Alternative Route to Licensure (ARL), MEd
The Utah State University Alternative Route to Licensure Program (ARL) helps qualified individuals earn a Utah Teaching License for secondary education and a Master of Education Degree. Utah State University works in partnership with the Utah State Office of Education (USOE) to create ARL teachers. Interested individuals need to have a Bachelor’s Degree with a major in a subject area that is taught in Utah secondary schools. The USOE eligibility requirements must be met in order to be approved for hire (check out USOE requirements at www.schools.utah.gov/cert/apt).
Availability
Courses are delivered via state of the art video conferencing technology. Students meet at a designated time and location.
Available at the following USU location(s):
Admissions
Interested students should apply to the USOE for a letter or eligibility to begin the program at www.schools.utah.gov/cert/apt/arl/altapplication.pdf. Once the letter of eligibility is received, candidates must apply to the School of Graduate Studies (see requirements and application at www.usu.edu/graduateschool/apply). If a student is not accepted to graduate school, he or she can still work toward a teaching license, but will be ineligible for a Master’s degree.
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Courses:
- SCED 6320 Literacy and Cognition
- SCED 6000 Intro Methods, Planning, Assessment and Technology
- SCED 6770 ESOL Instructional Strategies in Content Area
- SCED 6100 Motivation and Management in Inclusive Settings
- SPED 4000 Education of Exceptional Individuals
- SCED 5800 Secondary School Internship (Fall and Spring)
- SCED 6000 Practicum Improvement in Instruction
- SCED 6900 Independent Study—Portfolio Completion
- Additional Requirements for MEd in Secondary Education
- EDUC 6410 Education Foundations
- EDUC 6550 Research for Classroom Teachers
- EDUC 6710 Diversity in Education
- SCED 6040 Assessment in Education*
- SCED 6190 Theories of Teaching and Learning*
- SCED 6150 Foundations of Curriculum*
- *Content courses can be substituted for these courses.
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