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Licensure

Recommendation

To be recommended for a teaching license you must have an exit interview with your advisor at Education Student Services (120 MCKB) at the time you apply for graduation.

Type of license

The licensure will be a Level 1 license valid for 3 years and renewable only once.

This license will permit you to teach the following Levels:

Early childhood: K - 3rd

Elementary: 1st - 6th

Secondary: 6th – 12th

Administrative/supervisory: Preschool special

Special education: Special education classroom

Communication disorders: Schools, hospitals, private facilities, or clinic

Timing

You will receive your teaching license 12 to 14 weeks after graduation. If it does not arrive after the prescribed time, please contact the State Office of Education:

          Certification and Personnel Development
           250 East 500 South
           Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
           (801) 538-7740

www.schools.utah.gov

Certification for those who already have a Bachelor's degree

1. If you have already received a bachelor's degree and you want to return to college to obtain a teaching license, contact Education Student Services (801-422-3426) to explore your options.

2. We recommend that you also contact the State Office of Education (www.schools.utah.gov) to discover alternative routes to licensure.

3. The following institutions also offer alternative teacher certification:

Southern Utah University (SUU)

435-586-5434 (Elementary)
435-586-7812 (Secondary)

University of Phoenix

801-373-6475
801-905-4256

University of Utah (UofU)

801-581-6064 (Elementary & ECE)
801-585-9436 (Secondary)

Utah State University (USU)

435-797-0385 (Elementary & ECE)
435-797-2222 (Secondary)

Utah Valley University (UVU)

863-8527 (Elementary & ECE)
863-7228 / 863-8587 (Secondary)

Weber State University

801-626-6636
801-626-6309

Westminster College

801-832-2473

Renewal of Certification

Contact the State Office of Education: Recertification

Certification in an Additional State

To obtain a teaching license in another state when you already have a Utah teaching license

1. You must contact the State Office of Education for the state you wish to teach in to see what their licensure requirements are.

2. Usually you will need to complete an Institutional Verification Form, which you get from the state you wish to teach in.

3. If the state you wish to teach in requires an Institutional Verification Form to be completed, go to our Release of Information page and print the release form. You will need to send this form to Education Student Services along with your Institutional Verification Form. Please be sure to complete the top portion of the Verification Form, which requests your information.

Below is a list of State Office Webpages:

Alabama Department of Education

Alaska Department of Education & Early Development; Alaska Teacher Certification

Arizona Department of Education

Arkansas Department of Education

California Department of Education; California Board of Education

Colorado Department of Education; Colorado Board of Education

Connecticut State Department of Education

Delaware Department of Education

Florida Department of Education

Georgia Department of Education

Hawaii Department of Education