Michigan CTE Pathway Profile

Michigan at a glance

Michigan organizes CTE regionally. The state is divided into Career Education Planning Districts (CEPDs), set up under State School Aid Act Section 61a(1). Each CEPD has an administrator who links the Michigan Department of Education’s Office of Career and Technical Education (MDE OCTE) with local districts and coordinates programs, credentials, CTEIS data and the needs assessment. Most programs are delivered either in a comprehensive high school or at an intermediate school district (ISD) or area career center, where students attend a half-day session and return to the home school. Oakland County alone reports more than 17,000 students in over 320 state-approved programs. (Confirmed)

Michigan’s career planning requirement is the Educational Development Plan (EDP), which begins in grade 7. It is an online plan, not a required course or a work-based experience, so any hands-on exploration you want has to be built locally. (Confirm with the agency: the EDP detail comes from the July 2026 state module, not this month’s verification pass.)

The articulation backbone is a set of statewide postsecondary credit agreements that MDE posts by college and by CIP code, plus dual enrollment under the Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act (PA 160 of 1996) and the Career and Technical Preparation Act (PA 258 of 2000), and Section 61b funding for CTE Early Middle College and CTE dual enrollment. (Confirmed) Many of the Mott Community College statewide agreements expire November 1, 2026. (Changing)

What is most different about Michigan for someone starting a pathway: the Michigan Merit Curriculum is proficiency-based, and statute lets a department-approved formal CTE program replace Algebra II, a third science credit, world language or visual, performing and applied arts. No statewide CTE-to-academic crosswalk exists, so each district works out the academic match itself; the S4IS CTE Crosswalk prototype (Product A) is available as interim guidance (draft entries; check each entry’s validation status). Two other features shape planning in 2026. Since October 2, 2026, youth work permits come from the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) through its online Youth Employment Permit Portal (YEPP) rather than from the school office. Michigan’s hazardous-work rule also bars all minors, not only those under 16, from construction work, power-driven saws and woodworking machines, metal-forming machines and hoists unless a written school-employer agreement takes the job outside the state rules. (Confirmed)

Who approves what in Michigan

Opening a state-approved CTE program in Michigan

You build a New Program Application in the MDE CTE Portal (the GEMS questionnaire). Your CEPD administrator must approve it before it goes to MDE OCTE. The application is submitted in the CIP Self-Review format and must show:

• labor market justification for high-skill, high-wage or in-demand jobs (Michigan’s 2026 Hot 50, released September 2, 2026, projects demand through 2034);
• an active program advisory committee with approved minutes;
• a teacher with the right CTE certification, shown in MOECS;
• a comprehensive local needs assessment;
• curriculum aligned to the state CIP program standards;
• evidence of postsecondary options such as articulation or dual enrollment. (Confirmed)

The program must use a CIP code that is open to new applications. Check MDE’s Career Clusters and CIP Codes list (December 2025 edition); for example, 26.0102 Biomedical Sciences is closed to new applications. (Confirmed)

Window. MDE describes a full-year planning process that begins in late summer. OCTE announces exact dates each year by memo; the 2026-27 dates were not posted on the pages reviewed. (Confirm with the agency)

Funding tie. Only state-approved programs generate Section 61a(1) added cost, and only when taught by an occupationally certified teacher and reported in CTEIS. Funding runs a year behind: one year’s enrollment data pays out the next year. Approved programs are Perkins V programs of study. Whether a new program can generate 61a(1) in its first year is not settled. (Confirmed, except the first-year question: Confirm with the agency)

After approval. Instruction must be competency-based and aligned to the state CIP program standards. Michigan is moving from its older 12-segment completer definition to Perkins Course Competencies; a completer finishes all program competencies with a C (2.0) or better. Credentials earned are reported in CTEIS by August 31, and programs go through ongoing CIP Self-Review and monitoring. (Confirmed)

Second-agency steps. If the pathway needs a second agency (LARA for nurse aide, MDHHS for EMT, the Fire Fighters Training Council for fire), start that application in parallel. For a nurse aide program, LARA processes a complete application within 30 days, conducts an announced pre-permit survey within 60 days and issues its report within 60 days of the survey, so plan on roughly 90 to 150 days for the LARA step alone. A workable plan files CTE approval in the spring of the year before launch and the LARA application at least 4 to 5 months before the first class. (Confirmed)

The full sequence, with cross-state timelines, is in Launching a CTE Pathway: Sequence and Approvals Timeline. Forms and filings are in the Approvals and Applications toolkit.

