You are an approved instructor for Utah Valley University. You will be supported with discipline-specific professional development and ongoing collegial interaction. Your role is to provide students with UVU curriculum and assessment as well as create an authentic college classroom experience in high school.
As a high school instructor, you play an essential role in the success of this program. This Instructor Handbook is for you to learn more about the Concurrent Enrollment Program and to discover the tools available to you.
Paid Professional Development
An annual Concurrent Enrollment training and information meeting is held at your high school campus. An annual department training meeting is held on the UVU campus. You will be paid at an adjunct hourly rate for attending these meetings.
CEUs, State Credit, Recertification Points
You may earn units by attending professional development activities.
Take a UVU class
Concurrent Enrollment provides a tuition only scholarship for approved adjunct instructors.
The scholarship is available each semester (including summer) and covers one, 1-5
credit hour course. For more information, please email Becca Rothey.
Faculty UVU ID card
Access the library, Student and Wellness Center memberships, and other facilities;
Receive bookstore discounts with your UVU ID card. Call Concurrent Enrollment for
a verification form.
FREE UTA transit pass
Must obtain a faculty ID card to utilize this benefit. The transit pass is added to
an instructor's faculty ID card and is only activated during the semester(s) the instructor
is teaching.
Collaborate with UVU Faculty
Concurrent Enrollment is continually improving collegial interaction among UVU and
high school instructors.
Prestige of a Nationally Accredited Program
UVU is accredited through the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships
(NACEP).
Explore this list of all USHE CE courses offered from UVU. Search by institution (UVU) to view courses that could possibly be offered at your high school.
The UVU respective department liaison is available to support all approved high school instructors by answering questions regarding course curriculum, the department's teaching philosophies, assessment methods, etc. Here you will find their contact information.
Take a UVU class.
Concurrent Enrollment provides a tuition only scholarship for approved adjunct instructors.
The scholarship is available each semester (including summer) and covers one, 1-5
credit hour course.
See instructions.
CE Instructors are highly encouraged to check their UVU rolls several times during the registration period and again throughout the year. This enables them to help students be registered before the deadline or to correct a mistake in registration. See attachment for instructions.
CE Instructors are responsible for recording grades into the UVU banner system for each CE student. For semester classes, students' grades are entered at the end of the fall and spring semesters. For full-year classes, grades are entered at the end of the spring semester. See attachment for instructions.
All CE instructors are required to submit their course syllabus, for review, to the department liaison during the annual classroom visit or upon request of the liaison. An instructor may add to the syllabus, but the original department content should not be changed or deleted. The course syllabus can be downloaded from this website.
The CE office offers sponsorships to partnering high school CE instructors to financially support field trips to further the classroom experience with hands-on opportunities. Examples: Bus, Admission. The proposal must be submitted to the CE office four weeks before the activity. See attachment for proposal.
New Course/New Instructor Application Deadlines:
Questions? Please contact Dawn Gross
We are committed to assisting every instructor through providing support, professional development, and celebrating success.
A Registration Kick-off is organized and lead by the high school site coordinator. Administrators, CE high school instructors, counselors, coordinator and registrar should be in attendance. This required meeting provides important policy updates and delivers marketing materials to encourage student participation.
An annual visit to concurrent enrollment classrooms provides an avenue for departments to share objectives, promote UVU programs to college-bound students, and allocate time for class observation.
One of the distinguishing features of our program is the ongoing professional relationship between university faculty and high school instructors. Our annual concurrent enrollment conference supports instructors in improving and expanding connections to their discipline. Each department hosts a session to offer collaboration, innovative concepts, pertinent strategies, resources and assistance.
*This year's Professional Development Conference will be on November 2, 2022 at UVU Orem Campus.
UVU Concurrent Enrollment has four awards in the areas of: Diversity and Inclusion, Momentum, Completion, and Growth. Connect with your High School Coordinator to learn how you can contribute to help your school be recognized. Lunch is provided to the CE instructors, counselors, facilitator, coordinator, and administration of the winner of each award.
Contact your department about potential university events that would encourage student engagement.
