Completing your Certificate in College Teaching

The CCT participant must complete and illustrate competency in the above requirements to earn the Certification in College Teaching. The CCT program coordinator, along with the faculty mentor, will consult with the participant to develop a program appropriate for the student. The CCT program coordinator will determine when the participant has met all the CCT requirements. Upon completion of the program, the participant will receive a certificate from the College of Music and Michigan State University indicating the participant’s knowledge about and experience in teaching at the college level. Note: the participant will not receive a degree or state certification in teaching. Participation in the CCT program will also result in a notation on the participant’s transcript.

After completing all requirements, students should:

1. Organize all their work in a portfolio and review for clarity and accuracy.
2. Use the Graduate School checklist to ensure that all competencies are documented in the portfolio.
3. Submit to music faculty mentor for review and approval.
4. Send a final PDF copy of the portfolio and mentor approval to the Secretary for Graduate Studies in the College of Music, who forwards the complete portfolio to the Graduate School after review.
5. Notify the mentor, the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, and the Secretary of Graduate Studies in the college when the Graduate School approves transcript designation.