Funding streams for Michigan CTE

Facilities money is scarce in Michigan: 61v bars renovation and electrical or ventilation work, so sinks, power drops and ventilation usually come from local capital funds or bonds. The Governor’s July 21, 2026 release on the FY 2026-27 education budget also cites a 10% increase in funding for CTE students; the formula section that carries it was not confirmed. (Confirm with the agency)

ISD career and technical education millage. Many intermediate school districts levy a voter-approved millage for area career and technical education. The money can be spent only on the ISD’s area program (MCL 380.681). The ISD may contract with a local district or community college to run a program (MCL 380.684), and in some arrangements local districts can set aside part of their own operating millage for an area program and contract with the ISD (MCL 380.690). Ask your ISD whether your program is part of its approved area plan and whether it will contract with you before you budget on millage. (Confirmed for the statute; Confirm with the agency for your ISD)

Detail on allowable equipment and capital purchases is in the Facilities and Equipment toolkit.

Pathway rules at a glance

All CIP codes below are open to new program applications on MDE’s December 2025 list unless noted. (Confirmed)

State-approved credential lists for these CIPs live in the CTEIS credential search and were not queried row by row. (Confirm with the agency)

Wave 2 pathways

Working with minors in Michigan

Work permits. Public Act 196 of 2024 moved youth work permits from school issuing officers to LEO. Since October 2, 2026, minors and employers use LEO’s online Youth Employment Permit Portal (YEPP). Employers must register in the portal before hiring a minor and report when a minor’s job ends. Permits a school issued before the portal launched remain valid. Hours, wage and safety rules did not change. (Confirmed) Whether a student placed under a school-employer agreement still needs a YEPP permit is not settled; MDE’s 2022 FAQ says CTE work-based learning students are exempt, but it predates the portal, and LEO’s YEPP page does not address it. (Confirm with the agency)

School-year hours for ages 16 and 17. While school is in session, a student may work no more than 24 hours a week, 10 hours a day and 6 days a week, and not between 10:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. (11:30 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and school breaks). Federal law sets no hour limits at 16 and 17. (Confirmed)

State hazardous-work bars beyond federal law. R 408.6208 bars all minors, not only those under 16, from employment in:

• construction work, roofing, excavating, wrecking and demolition;
• operating, setting up or cleaning power-driven woodworking machines, metal-forming, punching and shearing machines, bakery and meat-processing machines, and power-driven saws;
• power-driven hoisting apparatus, including forklifts and cranes;
• hazardous substances, respiratory equipment work, and driving on public roads (narrow incidental exception).

Welding and ladder or scaffold work are barred only under 16. Since the 2024 amendment, LEO cannot grant a deviation that opens a hazardous occupation. (Confirmed; the welding rule number, R 408.6208 or R 408.6209, needs checking)

The exemption route. YESA section 409.118 and R 408.6206(a) exempt a student 14 or older employed under a written agreement between the employer and the school district, public school academy or nonpublic school. The agreement takes the job outside the state act and rules, but the work must still comply with federal law, so federal Hazardous Occupations Orders still apply and only the federal student-learner exemption (29 CFR 570.50(c)) opens HOs 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 17. A signed copy must be on file at the worksite before the student starts. Students employed by their own school are also exempt (R 408.6206(c)). (Confirmed)

Credit-bearing work-based learning (R 340.15). You need a written training agreement and training plan, a certificated teacher who visits at least every 9 weeks, and employer insurance. Work-based learning may not generate more than half of the student’s FTE, and unpaid placements are capped at 45 hours per specific training experience. Paid CTE work-based learning that generates 61a(1) or 61b funding requires a concentrator in grade 11 or 12, at least 10 hours of work a week, and a weekly 40-minute session with a CTE-certified coordinator. (Confirmed) MDE sources conflict on whether employers must carry workers’ compensation for unpaid students: R 340.15 and the 2023-24 WBL Manual list it, while the WBL Companion Document and the 2022 FAQ say it is not required. Michigan’s workers’ compensation law covers people working under a contract of hire, so an unpaid student may not be covered by the host’s policy at all. Ask MDE, the Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency and your risk pool, and check your student accident coverage. (Confirm with the agency)

Health care placements. Michigan sets no minimum age to train or test as a nurse aide, and MIOSHA’s bloodborne pathogen standard has no age limit; your clinical host sets its own age rules and will expect exposure training. Federal HO 7 treats powered patient lifts as hoists. (Confirmed) Many facilities run students through the Workforce Background Check by their own policy. Ask the host in writing whether it requires a check for students and how it handles a student under 18. (Confirm with the agency)

Full federal and state detail is in Working with Minors in CTE Pathways and the Clinical and Work-Based Learning Partnerships toolkit.

