Alternative Route to Licensure (ARL), MEd
The Utah State University Alternative Route to Licensure Program (ARL) helps qualified individuals earn a Utah Teaching License for secondary education and a Master of Education degree. Utah State University works in partnership with the Utah State Office of Education (USOE) to create ARL teachers. Interested individuals need to have a bachelor’s degree with a major in a subject area that is taught in Utah secondary schools. The USOE eligibility requirements must be met in order to be approved for hire (check out USOE requirements at www.schools.utah.gov/cert/apt).
Availability
This program is available at the Ogden Education Center via the following Instruction Type(s):
Courses are delivered via state of the art video conferencing technology. Students meet at a designated time and location.
Admissions
ARL Agreement of Understanding
Contact David Vernon
Letter of Eligibility from USOE
Apply to USOE for a letter of eligibility (March 1 through July 31) at: www.schools.utah.gov/cert/apt/ARL/altapplication.pdf
Letter of recommendation
Contact your principal to write you a letter of recommendation. The letter should include a statement identifying that you are hired as a teacher and what subjects you teach.
Professional Growth Plan from USOE
Individuals receive a Professional Growth Plan once they have been accepted to the USOE ARL Program and have been hired as a teacher in his/her approved area.
Graduate School admission
- Must be accepted to the USOE ARL Program and hired in approved area to apply to graduate school.
- Application must be completed (www.usu.edu/graduateschool/apply) and fee must be paid before any material is sent to the Graduate School.
- Take either Miller Analogy Test (MAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). (Must score above the 40th percentile)
- Send official transcripts to Graduate School. (Requires 3.0 for last 60 credit hours)
- Contact 3 people that will write you a letter of recommendation. Preferably instructors that can address you academic ability and potential for success in graduate school. Recommender names and e-mail addresses are required on the online application.
Individuals may take classes before being hired, but must speak with David Vernon first and sign the ARL Agreement of Understanding. However, only 12 graduate credits may count toward the master’s degree prior to acceptance to graduate school.
Contact Us
For specific questions regarding this program including admissions, courses, and requirements contact:
Earning a teaching license and a master’s degree through USU’s ARL Program has significant advantages.
- Acquire a broader perspective and deeper foundation of education by taking graduate-level courses from a nationally ranked university.
- Earn a master’s degree while earning a teaching license. Courses for your license (16-19 credits) can count toward your master’s degree (40 credits).
- A master’s degree translates into a substantially higher salary.
- Courses are offered throughout Utah at all USU regional campus locations. (distance.usu.edu/htm/campuses/locations)
- Complete a license and a master’s degree within 2 years. Most student complete the program within 5 – 7 semesters. (Complete USOE’s Pedagogical Knowledge requirements within 3 semesters and finish the master’s degree 2-4 more semesters.)
Courses:
State-Required Pedagogy Requirements
SCED 6555: Practicum Improvement in Instruction *Transition to Teaching
SCED 6270: Intro. Methods, Planning, Assessment, and Technology *Instruction, Technology, Assessment, & Planning
TEAL 6100: Motivation and Management in Inclusive Settings *Creating a Learning Environment
TEAL 6340: Adolescent Literacy Development *Literacy Strategies
TEAL 6770: ESOL Instructional Strategies in Content Area *Survey of Learning & Teaching Diverse Populations
SPED 4000: Education of Exceptional Individuals *Introduction to Special Education
* USOE Equivalent
Requirements for MEd
SCED 5800: Secondary School Internship (Fall and Spring)
TEAL 6010: Critical Issues in Secondary Education
TEAL 6410: Social Foundations of Education
EDUC 6550: Research for Classroom Teachers
TEAL 6900: Independent Study – Portfolio Completion
TEAL 6710: Diversity in Education
9 more elective credits (3 classes)
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