Education Paraprofessional - Certificate of Completion

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Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

The Education Paraprofessional Certificate of Completion is intended to prepare individuals who have graduated from high school and who have been hired as paraprofessional in the public schools to improve their practice as a paraprofessional and to move toward teacher licensure if they so choose. Students are admitted to the program as a cohort and move through the program on a cohort basis. The schedule requires approximately 6-9 credits per semester to accommodate the paraprofessionals’ work schedules. The program is offered entirely on-line.

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Admitted students must meet with an advisor (435-797-0391). Current students should also meet with an advisor (435-797-0391).
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The highest math course for this certificate is MATH 1050: College Algebra (QL) or MATH 1051 - Classical Algebra for Teachers (QL) .

Minimum University Requirements

Total Credits: 33
Credits of C- or better: 33
General Education Requirements : 19
Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA): 3.0
Total USU Credits: 33
Credits in American Institutions (BAI ) (Elective): 3

Admission Requirements For This Program

New freshmen must be admitted to USU in Good Standing.
High School Diploma & hiring as a paraprofessional in a participating school district.

Major Requirements (33 credits)

Program may be taken totally on-line.
Students complete the program as a cohort from a participating school district.
This program requires an overall GPA of 3.0 as well as a GPA of 3.0 in major requirements.
Program requirements may not be taken on a pass/fail basis, unless the course is only taught pass/fail.

Paraprofessional Sequence

A series of 1-credit modules developed specifically for paraprofessionals

TEAL 1001 - Professional Relationships 1 credit(s)
TEAL 1002 - Assessment for Paraprofessionals 1 credit(s)
TEAL 1003 - Instructional Strategies for Paraprofessionals 1 credit(s)
TEAL 1004 - Safe Schools 1 credit(s)
TEAL 1005 - Educator Self-Awareness 1 credit(s)

Education Requirements

Courses required, within a dynamic credentialing program, to prepare paraprofessionals to move toward teacher licensure.

ENGL 1010 - Writing as Inquiry (CL1) 3 credit(s)
HDFS 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS) 3 credit(s)
SPED 1010 - Disability and Society (BSS) 3 credit(s)
MATH 1050 - College Algebra (QL) 4 credit(s) or
MATH 1051 - Classical Algebra for Teachers (QL) 4 credit(s)
TEAL 1010 - Introduction to Education 3 credit(s)
12 credits (4 courses) of Breadth Education courses are required. There are five categories of Breadth Education courses from which the student may choose: BAI , BCA , BHU , BLS , and BPS . Only one course per category will be applied toward credit for the certification.

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