Teacher certification routes for CTE in Michigan

Standard CTE certification. A teacher of a state-approved program needs a teaching certificate with a CTE endorsement that matches the program’s CIP code, shown in MOECS. Under R 390.1161 (effective June 27, 2024), a CTE endorsement requires a recommendation from an approved CTE preparation institution with at least 6 semester hours of CTE coursework, plus 2 years of recent and relevant occupational experience. The Standard Teaching Certificate route requires a bachelor’s degree; Eastern Michigan University’s route, for example, requires a four-year degree, 4,000 hours in the past ten years and two courses. MDE’s CIP endorsement list (May 2023) names the background CIP codes that qualify for each program. (Confirmed)

Industry-experience route: the Annual Career Authorization (ACA). MCL 380.1233b lets a district employ a noncertificated CTE teacher in grades 9 to 12 when no certified, endorsed teacher can be found. MDE administers this as the ACA:

• only the employing district or nonpublic school applies, through MOECS, and the ACA must be approved and paid before the person teaches;
• the candidate needs a high school diploma or GED;
• experience: 4,000 hours of recent and relevant work within the preceding 10 years. The statute states this as 2 cumulative years of professional experience in the last 10 years (MCL 380.1233b). (Confirm with the agency how MDE counts it); licensed professionals may count up to 4,000 hours used for original licensure, and up to 3,000 hours may come from alternate sources;
• licensed fields: a current professional license or industry certification in the field, or one expired no more than 2 years in good standing (Confirmed. Last checked Oct. 4, 2026);
• a mentor teacher and an individualized development plan every year;
• valid one year; the district may reapply for up to 10 years, and the State Superintendent may allow longer. (Confirmed)

An ACA holder without a bachelor’s degree can keep teaching on ACAs but cannot reach the standard certificate. MDE does not publish an ACA processing time. (Confirmed) Sources state the renewal limit differently (“up to 10 years” on MDE’s page, “renewable up to 9 times” in an earlier summary), and the statute text was not opened. (Confirm with the agency)

Alternatives when you cannot hire.

• Send students to an ISD or area career center program that already holds approval and staff.
• Use an industry adjunct for part of a course: a certified, properly endorsed teacher must deliver more than half the content (MDE’s example: at least 30 hours of a 60-hour course), or the district needs a permit for the guest.
• Use dual enrollment so the college supplies the instructor.
• Grow your own: the Future Proud Michigan Educator GYO Staff Grant pays for staff earning certification or endorsements. Whether it covers ACA coursework is not settled. (Confirm with the agency) (Confirmed, except where marked)

Pathway-specific add-ons.

• Nurse aide: Michigan RN license, 2 years of RN experience in the last 5 including 1 year in long-term care or skilled nursing, an adult-teaching course or experience, and a LARA nurse aide trainer permit ($60 through MI-NATES) (R 400.321). (Confirmed)
• EMT: the program director holds a Michigan EMS Instructor-Coordinator license, which requires an EMT, EMT specialist or paramedic license and 3 years of direct patient care with a licensed life support agency. The rule text opened predates a later revision. (Confirm with the agency)
• Electrical: the ACA requires a professional license or an industry certification in the field. A journeyman or master license is one way to meet this, not a requirement. (Confirmed. Last checked Oct. 4, 2026)
• NCCER: MDE’s electrical FAQ says teachers must be certified to administer the NCCER Core test. Who serves as the NCCER sponsor in Michigan was not confirmed. (Confirm with the agency)
• Cosmetology: a LARA cosmetology instructor license: a cosmetologist license, at least 3 years of practical experience with at least 1 year in a cosmetology establishment, 600 instructor-training hours for those starting on or after July 1, 2024, and an exam (MCL 339.1206). (Confirmed)
• Fire: FFTC Fire Instructor I requires Firefighter II certification and 36 months of experience (R 29.405c). (Confirmed) Whether the classroom teacher must hold FFTC instructor status to deliver the Firefighter I and II course is not stated in the rules. (Confirm with the agency)

Staffing models, sample job requirements and selection practices are in the Staffing toolkit.

