Educator Licensing - Secondary Keyboarding

Secondary Keyboarding
Endorsement/SAEP Application - Word | PDF

Minimum Endorsement Requirements

• Existing Middle or Secondary Education License, and
• Transcripts showing ten (10) semester credits completed from the required and/or elective course lists. See below.

Minimum SAEP Requirements

• Existing Middle or Secondary Education License, and
• An assignment that requires the requested endorsement, and
• Transcripts showing a minimum of five (5) semester hours of completed course work related to the requested endorsement, and
• A plan submitted to and approved by the State Specialist outlining all requirements and when/where they will be (or have been) fulfilled.

Required Courses
Candidates must complete at least two semester credits of keyboarding methodology.

• SUU – Teaching Office/Computer Information Subjects - 2-5 credits
• WSU – Methods of Teaching Business/Marketing Education - 2-5 credits
• UVU – Methods of Teaching Keyboarding and Computer Apps - 2-5 credits
• USOE-sponsored Secondary Keyboarding Methods - by permission only

Elective Courses

• Word Processing
• Presentations Software
• Desktop Publishing Software
• Data Processing Software
• Web Browser and Editor Software
• Other courses may qualify but require pre-approval by the USOE business education specialist

The Secondary Keyboarding Endorsement allows an educator to teach the following courses:

• Keyboarding I
• Keyboarding Applications

Updated July 28, 2008