Certification Requirements for Utah Educators
Acceptable Composite Majors, Majors and Minors For Teaching
In preparing individuals to meet certification requirements for teaching on the secondary level, institutions, unless exempted, may recommend only those candidates who have completed an approved program in acceptable subject-matter fields.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
- Composite Major: A composite major shall
include not fewer than 46 semester or 69 quarter hours of credit
distributed in 2 or more related subjects contained in an approved
certification program.*
- Major: A teaching major, as used herein, shall
include not fewer than 30 semester or 45 quarter hours of credit
derived from required and elective courses offered in a given
subject field. At least one-half of the credit must be from upper
division course work. The teaching major must be in a subject field
contained in an approved certification program.*
- Minor: A teaching minor shall include not fewer than 16 semester or 24 quarter hours of credit derived from required and elective courses offered in a given subject field or service area. The teaching minor must be in a subject field or service area of an approved certification program.*
*Programs offered by Utah institutions shall have been approved by the Utah State Board of Education. Programs offered by institutions outside the state shall be evaluated in accordance with standards applying to Utah institutions.
SECONDARY SCHOOL SUBJECTS AS TEACHING MAJORS AND MINOR |
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Visual Art Biology Botany Chemistry Communication Dance Drama (Theatre Arts) |
English French Geography German Health History Japanese |
Journalism Latin Mathematics Music Physics Physical Education |
Political Science Psychology Russian Sociology Spanish Speech |
COMPOSITE TEACHING MAJORS |
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Agriculture Visual Art Biological Science Business/Marketing Ed Chemistry/Physics Communication |
Dance Earth Science Family and Consumer Sciences Humanities Marketing Ed. |
Math Music Physical Science Social Science Speech/Drama Technology Education |
| (Aerospace Education, which has not been listed as an acceptable major or minor, may be included in appropriate composite programs.) | ||
Any of the following subjects or service areas may be taken as a minor:
SUBJECTS AND SERVICE AREAS |
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Bilingual Education/ESL Business Computer & Information Systems Business Education Business/Marketing Ed Chinese Coaching Computer Science Driver and Safety Education Economics |
English as a Second Language Gifted and Talented Geology Instructional Media Marketing Education Physical Education/Sports: Coaching Reading Recreation Zoology |
