How to Apply:

Meet With Your Elementary Academic Advisor and Fill Out the  Advisor Approval Form.

Admission Requirements

If Not Current, Complete a Background Check

You will need to have a background check completed prior to your application for your Educator License. Background checks are valid for a period of five years before licensure.

If you hold a current teaching license, you will not have to complete another background check. We cannot accept copies of background checks done for a school district or other employment. To apply for a background check, go to USIMS and sign in or sign up: usims.schools.utah.gov

Background Check Instructions

• Make an Account with USIMS (Utah State Board of Education)
• In USIMS, go to Personal Information, and mark "Utah State University" as your Utah Teacher Education Program
  • Select Personal Information from the Task List
  • Select that you are enrolled in a Teacher Education Program, and select the University that you are attending and press the Save Button. 
• Sign up for a Livescan Fingerprinting with USU Police (Logan Campus) 
  • Statewide Livescan Locations
• Bring your CACTUS ID to the Livescan Appointment (found in Personal Information in USIMS) 
• NOTE-Background checks can take up to 6 weeks to clear

Mark USU as your Utah Teacher Education Program in USIMS

USIMS Personal Information

Screenshot the bottom of the page in Personal Information section to show you have marked USU as your Utah Teacher Education Program. 

Subscribe to the ELED/ECED Email Listserv

ELED Listserv Sign-up

Screenshot the confirmation email for application

Apply to Program

  eGrad Application- Apply Here

Upload the following documents into your eGrad application:

• Signed Advisor Approval Form
• Screenshot of ELED/ECED Email Listserv confirmation
• Screenshot of FBI/BCI Teacher Background Check Clearance Date in USIMS
• Screenshot of marking "Utah State University" as your Utah Teacher Education Program (Beginning Fall 2026)
  • Login to to USIMS
  • Select Personal Information from the Task List
  • Select that you are enrolled in a Teacher Education Program, and select the University that you are attending and press the Save Button.
• Click "UPLOAD" for each document AFTER you upload them.

Application Deadlines

• Deadline for Spring Admission: October 10th
• Deadlines for Fall Admission: March 18th & May 10th