Graduation credit and college eligibility in Michigan

Delivery through CTE. Under MCL 380.1278(b)(7), the Michigan Merit Curriculum (MMC) may be delivered through CTE. MDE’s Administrator Manual says students may earn full or partial MMC credit by showing they met the subject standards, with credit based partly on an assessment. Credit decisions are local. (Confirmed)

Replacing credits (substitution). Under MCL 380.1278a and 380.1278b, completing a department-approved formal CTE program can replace:

• Algebra II, partly or fully (statute names engineering as an example); the student must still take a math course in the final year;
• the third science credit (the student still needs biology and one of chemistry, physics, anatomy or agricultural science);
• world language and visual, performing and applied arts.

A Personal Curriculum (MCL 380.1278b) allows further modification. MDE’s exchange-credit guidance requires the program to be state-approved, taught by an appropriately certificated CTE teacher, and completed in full. A credit earned by integration appears on the transcript; a credit met by waiver does not. Local electives outside a state-approved program, such as PLTW courses taught as electives, cannot use these substitutions. (Confirmed) The guidance cites R 395.241 as the rule that defines a formal program; that rule text was not opened. (Confirm with the agency)

Earning credit (integration). Academic content can be earned inside CTE instruction under MDE’s Collaborative Teaching Model. MDE has published exemplars, and its CIP “Academic Alignment” workbooks map program content to academic standards. Michigan has no statewide CTE-to-academic crosswalk. Where you need a crosswalk that MDE does not supply, use the S4IS CTE Crosswalk prototype (Product A) as interim guidance. Its entries are drafts until validated; the Health Sciences to Biology entry is an illustrative version 0.1, so validate it against the current program competencies and Michigan biology standards before your board acts. (Confirmed)

Personal finance and computer science. Students who entered grade 8 in 2023 or later need 0.5 credit of personal finance. It can be met in any course, including CTE, that embeds the six personal finance standards, can stand in for 0.5 credit of world language or VPAA, and can count 0.5 toward the fourth math credit. A computer science course aligned to the Michigan K-12 CS Standards can count as the fourth math credit or final-year math experience; networking and cybersecurity courses are not named and are a local call. (Confirmed)

Career plan. The Educational Development Plan, begun in grade 7, is the required career plan. (Confirm with the agency)

Effect on public university admission. Michigan has no statewide public-university course minimum; each university sets its own. A substituted credit can satisfy the MMC without meeting a university’s expectations. For example, UM-Dearborn recommends 4 years of math and 3 of science, and for engineering and computer science, two years of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, chemistry and physics or biology. Replacing Algebra II, chemistry or physics with a CTE program can disadvantage college-bound students, especially in engineering. The fourth year of math and the third science credit are safer substitution targets. Replacing world language with personal finance or CTE also needs a check against each target university’s requirements and, for athletes, the NCAA core-course list. (Example Confirmed; absence of a statewide minimum: Confirm with the agency, the Michigan Association of State Universities)

Articulation and dual enrollment in Michigan

Statewide postsecondary credit agreements. MDE OCTE posts statewide agreements by college, filed under each secondary CIP code on the career cluster pages. Each agreement sets its own grade threshold, time limit after graduation and expiration date, so open the current PDF before you promise credit. (Confirmed)

Dual enrollment. The Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act (PA 160 of 1996) and the Career and Technical Preparation Act (PA 258 of 2000) fund dual enrollment for eligible students in grades 9 to 12, with a 10-course total and annual caps by grade. Computer science dual enrollment courses are exempt from the qualifying-score requirement. MDE’s FAQ (March 2021) says CTE delivered through local district contracts is not dual enrollment under these acts, and that courses must be academic and degree-applicable, which may exclude noncredit courses such as CNA. (Confirmed; the noncredit question: Confirm with the agency) The FY 2026-27 budget adds a $40 million Section 21b dual enrollment reimbursement. (Changing)

CTE Early Middle College. An EMC is a five-year program in which students earn a diploma plus an associate degree, 60 transferable credits, a professional certification, a MEMCA technical certificate, or participation in a registered apprenticeship. Section 61b funds CTE EMC and CTE dual enrollment through CEPDs and ISDs (up to $9,220,400 for 2026-27). Dual enrollment courses must be flagged in CTEIS as carrying college credit. (Confirmed)

Agreements expiring or expired (name and date).

