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

Matriculation 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 Completion 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: 1
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing CC	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC (5.0)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Academic Writing CC	3
Complete one of the following: 3			3
	MATH 1050	College Algebra QL (4)
	MATH 1055	College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5)
	MATH 2000	Algebraic Reasoning with Modeling  QL(3)
Complete one of the following:			3
	HIST 2700	US History to 1877 AS (3)
and	HIST 2710	US History since 1877 AS (3)
	HIST 1700	American Civilization AS (3)
	HIST 1740	US Economic History AS (3)
	POLS 1000	American Heritage SS (3)
	POLS 1100	American National Government AS (3)
Complete the following:
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values IH	3
	HLTH 2900	Health Education for Elementary Teachers	2
Distribution Courses:
	Biology		3
	Physical Science		3
	Additional Biology or Physical Science		3
	Humanities		3
Complete one of the following:			3
	ART 2100	Teaching Art for Children FF (3)
or	DANC 2100	Teaching Dance for Children FF  (3)
or	MUSC 2100	Teaching Music for Children FF  (3)
or	THEA 2100	Teaching Theatre For Children FF  (3)
	PSY 1100	Human Development Life Span 3	3
Discipline Core Requirements:			65 Credits
Pre-Professional Core Requirements: 1
	EDEL 1010	Introduction to Education 2	2
	EDEL 2200	Introduction to Educational Technology 2	2
	EDEL 2330	Childrens Literature 2	3
	MATH 2010	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I 3	3
	MATH 2020	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II 3	3
	PETE 2150	Elementary Physical Education SPARK Method 2	2
Professional Education Core Requirements: 2
	EDEL 3000	Educational Psychology	3
	EDEL 340G	Exceptional Students GI	2
	EDEL 3100	Kindergarten Classroom	2
	EDEL 325G	Equitable Technology Integration GI	2
	EDEL 330G	Multicultrual Education GI	3
	EDEL 3350	Instructional Design and Assessment	3
	EDEL 4200	Elementary Learning Environments I	1
	EDEL 4210	Elementary Learning Environments II	1
	EDEL 4230	Elementary Learning Environments III	1
	EDEL 4240	Elementary Learning Environments IV	1
	EDEL 4400	Elementary Literacy Instruction and Assessment I	3
	EDEL 4410	Elementary Literacy Instruction and Assessment II WE	3
	EDEL 4420	Elementary Language Arts Instruction and Assessment	3
	EDEL 443G	Teaching Methods for English Learners GI WE	3
	EDEL 4510	Elementary Mathematics Instruction and Assessment I	3
	EDEL 4520	Elementary Science Instruction and Assessment	3
	EDEL 4530	Elementary Social Studies Instruction and Assessment	3
	EDEL 4540	Elementary Fine Arts Instruction and Assessment	3
	EDEL 4550	Elementary Mathematics Instruction and Assessment II	3
	EDEL 4620	Differentiation for Academic Diversity	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 FF (3)
	DANC 2100	Teaching Dance for Children FF (3)
	MUSC 2100	Teaching Music for Children FF (3)
	THEA 2100	Teaching Theatre For Children FF (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.
6. Successful completion of at least two Writing Enriched courses. 

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