Alternative Routes to Licensure
Eligibility
Eligibility Requirements for a Secondary Education License (Middle School, Jr. High School, or High School)
To be admitted to Alternative Routes to Licensure (ARL) a secondary education candidate must:
- Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education with a MAJOR directly related to a subject that is taught in Utah secondary schools. For Example: To qualify to be hired to teach English, applicants must have a degree major in English. To be hired to teach art, participants must have a degree major in art, etc.
Utah has a general shortage of licensed teachers in the following areas: Mathematics, Science, Special Education, Elementary Education, Early Childhood (kindergarten)
Utah does not have a serious shortage of licensed teachers in the following areas: Social Studies (history, geography, political science, economics) Physical Education, Health, Business and Marketing Education, Family and Consumer Science
VIEW SUBJECT AREA ENDORSEMENTS
Although Educator Quality & Licensing offers endorsements in some social studies subjects, very few high schools offer the following subjects as a course of study.
- Anthropology
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Philosophy
Individuals with degree majors in the above four areas are not eligible for Secondary Education licenses through Alternative Routes to Licensure.
Individuals with degrees in the following areas should contact the corresponding specialist in the Career Technology Education program for information:
Agriculture Buddy Deimler 801-538-7856 Business Janet Goble 801-538-7891 Economics Julie Felshaw 801-538-7859 Engineering Melvin Robinson 801-538-7598 Family & Consumer Science Pearl Hart 801-538-7890 Marketing Dale Stephens 801-538-7867 Technology Carl Lyman 801-538-7946 Trades & Industry Dave Milliken 801-538-7855
- Find full time or half time employment in a Utah school district, charter school, or accredited private or parochial school after applying to Alternative Routes to Licensure and receiving eligibility letters.