Agreements running past 2027. Schoolcraft College welding (to March 1, 2031); MSU culinary, 12.0500 (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2031); North Central Michigan College public safety and fire (to March 1, 2029); Mid Michigan College machine tool (to Aug. 1, 2028); NMU machine tool (to Jan. 1, 2028); Oakland CC machine tool (to Aug. 1, 2029); Macomb CC mechatronics (to Feb. 1, 2031); MSU agriculture (no expiration date; 90 days’ notice to end). Agreements for construction (Gogebic, Macomb, NMU), programming (Mott, North Central, Oakland, Washtenaw), and business, law and engineering programs are posted but their dates were not checked. (Confirmed for the dated items; others: Confirm with the agency) No statewide agreement was found for electrical 46.0301, HVAC 47.0201, EMT or dental assisting; agreements in those areas are local. (Confirmed)

Registered apprenticeship as a postsecondary route. Federal standards allow registration at 16. Michigan has no state apprenticeship agency; the U.S. DOL Office of Apprenticeship registers programs. Individual sponsors may set 18 as their entry age. (Confirmed)

Open questions for Michigan agencies

1. MDE OCTE: What are the 2026-27 New Program Application dates, and can a new program generate Section 61a(1) added cost in its first year?
2. MDE OCTE: Does R 395.241 (Rule 11) define the formal, state-approved CTE program that MCL 380.1278a substitution relies on?
3. MDE educator certification: Confirm the ACA renewal limit and experience standard against MCL 380.1233b (MDE says up to 10 years and 4,000 hours; the statute summary reads 2 years of experience in the past 10), the ACA fee and the processing time.
4. MDE OCTE (CTEIS): Which credentials are on the state-approved list for 51.0000, 46.0301 (NCCER Electrical Level 1, OSHA-10), 48.0508, 46.0000, 47.0201, 11.1003, 11.0901 and 11.0201? Is the 2022 construction credential FAQ still current?
5. MDE OCTE: Is there a CIP code for EMT, and does any end-of-program technical assessment apply beyond Perkins Course Competency reporting?
6. LEO Wage and Hour: Does a student placed under a section 409.118 school-employer agreement still need a YEPP permit, and must the host employer register in YEPP?
7. LEO Wage and Hour: Is the motorized hand truck deviation in R 408.6208(11)(a) still issued after the 2024 amendment?
8. MDE OCTE and the Workers’ Compensation Agency: For unpaid placements, does R 340.15 (workers’ compensation and liability required) or MDE’s 2022 FAQ and program requirements (liability only) govern, and can a host cover a non-employee student?
9. MDE OCTE and Office of Financial Management: Does any School Aid section reimburse transportation to work-based learning or clinical sites?
10. LARA Licensing Division (electrical): Can high school CTE hours or related instruction count toward the 8,000 journeyman hours under LARA’s “credit for recognized training programs”? Is there a related-instruction hour minimum? May an unregistered high school student do electrical work under licensed supervision on a job site?
11. LARA BCHS: What does the nurse aide pre-permit survey check (lab, equipment, policies), and does the MI-NATES application ask for clinical site documentation? The long-term care criminal history law (MCL 333.20173a) names employees, independent contractors and people with clinical privileges, not students. Does LARA apply it to students, and how do facilities process a background check for a minor?
12. MDHHS EMS: Confirm the current EMS Personnel Licensing rules after the JCAR 2020-081 revision, including the instructor-coordinator experience rule and any student age rule, and whether the EMT exam is NREMT cognitive plus a state practical.
13. MDE Office of Educational Supports: Does a PA 258 “eligible course” include noncredit occupational courses such as CNA?
14. MDE OCTE: Will Mott CC renew its statewide agreements expiring November 1, 2026? Have Baker College and Washtenaw CC renewed their expired agreements? What are the expiration dates for the construction, programming, business and public safety agreements?
15. MDE (61v): When will Round 2 awards be announced, and is any 61v funding carried in the FY 2026-27 budget? Which section carries the 10% increase for CTE students?
16. LARA Board of Cosmetology: Does any public high school or ISD hold its own school of cosmetology license, and what is the lead time for a new school license?
17. MiLEAP Child Care Licensing Bureau and MDE OCTE: Does a high school lab preschool need a center license, and is there guidance for ISD or CTE preschools? Is there an early childhood CIP open to new applications?
18. LARA Bureau of Fire Services, FFTC: Is a cadet who passes Firefighter I and II at 16 or 17 certified at once or at 18? Must the classroom teacher be an FFTC instructor?
19. Michigan Department of State, Business Licensing: Must a school shop that charges for customer vehicle repairs register as a repair facility?
20. LARA Board of Dentistry: What is the outcome of the 2025 work group revision of R 338.11411, and does a high school radiography module count as substantially equivalent to a course in a Board-approved program?
21. Michigan Treasury: Do sales by a CTE school-based enterprise count as “fund-raising” under the MCL 205.54o sales tax exemption?
22. MDE OCTE (wave 2 pathways): Which credentials does CTEIS accept for 47.0604, 12.0500, 48.0501, 14.4201, 52.0299, 52.1999 and the agriculture CIPs? What are the IX, TX and TE endorsements required for engineering programs? Is ASE accreditation a condition of 47.0604 approval, and is 15.0613 an active program code?

