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Nov 28, 2024
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2021-2022 General Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: To search archives, MUST use search box to left. Current catalog: catalog.usu.edu.
Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP)-School of Teacher Education and Leadership
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Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
School of Teacher Education and Leadership
Three-Level Program (35 credits)
Secondary Education coordinates a state-approved program to complement the teaching majors and minors in 21 departments. The framework is organized into three sequential levels, each taken during a different semester. Students must apply to complete the STEP Program during their junior - senior years after most of the major and minor coursework has been completed. All three levels of the STEP are offered during fall and spring semesters, but not during summers. Levels of the STEP are taken as a package. All courses in the STEP Program must be completed with a minimum grade of C.
As outlined below, Level 1 and Level 2 courses are offered by the School of TEAL and other cooperating departments. Teaching Methods courses are offered by many departments across campus. Students should refer to the requirement sheets of their single-subject teaching major, composite teaching major and/or their teaching minor to determine which methods courses they are required to complete at Levels 1 and 2 to prepare for student teaching at Level 3. Student teaching in a composite teaching major or a single subject teaching major is required. Student teaching in a single-subject teaching minor is also required if the student elects to complete a teaching minor or is required to do so by the teaching major department.
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A. Pre-STEP Admission Courses
These courses may be taken prior to admission to STEP or with Levels 1 or 2.
B. Level 1 (15-week courses)
C. Level 2 (15-week courses)
D. Level 3 (includes a minimum of 13 weeks of student teaching and a minimum of 10 weeks of Student Teaching Seminar)
- Student Teaching Seminar 3 2
- Student Teaching 4 (full-time) 10
Clinical Experience
Students must enroll for either Clinical Experience I or Clinical Experience II concurrent with their methods courses. The instructor of record, in concert with the Office of Field Experiences, sets up these field activities in middle and high school settings. The clinical experiences provide a classroom context for understanding STEP and methods courses. A clinical experience fee is assessed at each of the two levels. This fee provides a stipend to classroom teachers who work with clinical experience students in the public schools. Students should refer to the requirement sheet for their composite teaching major or their teaching major and minor to determine which methods courses they should take.
Student Teaching
Students must attend the Secondary Education Information Session (SEIS) two semesters in advance of their student teaching semester. Students must attend a Student Teaching Application Session (STAS) one semester prior to their student teaching. Applications for student teaching and each semester’s deadlines will be discussed at the STAS. Information concerning all Praxis exams, which must be passed (major area) and attempted (minor area, if no child left behind subject) before student teaching, will also be discussed. Students must complete 80 percent of their teaching major/minor (or composite major) requirements prior to student teaching.
Students should be financially prepared to live off campus, if necessary, during student teaching. Because student teaching requires a major commitment of time and energy, it should be planned with care. Students are urged to forego outside employment, if possible, during the student teaching experience. Only the courses approved for the semester may be taken during student teaching. Note:
1 Level 1 Methods I courses are taught by various departments under various course numbers. Course titles vary among departments. See advisor for the correct numbers for a specific single-subject teaching major, composite teaching major, or teaching minor.
2 Not all teaching majors require a second Methods course and Clinical Experience. Where required, Level 2 Methods I courses are taught by various departments under various course numbers. Course titles vary among departments. See advisor for the correct numbers for a specific single-subject teaching major, composite teaching major, or teaching minor.
3 The Student Teaching Seminar course is taught under course number 5500 in various departments. Course title varies among departments.
4 The Student Teaching course is taught under course number 5630 in various departments. Course title varies among departments.
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