College of Education and Human Development

Department of Teacher Education & Human Development

Licenses/Endorsements

To teach in Utah, students must have a Level I license inscribed with the proper major and grade level.  SUU offers courses leading to the following Licenses:

• Early Childhood Education License (licensure grades K-3 only)
  Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and completion of 26 semester credit hours.  Two blocks of Student Teaching are required (one in a kindergarten and one in a primary grade 1-3, if placement is available).
• Elementary Teaching License
  Valid in grades 1-8.  Bachelor’s degree with an Elementary Education Major and one area of concentration is required.  To teach outside of core classes in grades 7 and 8, a Secondary Teaching minor is required.  Coursework must include two blocks of student teaching (one in grades 1-3 and the other in grades 4-6).
• Elementary License for a Secondary School Teacher
  Students with academic training with a major/or in at least one subject taught in most elementary schools who would like to get an Elementary License, please consult the Education Advisor.
• K-12 Music Endorsement (Valid in grades K-12)
  Student must complete the Secondary Teaching License with a music composite.
  Additional coursework includes:
  DANC 3900, ELED 4500, MUSC 4900, PSY 3210
• K-12 Physical Education Endorsement (Valid in grades K-12)
  Student must complete the Secondary Teaching License with a Physical Education major and certifiable minor.  Additional coursework includes:
  ELED 4500, PE 3090, 3050, PSY 3210, DANC 3900
• Secondary Teaching License for an Elementary Teacher
  Must complete a teaching major or composite major in subjects taught in secondary schools and approved by the Utah State Board of Education
  Compete 6 hours of professional coursework in Secondary Education, plus
  Academic 4900, SCED 3720, SCED 4520, SCED 4980
• Secondary Teaching License (Valid grades 6-12)
  Students must complete teaching major or a composite teaching major in one or more of the University’s academic colleges. 
  Professional education coursework, Student teaching
• Family and Consumer Science Licensure
• Special Education Mild/Moderate License
  Bachelor’s Degree and Special Education Mild/Moderate Resource major are required with Licensure in either Elementary or Secondary
  Permits the holder to teach mildly and moderately handicapped students with intellectual or behavioral handicaps or learning disabilities

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