route program must be designed to include minimally, the equivalent of 12 semester credit hours that includes training in at least all of the following subject areas: 2. Child development or child psychology; Family and community relationships; Diverse learners; Instructional strategies; A form of field-based experience in a classroom setting 2. Supervisor and Mentor/Coaching Support 3. All program participants must be supported by an assigned mentor/coach with expertise and teaching experience in the participant's proposed content endorsement area or a closely related subject. The mentor/coach will support the participant(s) through intensive observation and sustained feedback.

Required components: 1. Coursework/Content An alternate route program must be designed to include minimally, the equivalent of 12 semester credit hours that includes training in at least all of the following subject areas: Child development or child psychology; Family and community relationships; Diverse learners; Instructional strategies; A form of field based experience in a classroom setting 2. Supervisor and Mentor/Coaching Support 3. All program participants must be supported by an assigned mentor/coach with expertise and teaching experience in the participant's proposed content endorsement area or a closely related subject. The mentor/coach will support the participant(s) through intensive observation and sustained feedback.

1. Teacher candidates must complete required reading courses which for prospective elementary teachers consist of six semester credit hours.
2. Special Education preparation programs will generally take courses in subject areas such as a) Strategies for Learning Disabilities, b) Special Needs classroom management, c) Literacy Instruction for Learning Disabilities, and d) Emotional Impairments teaching strategies.
3. Complete a first aid and CPR course.

Required components: 1. Coursework/Content An alternate route program must be designed to include minimally, the equivalent of 12 semester credit hours that includes training in at least all of the following subject areas: Child development or child psychology; Family and community relationships; Diverse learners; Instructional strategies; A form of field-based experience in a classroom setting 2. Supervisor and Mentor/Coaching Support 3. All program participants must be supported by an assigned mentor/coach with expertise and teaching experience in the participant's proposed content endorsement area or a closely related subject. The mentor/coach will support the participant(s) through intensive observation and sustained feedback.

(A) Three courses in family studies that total at least 6 semesters or 9 quarter hours.

(B) Three courses in family therapy methodology that total at least 6 semesters or 9 quarter hours.

(C) Three courses in human development, personality theory, or psychopathology that total at least 6 semesters or 9 quarter hours.

(D) At least 2 semesters or 3 quarter hours in ethics, law, and standards of professional practice.

(E) At least 2 semesters or 3 quarter hours in research.

SEA Credential: 1. Preliminary School Psychologist Certificate: Requires a minimum of 45 graduate semester hours (not including internship) in an approved program towards a school psychologist credential. Also requires at least a 600-hour internship with school-age students (of which at least 300 must be in a school setting under the supervision of a person holding a Michigan school psychologist credential). 2. School Psychologist Certificate: Requires a valid Preliminary School Psychologist Certificate and a specialist degree or equivalent in school psychology from an institution with an approved program. It also requires an additional minimum of 15 graduate semester hours in school psychology, including an internship, in addition to the 45 credit hours required for the preliminary certificate. In addition to the 600 clock hours required for the preliminary certificate, a minimum 600-clock-hour supervised internship is required with school-age pupils in an approved school psychologist program, 300 clock hours of which shall be in a school setting. The NCSP is accepted as a route to obtain this credential.