MSE Fact Sheet

• Total undergraduate enrollment: 1,698
  • Communication Disoders: 298
  • Counseling Psychology and Special Education: 164
  • Teacher Education: 1236
• Both undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered - List of Degrees
• Total graduates: 26,413
• BYU operates one of the largest teacher preparation programs in the nation
• BYU was initially accredited by NCATE in 1991 as the “College of Education.” In 1996 the name and many administrative aspects of the college were changed by action of the Board of Trustees; it was designated as the David O. McKay School of Education (MSE).  In 2003 the accreditation unit was redefined from the School of Education to The Educator Preparation Program at Brigham Young University (EPP) in order to more accurately represent the shared responsibility for educator preparation across colleges and departments.

BYU-Public School Partnership

The Brigham Young University-Public School Partnership (BYU-PSP) is a joint venture between the McKay School of Education and the School Districts of Alpine, Jordan, Nebo, Provo and Wasatch.

• Includes a Governing Board
• Educates almost 170,000 students or one-third of Utah’s school-age children
• Represents 7,000 teachers
• Graduates 1,000 new teachers each year
• Directs more than 40 combined projects
• Provides a diverse learning lab for preparing future educators
• Facilitates initiatives through the Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education and Schooling (CITES)

Major Partnership Programs include:

• TELL- Teaching English Language Learners
• Science and Engineering Fair-K-12
• Intern Program
• Positive Behavior Support Initiative (PBSI)-Teaches social skills, encourages peaceful interactions, and provides individual non-punitive interaction
• Comprehensive Literacy
• Comprehensive Math Instruction

Educator Preparation Program

The Educator Preparation Program (EPP) consists of the McKay School of Education and eight other BYU colleges comprising 26 departments, which collaborate to prepare undergraduate secondary teaching majors or minors. The colleges included are:

• College of Fine Arts and Communications
• College of Biology and Agriculture
• College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• College of Health and Human Performance
• College of Humanities
• College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
• College of Engineering and Technology