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Student Teaching ApplicationOnline Information Night: Feb. 10th
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Minimum 3.0 GPA required.
Mostly in person with some online/hybrid options.
No GRE required.
3 Semesters for certificate,
1 additional semester for M.Ed.
9 additional credits for M.Ed.
$359/per credit hour. $10,411 Total
+ $3,231 for the M.Ed.
The Graduate Certificate in Secondary Teaching provides qualified teacher candidates support, supervision, and evaluation. Students will be able to demonstrate the competencies required by the the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) for secondary teacher licensure in one of 17 content areas approved by USBE. Individuals already holding an earned Bachelor’s degree in one of these content areas may earn a teaching license through the Graduate Certificate in Secondary Teaching program. Teachers who complete the Secondary Graduate Certificate program can continue toward their Masters of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction, Secondary Teaching emphasis, by taking an additional 9 required credit hours.
The UVU secondary teaching program has helped me accomplish a pretty big goal in my
life of getting a master’s degree. And that’s something I didn’t know that I was going
to be able to do, and it just outlined it step by step so that I could just learn
what it was like to practice this and to apply what I was learning in my own studies
into my teaching.”
My favorite part of the program is the professors. Their encouragement, their understanding
of my weaknesses and my fears and they were just always so positive and encouraging
and working with me, understanding the situations I was in week to week, maybe with
my job or with my family. They really work well with me personally and with the other
students in my cohort."
This program was incredibly impactful for me and molded a lot of my strategies and
teaching practices that I implement to this day. The instructors were masters within
the field of education and gave great insights as to what I would need to know and
do to be an effective educator."Applicants to the program must have completed coursework including required education methods courses in one of the teaching major subject areas for secondary education approved by the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) prior to admission. We strongly encourage you to contact Brianna Larson (contact information below) as soon as possible when considering applying to this program.
Candidates may apply credits from the Graduate Certificate to a Master of Education in Secondary Teaching.
To be considered for admission into the UVU Graduate Certificate in Secondary Education Program with the option of continuing on to receive a Master of Education in Secondary Teaching, individuals must successfully complete all admission criteria.
All emphasis credits earned in the Secondary Teaching Graduate Certificate program can be applied to a M.Ed. emphasis in Secondary Teaching. Teachers who complete the Secondary Graduate Certificate program can continue toward their Master of Education degree in Secondary Teaching by taking an additional 9 required credit hours.
The Secondary Teaching Emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction, M.Ed. offers a comprehensive curriculum to advance their knowledge and experiences in teaching and learning in secondary classrooms. This emphasis enhances innovative instructional strategies, effective use of assessments for learning, and responsive curriculum design after students obtain a graduate certificate for secondary teaching.
For Graduate Certificate for Secondary Teaching, students are expected to take 21 credits of pedagogy courses and complete 8 credits of student teaching/practicum and teacher performance assessment to qualify for teaching licensure through the Utah State Board of Education (USBE). While some courses are 100% online, the majority of courses are open either in person or hybrid in the evenings at 5-8pm with an exception of practicum hours that must be completed during the daytime in secondary classrooms. Upon completion of a USBE secondary teaching certificate for three semesters starting summer, students take 9 credits of 6000 level research-oriented courses towards a master’s degree. The three courses are open in the second summer, so students typically take the courses during the daytime (8am-4pm). The curriculum aligns with the AAQEP accreditation learning standards and the Utah Effective Teaching Standards.
Near the end of the program, students complete a Capstone Project to demonstrate the knowledge and skills they've gained in the program and illustrate how prepared they are to lead their professional learning communities and to become a teacher leader/mentor.
Students have three options for their master’s project:
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