Review status and sources

Last checked October 2 to 3, 2026. Wave 1 facts come from a verification pass against primary sources on October 2, 2026, with date-sensitive items (HB 5488, the YEPP launch, 61v Round 2, FY 2026-27 School Aid amounts) rechecked on October 3. Wave 2 rows were verified in a second research round on October 3, 2026; open items are listed above. Dollar amounts, bill status and agreement dates change; recheck them before use.

CTE program approval and curriculum

• MDE OCTE Administrator Manual 2025-26
• MDE Career Clusters and CIP Codes (Dec. 2025)
• MDE CIP Program Endorsements for CTE Instruction (May 2023)
• MDE CTE Instructional Resources by Career Cluster
• MDE Reporting Credentials and Competencies
• Mich. Admin. Code R 395.243

Funding

• MDE Section 61a(1) Added Cost Guide 2026
• MCL 388.1661a and MCL 388.1661v
• MDE 61v CTE Expansion Grant and 61v awards release, Apr. 8, 2026
• Senate Fiscal Agency, K-12 line items FY 2026-27 (July 2, 2026)
• Governor’s release on the FY 2026-27 education budget (July 21, 2026)
• MDE 61b CTE EMC and CTE Dual Enrollment Tool Kit
• 20 U.S.C. 2355 (Perkins V local uses)
• MDE Grow Your Own grants release, June 24, 2026
• MCL 380.681, 380.684 and 380.690 (ISD area career and technical education programs and millage)

Teacher certification and staffing

• MDE Annual Career Authorization
• MDE CTE Recent and Relevant Experience Requirements (rev. June 2025)
• MDE Utilization of Noncertified Personnel
• Mich. Admin. Code R 390.1161

Health pathways

• LARA Nurse Aide rules R 400.301 to 400.357
• LARA Nurse Aide Registry and Nurse Aide Trainers and Training Programs
• MCL 333.20950 (EMS licensure age) and House Bill 5488 of 2026
• MDHHS Initial Education Program Sponsor Application

Trades licensing

• MCL 339.5715 and MCL 339.5717
• MCL 339.5807 (mechanical contractors)
• 29 CFR 29.5 (registered apprenticeship)

Minors and work-based learning

• LEO Youth Employment Permit Portal and LEO release, Oct. 1, 2026
• Youth Employment Standards Act, 1978 PA 90
• Mich. Admin. Code R 408.6208 and R 408.6206
• Mich. Admin. Code R 340.15
• MDE Work-Based Learning Manual 2023-24
• MDE Work-Based Learning Experiences Program Requirements

Graduation credit and articulation

• MCL 380.1278a and MCL 380.1278b
• MDE, Leveraging CTE to Support the MMC
• MDE MMC personal finance guidance
• MDE Computer Science Course Requirement Guidance
• MDE Postsecondary Credit Agreements
• MDE Postsecondary Dual Enrollment FAQ (Mar. 2021)
• MDE Early Middle College Postsecondary Manual 2026-27

Labor market

• Michigan’s Hot 50 Job Outlook through 2034 (Sept. 2026)

S4IS guides and toolkits

Nurse aide · EMT · Electrical · Welding · Construction and carpentry · HVAC · Cybersecurity and networking · Programming and computer science · Working with Minors in CTE Pathways · Launching a CTE Pathway · Staffing · Clinical and Work-Based Learning Partnerships · Approvals and Applications · Facilities and Equipment · Curriculum · Scheduling and Student Timing

Wave 2 guides: Automotive · Medical and dental assisting · Cosmetology · Agriculture · Early childhood education · Culinary arts and hospitality · Machining and mechatronics · Engineering and drafting · Firefighting · Law, public safety and corrections · Business management and marketing · Entrepreneurship