The Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) at Utah State University prepares students through multiple education courses, including methods & clinicals where students spend 45-90 hours of classroom observation time before they student-teach. STEP Admission is required to take any courses with a SCED prefix or clinicals.
Students Must Meet the Following Criteria before applying to STEP:
- Minimum of 12 completed credit hours
- CL1 or CL2 composition course (C+ or better)
- Three Breadth courses (C or better)
- 2.0 overall GPA
- 3.0 major GPA
- Cleared background check through the Utah State Board of Education (BCI/FBI)
- All STEP coursework will require a grade of C or better
- OPI: Foreign Language majors/minors-must pass the Oral Proficiency Interview. See your languages advisor for information.