BS English Education at University of Utah

Programme overview

The undergraduate program in the Department of English is frequently recognized as one of the strongest in the university. The variety of courses and the quality of the faculty create an excellent environment for undergraduate education. Most English courses are taught by full-time faculty, and most have fewer than 40 students. As a result, English majors at the University of Utah receive a level of personal attention not possible at most large public universities. Students in English enter a world rich with intellectual possibilities.

Faculty: College of Humanities | Duration: 120 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Salt Lake City, UT, United States

What you will study

The programme is 120 credit hours. Required 51 credits/17 courses; at least 18 credits/6 courses in English must be at the 4000- or 5000-level. Students choosing to pursue one of the two optional emphases—Secondary Licensure or the 5-year joint MEd program offered in conjunction with the Department of Educational Psychology—will have 46-48 additional units of coursework and fieldwork taken in the College of Education. All major courses must be completed with a grade of B- or

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme admission (University of Utah, undergraduate): Students are required to meet with an advisor in the English Department to declare their major. They will also work with the Department’s Education specialist and with advisors at the Urban Institute for Teacher Education to plan their course selection and prepare for Secondary Licensure, should they choose this optional emphasis. Students interested in pursuing the Combined BA/BS in English Education and M.Ed. in Educational Psychology are required to apply for admittance through the Department of Educational Psychology.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Undergraduate entry terms: Spring, Summer and Fall semesters. The academic calendar is divided into three semesters.

First-year (freshman) deadlines: Spring November 15; Early Action and Merit Scholarship Consideration December 1; Summer April 1; Fall April 1. The application fee is $55 for domestic students and $65 for international students, non-refundable, paid online through the Common Application. Students who graduated from a Utah high school may apply through the free Beehive Application or the Common Application; students from outside Utah use the Common Application. Official ACT or SAT scores are optional for most applicants and required for applicants from non-accredited US high schools, home schools or with a GED/HiSET.

International first-year applicants apply through the Common Application: Spring due November 15, Summer due May 1, Fall due August 1. Immigration document (I-20) deadlines for students outside the US: Spring November 15, Summer April 1, Fall June 1. The international application fee is $65 and students on a visa are not eligible for need-based fee waivers.

Transfer deadlines: Spring November 15; Summer April 1; Fall April 1; priority scholarship deadline February 1. The application fee is $55 for domestic and $65 for international undergraduate applicants, non-refundable; Utah applicants have the fee automatically waived. Transfer scholarships are available only for Summer and Fall entry.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.utah.edu/apply/

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