Secondary Teacher Education Program Licensure (STEP): Licensure

USU's state-approved and nationally accredited Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) enables students to qualify for a secondary teaching license (grades 6-12).

STEP is available statewide through a combination of online and broadcast courses. The 35 credits in STEP are ideally taken in a three-semester sequence, but RCDE students may schedule courses differently to meet individual needs or course availability.

• Licensure -  Logan , Beaver, Bicknell, Blanding (USU Eastern), Brigham City, Castle Dale, Cortez, Delta, Ephraim, Junction, Kanab, Milford, Moab, Montezuma Creek, Monticello, Monument Valley, Nephi, Price (USU Eastern), Richfield, Roosevelt (Uintah Basin), Tooele, Tremonton, Vernal (Uintah Basin), Wendover

Program Requirements

To obtain secondary licensure, you must complete:

1. 30 credits of university studies, including written communications;
2. an approved composite teaching major OR an approved teaching major and teaching minor;
3. the 35-credit STEP sequence of courses, which includes the creation of a professional portfolio and culminates in student teaching.

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