APPROVED PLANNED PROGRAMS: OPTIONS 1 - 4
What to Know:1. A planned program is required to renew your Provisional Certificate or apply for your Professional Education Certificate. OU has four categories of planned programs (also known as Options 1-4) as follows:
a. additional undergraduate-level endorsement b. additional graduate-level endorsement c. graduate certificate
d. graduate (master’s) degree
2. The majority of your planned program credits must be taken at Oakland University.
3. The Education Advising Office only advises undergraduate-level elementary endorsements. Undergraduate-level secondary endorsements, graduate certificates, and graduate degrees are advised by Faculty Advisers. Option 1: additional undergraduate-level endorsement
a. Art (K-12): Dr. Linda Tyson ([email protected], 248-370-3197)
b. Biology (Secondary Certificate Only): Fabia Battistuzzi ([email protected], 248-370-3593)
c. Chemistry (Secondary Cert Only): Dr. John Seeley ([email protected], 248-370-2329)
d. Chinese
i. Elementary: Education Advising Office ([email protected], 248-370-4182)
ii. Secondary: Melanie Chang ([email protected], 248-370-4248 e. Dance (Elementary or Secondary Cert): Greg Patterson, MFA
([email protected], 248-370-3009)
f. Early Childhood (Elementary Only): Education Advising Office ([email protected], 248-370-4182)
g. Economics (Secondary Only): Dr. Anandi Sahu ([email protected], 248-370-3537)
h. English (Secondary Only): Dr. Amanda Stearns-Pfeiffer ([email protected], 248-370-2145)
i. English as a Second Language (K-12): Dr. Sam Rosenthall ([email protected], 248-370-8805)
j. French
i. Elementary: Education Advising Office ([email protected], 248-370-4182)
ii. Secondary: Stacy Hahn ([email protected], 248-370-2062) k. German
i. Elementary: Education Advising Office ([email protected], 248-370-4182)
ii. Secondary: Dr. Chris Clason ([email protected], 248-370-2063) l. History (Secondary Only): Karen Miller ([email protected],
248-370-3512)
m. Integrated Science (Elementary or Secondary Cert): Education Advising Office ([email protected], 248-370-4182)
n. Japanese
i. Elementary: Education Advising Office ([email protected], 248-370-4182)
ii. Secondary: Seigo Nakao ([email protected], 248-370-2022) o. Language Arts (Elementary Only): Education Advising Office
([email protected], 248-370-4182) p. Mathematics
i. Elementary Certificate: Education Advising Office ([email protected], 248-370-4182)
ii. Secondary Certificate: Dr. Darrell Schmidt ([email protected], 248-370-3433)
q. Music (K-12):
i. Instrumental: Dr. Joe Shively ([email protected], 248-370-2287) ii. Vocal: Dr. Deb Blair ([email protected], 248-370-3022)
r. Physics (Secondary Only): Dr. Alberto Rojo ([email protected], 248-370-3422)
s. Political Science (Secondary Only): Dr. Terri Towner ([email protected], 248-370-2351)
t. Social Studies (Elementary or Secondary Cert): Education Advising Office ([email protected], 248-370-4182)
u. Sociology (Secondary Only): Dr. George Sanders ([email protected], 248-370-2420)
v. Spanish
i. Elementary (grades 6-8): Education Advising Office ([email protected], 248-370-4182)
ii. K-12: Dr. Fran Meuser ([email protected], 248-370-2068) Option 2: additional graduate-level endorsement
-English as a Second Language (ESL) K-12 Linguistics Department
(248) 370-8805
Coordinator: Samuel Rosenthall [email protected]
Website:
http://catalog.oakland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=14&poid=1215 Option 3: graduate certificate
-Microcomputer Applications in Education Department of Reading and Language Arts (248) 370-3065
Coordinator: Anne Porter [email protected] Website:
http://catalog.oakland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=14&poid=1217 -Graduate Certificate or Post-master’s Graduate Certificate in:
• Conducting
• Music Education (CARMU) • Pedagogy (piano or vocal)
• Performance (instrumental, piano or voice) Department of Music, Theatre and Dance
(248) 370-2030
Coordinator: Joe Shively [email protected] Website:
-Graduate Certificate in International Education (IB Teacher Award Level 1)
Department of Teacher Development and Educational Studies (248) 370-2613
Coordinator: Carolyn O’Mahoney [email protected]
Website:
http://catalog.oakland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=2172 -Graduate Certificate in Digital Literacies and Learning
Department of Reading and Language Arts (248) 370-3065
Coordinator: Anne Porter [email protected] Website:
http://catalog.oakland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=2173 Option 4: graduate degree
-Master of Arts in Counseling Department of Counseling (248) 370-4179
Chair: Lisa Hawley [email protected] Website:
http://catalog.oakland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=2192 -Master of Education in Early Childhood
Department of Human Development and Child Studies (248) 370-3077
Coordinator: Ambika Bhargava [email protected]
Website:
http://catalog.oakland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=2203 -Master of Education in Educational Studies
Department of Teacher Development and Educational Studies (248) 370-2613
Coordinator: Linda Tyson [email protected] Website:
-Masters of Education in Education Leadership Department of Educational Leadership
(248)370-3070
Coordinator: Cynthia L. Carver [email protected]
Website:
http://catalog.oakland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=2204 -Masters of Education in Teacher Leadership
Department of Educational Leadership (248)370-2613
Coordinator: Bob Wiggins [email protected] Website:
http://catalog.oakland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=2207 -Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Reading and Language Arts Department of Reading and Language Arts
(248) 370-3054
Chair: Linda Pavonetti [email protected] Website:
http://catalog.oakland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=2199 -Master of Education in Special Education
Department of Human Development and Child Studies (248) 370-3077
Coordinator: Janet Graetz [email protected] Website:
http://catalog.oakland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=2206 -Master of Arts in Biology
Department of Biological Sciences (248) 370-3550
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http://catalog.oakland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=2190 -Master of Science in Chemistry
Department of Chemistry (248) 370-2320
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-Master of Arts in English Department of English (248) 370-2251
Website:
http://catalog.oakland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=2193 -Master of Arts in History
Department of History (248) 370-3510
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http://catalog.oakland.edu/preview_entity.php?catoid=18&ent_oid=538 -Master of Arts in Liberal Studies
Liberal Studies Program (248) 370-2154
Website:
http://catalog.oakland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=2195 -Master of Arts in Linguistics
Department of Linguistics (248) 370-2175
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http://catalog.oakland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=2196 -Master of Arts in Mathematics
Department of Mathematics and Statistics (248) 370-3430
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http://catalog.oakland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=2197 -Master of Music in Music Education
Department of Music, Theatre and Dance (248) 370-2030
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http://catalog.oakland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=18&poid=2549 -Master of Science in Physics
Department of Physics (248) 370-3416
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