New Mac Pro owner, headset mic not recognized, help needed.

I feel like this is a really stupid question but I'm a mac from pc convert.
I recently got a copy of Rosetta Stone and need to use headset and mic. Rosetta Stone uses voice recognition for training skills.
I am able to get sound through headset but during mic setup nothing. Under system pref/sound I have input at line in/audio line input. Output I have set at headphones/builtin output.
Mic test is negative. Can anyone help me with this??
Thanks.

I am sick and tire using Skype with the speaker on my iMac. I don't see any point spending $100 for a headset with mic.
Are you suggesting that as long I get a USB based headset it should work with the Mac? and no need to install any drivers.
Is there anything specifically that I should be looking when shopping for a headset.
The Microsoft LifeChat is only for Windows how could it work with the Mac, please clarify it for me
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