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CERTIFICATE ADMISSIONS

If you wish to enroll in the Educational Technology courses you may enroll in one of the three ways: GC Graduate Certificate; LG Lifelong Graduate; or Graduate Degree Applicant. Please use the guiding statements below to decide on the correct application process.

If you are using these credits for license renewal, to obtain the NP endorsement, or to qualify for financial aid If yes, click show. (Recommended)

Graduate Certificate Applicant

This format is used by individuals who hold a teaching certificate and will be using the credits to renew their license or to qualify for financial aid. In addition teachers in Michigan who will be using these credits to obtain the NP endorsement must also use this application process. This is a non-degree enrollment that does allow for financial aid or scholarships if you meet all the requirements for the same and are taking at least 5 credits per semester.

Signing up for the Certificate program under the Graduate Certificate status:

  1. Identify potential times and locations for taking the courses by going to the online schedule
  2. Complete the Lifelong Application Form online. Or you can print it and fax it to Brook Thompson at 517-353-6393.  
  3. Indicate that you are working on licensure renewal or additional endorsements when asked on the application why you are enrolling for the course(s).
  4. Please make sure you note at the bottom of the form what course(s) you wish to take and where you want to take them.
  5. Send transcripts of bachelor's degree to: Attn: Lisa Counseller, Michigan State University, Admissions Office, 250 Admin Building, East Lansing, MI 48824
If you do NOT hold a teaching certificate, will NOT be using the credits for license renewal or the endorsement, and/or will NOT be using financial aid, click show.

Lifelong Learner Applicants

This format is to be used by individuals that do NOT currently hold a teaching certificate. This is a non-degree enrollment that does NOT allow for financial aid or scholarships

Signing up for the Certificate program under the Lifelong status:

  1. Identify potential times and locations for taking the courses by going to the online schedule
  2. Complete the Lifelong Application Form online. Or you can print it and fax it to Brook Thompson at 517-353-6393.  
  3. Check the “Other” block on the Lifelong Education Application when asked why you are enrolling for the course(s).
  4. Please make sure you note at the bottom of the form what course(s) you wish to take and where you want to take them.
If you need to enroll as a Graduate student due to one of the following: reached financial aid limits; reimbursement options by employers; eligibility for graduate assistantships/scholarships/ or grants based on tribal affiliation, click show. (Rare)

Graduate Degree Applicant

Most students who are teachers do not apply for admission to the program as a Master’s degree student until they have enrolled for their third course in the Certificate program. Typically, they wait to do so because when they begin the program they are unsure of whether they want to earn a Master’s Degree.  And while the courses are the same, it would cost more to take the initial courses as a Graduate Student than as a lifelong or graduate certificate student. However, depending upon individual circumstances, (amount of financial aid limits reached; reimbursement options by employers; eligibility for graduate assistantships/scholarships/ or grants based on tribal affiliation) some teachers may initially enroll as Graduate Students, in which case they follow the application process explained on the Master's Admissions page.

Note: Students who are enrolled in a degree program at MSU may enroll through the normal MSU enrollment process. Those students are advised, however, to contact their program advisor to assure that these courses will be applicable to their program of study.