MTTC Michigan State Teaching Certification for Social Studies (Secondary)

MTTC Michigan Social Studies (Secondary) Test Learning Guide

MTTC Social Studies Test is managed by Michigan Department of Education to award certification to suitable candidates. The test evaluates the candidate’s acquaintance in basic skills and subject area essential at entry level. After attainment this certification, candidate gets the approval to teach in Michigan State as a Social Studies Educator. Candidate should retain in mind that the scores of MTTC Social Studies Test are valid for the period of five years. Therefore candidate should organize well for the exam to score fair marks in it.

Qualifications for MTTC Michigan Social Studies Test

To appear for MTTC Social Studies Test, Candidate should meet following sets of conditions issued by Michigan Department of Education.

•   Candidate should be at least 21 years of age at the time of filing application for registration.

•   Candidate should have specialization in the subject from state approved college

•   Candidate should have bachelor degree from state or national university

Candidates who are applying out of Michigan State should have three years of teaching experience in that field. Candidate should achieve passing marks in the exam to get liable for the certification from board. If the candidate falls short of the marks, then he is liable to appear again in the same exam in the next schedule.

Examination Format

Candidates needs to appear in MTTC Basic Skills Exam other than MTTC Social Studies Test to get the certification. MTTC Basic Skills Exam includes three sections – reading, writing and mathematics. There are 85 multiple choice questions and one subjective question in MTTC Basic Skills Exam.

MTTC Social Studies Elementary includes multiple choice questions. This exam is evaluated on the scale of 300, out of which 220 are the minimum marks required to get the certification. Total duration for completing the exam is 270 minutes.

Examination Syllabus

These are the topics important from examination point of view. Approximately 20% weighting is given to each solution. Hence candidate should study these topics well to get good marks in the exam.

•   World History which covers 14% of the exam

•   U.S. and Michigan History which covers 18% of the exam

•   Geography which covers 27% of the exam

•   Political Science which covers 14% of the exam

•   Economics which covers 13% of the exam

•   Inquiry, Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Public Discourse which covers 14% of the exam