Core application evidence
Requirement
MOECS review may require official transcripts, approved preparation and student-teaching evidence, the out-of-state certificate and work-experience forms showing alignment and success.
Which application this evidence supports
Michigan evaluates out-of-state preparation, certificate alignment, successful teaching and literacy coursework for a five-year Standard or Professional certificate, with a one-year Temporary bridge when specific requirements remain.
What can change this answer
Three years of successful teaching aligned to the out-of-state certificate can replace Michigan certification testing for the Standard certificate and, with the required reading-methods coursework, can support the Professional level.
Conditions to resolve before sending records
- •Traditional preparation must include student teaching; an out-of-state alternative program must be fully completed and result in that state's standard certificate
- •Three years of successful aligned teaching can replace the MTTC requirement for the Standard certificate
- •The Professional certificate adds reading-methods coursework and three years of aligned successful teaching
- •The Temporary certificate is one-year and nonrenewable
Send identity documents and background records only where the state agency instructs. TeachPassport does not receive them.
Official sources
Check again by 2026-11-01