2007–2008 BEFORE YOU REGISTER

Background Questions

When you register for the MTTC, you will be asked the following background questions. Providing accurate and complete background information about yourself is important; the information that you provide will be kept confidential. If you register on the Internet or by telephone, you will respond to the following questions as you register. If you register by mail, enter your responses to the following questions on the registration form.

Background Questions and Responses

Grade level (#14 on registration form) Select the option that corresponds to the grade level for which you will be seeking certification or at which you are currently certified. A. Elementary B. Secondary

Certification status (#15 on registration form) Select the option that corresponds to your certifi­cation status. A. You are planning to seek your first Michi­gan provisional certificate after completion of a traditional teacher preparation program at a Michigan college or university. B. You are seeking an additional endorsement on a Michigan teaching certificate that you currently hold. C. You are seeking a Michigan teaching certificate after completion of a teacher preparation program in a state other than Michigan, but you do not have a teaching certificate in that state. D. You are seeking a Michigan teaching certificate, and you currently hold a valid teaching certificate in another state. E. You are seeking a Michigan teaching certificate that you are earning through a Michigan Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification program (a partnership between a school district and a college or university). F. You have not completed or are not in the process of completing a teacher preparation program. If you are testing for a school counselor license or for "highly-qualified" status for No Child Left Behind, select this option. G. You are fulfilling paraprofessional requirements. Your results will not be reported to any institution.

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