The Professional Elementary Teacher Education Program at Utah Valley University is designed to prepare quality, entry level candidates for teaching in elementary education programs grades K-6. Students successfully completing the UVU professional teacher education program graduation and licensure requirements receive a baccalaureate degree in Elementary Education and a Level I Utah Professional Teaching License. To continue in the teacher education program, students are expected to maintain all program standards. They must maintain expected levels of competence in all coursework, field work, and student teaching with all course grades at or above a B- and a program GPA of 3.00 or higher. Additionally, teacher candidates are expected to adhere to standards of personal integrity, responsibility, and citizenship commonly expected of professional educators. The UVU teacher education program is accredited by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), the Utah State Office of Education, and the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

Total Program Credits: 120

Admissions Requirements: Reading and Writing-Complete ENGL 2010 with B- or higher Mathematics-Complete MATH 1050, 1055 or 2000 with a C or higher GPA of 3.0 or higher General Education  coursework completed GCompletion of Pre-Professional Core Requirements with a B- or higher (Math courses C or higher) Pass LiveScan Criminal Background Check
General Education Requirements:			35 Credits
General Education courses:*
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Contexts (5.0)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Writing Academic Writing and Research	3
Complete one of the following: ***			3
	MATH 1050	College Algebra (4)
	MATH 1055	College Algebra with Preliminaries (5)
	MATH 2000	Algebraic Reasoning with Modeling (3)
Complete one of the following:			3
	HIST 2700	US History to 1877 (3)
and	HIST 2710	US History since 1877 (3)
	HIST 1700	American Civilization (3)
	HIST 1740	US Economic History (3)
	POLS 1000	American Heritage (3)
	POLS 1100	American National Government (3)
Complete the following:
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values	3
	HLTH 2900	Health Education for Elementary Teachers	2
Distribution Courses:
	Biology		3
	Physical Science		3
	Additional Biology or Physical Science		3
	Humanities Distribution		3
	Fine Arts Distribution:		3
	ART 2100	Teaching Art for Children (3)
	DANC 2100	Teaching Dance for Children  (3)
	MUSC 2100	Teaching Music for Children  (3)
	THEA 2100	Teaching Theatre For Children  (3)
	PSY 1100	Human Development Life Span***	3
Discipline Core Requirements:			75 Credits
Pre-Professional Core Requirements: *
	EDEL 1010	Introduction to Education **	2
	EDEL 2200	Computer Technology in Education **	2
	EDEL 2330	Childrens Literature **	3
	MATH 2010	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I ***	3
	MATH 2020	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II ***	3
	PETE 2150	Elementary Physical Education SPARK Method **	2
Professional Education Core Requirements:**
	EDEL 3000	Educational Psychology	3
	EDEL 3100	Kindergarten Classroom	2
	EDEL 3250	Instructional Media	2
	EDEL 330G	Multicultural Understanding	3
	EDSP 340G	Exceptional Students **	2
	EDEL 3350	Curriculum Design and Assessment	3
	EDEL 4200	Classroom Management I	1
	EDEL 4210	Classroom Management II	1
	EDEL 4230	Classroom Management III	1
	EDEL 4240	Classroom Management IV	1
	EDEL 4400	Literacy Methods I	3
	EDEL 4410	Literacy Methods II WE	3
	EDEL 4420	Language Arts Methods	3
	EDEL 443G	Teaching English as a Second Language WE	3
	EDEL 4510	Elementary Math Methods I	3
	EDEL 4520	Elementary Science Methods	3
	EDEL 4530	Elementary Social Studies Methods	3
	EDEL 4540	Elementary Creative Arts Methods	3
	EDEL 4550	Elementary Math Methods II	3
	EDEL 4620	Differentiation for Special Populations	2
	EDEL 4880	Student Teaching--Grades K-6	9
	EDEL 4980	Elementary Education Capstone Seminar	1
	EDEL 4990	Teacher Performance Assessment Project	2
Elective Requirements:			10 Credits
Complete additional credits to meet requirements			10
Recommended elective courses:
	ART 2100	Teaching Art for Children (3)
	DANC 2100	Teaching Dance for Children (3)
	MUSC 2100	Teaching Music for Children  (3)
	THEA 2100	Teaching Theatre For Children  (3)
	SLSS 120R	Testing Strategies for Educators (1)

 Graduation Requirements:

1. Completion of a minimum of 120 semester credits.
2. Overall grade point average of 3.0 or above. 
3. Residency hours -- minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements.
5. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.

NOTE: Application forms are available at the beginning of each Spring semester, must be completed by March 1st, and can be obtained in the Education Department, 801-863-8527.

Footnotes

* Students must complete all Pre-Professional and General Education courses with an overall GPA of 3.0 before they are formally admitted into the Teacher Preparation Program.

** Must be completed with a grade of B- or higher.

*** Course requires a C grade or higher