Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Education
Title R277 - Administration
Rule R277-303 - Educator Preparation Programs
Section R277-303-4 - Educator Preparation Program Review and Approval
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The Superintendent shall establish uniform procedures for initial approval and review of educator preparation programs to ensure compliance with this rule.
(2) The Superintendent shall approve an educator preparation program that meets the requirements of this rule and the standards for program approval established in:
(3)
(4) The Superintendent may grant preliminary approval to a new educator preparation program within a Utah public college or university pending approval by the Utah Board of Higher Education.
(5) The Superintendent shall make a report to the Board when an educator preparation program's initial application for approval is granted or denied.
(6) The Superintendent may place an approved educator preparation program on probation for:
(7) The Board may revoke the approval of a probationary program that fails to meet probationary requirements with at least one year's notice to the educator preparation program.
(8) The Superintendent may require a program or subset of programs to submit reports to inform the annual report to the Board required in Section R277-301-10.
(9) The Superintendent shall accept an approved educator preparation program's recommendations for a professional license or license area if the prospective licensee meets all other requirements of Board rule.