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Westminster College Salt Lake City

United States of America, Aberdeen

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Westminster College Salt Lake City

United States of America , Aberdeen

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines24-Aug-2022 2-Sep-2022

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

USD 39,832 / year

Apply Date 2-Sep-2022

Next Intake 24-Aug-2022

Elementary Education

About

Westminster Colleges Elementary Education program develops future educators through extensive mentoring, helpful supervision by engaged faculty, and field opportunities at diverse schools. The programs comprehensive approach prepares you to face any challenge the field may offer and gives you the skills that are key to effective teaching.

Initial courses cover developmental theories, teaching principles, and practices that promote culturally sustainable teaching.

Methods courses cover best practices for teaching the elementary content areas (math, language arts, science, reading, creative arts, social studies). Each methods course requires 10â€“15 hours of classroom observation time, which involves teaching lessons you design as part of the methods course. This allows you to spend many hours in various classrooms before you student-teach in your final semester.

You will participate in a lot of collaborative work so you can replicate that style of teaching in your classrooms.

Instead of exams, you will develop engaging lesson plans and units.

Faculty will model best practices that you will be able to use in the classroom.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Online application for admission.
Personal statement or essay (optional).
Official transcripts, academic records, diplomas, national examination results, certificates or degrees received from all secondary, post-secondary, university and/or professional schools and any necessary translations. International college or university transcripts must be submitted to an external evaluation service company for a course-by-course evaluation. World Education Services or SpanTran are two evaluation companies that Westminster College recommends using. There may be other exceptions granted on a case-by-case basis.
International students who are non-native speakers of English must provide evidence of English language proficiency by submitting official scores from one of five standardized tests: SAT/ACT/TOEFL/IELTS/DUOLINGO. Test date must be within two years of application for scores to be valid. See English Proficiency Policy below for details.
Recommendation letter from high school counselor or teacher, upon request.
Submit International Student Financial Aid Questionnaire in admissions portal

Career

Westminster's strong, longstanding relationships with school districts and administrators in the area benefit students in the Elementary Education program. Beginning in March of your final semester, Westminster's Career Center will arrange on-campus interviews for local school districts. Many graduates secure teaching positions well before they graduate. Program graduates often become leaders early in their careers at their schools and the district level. Westminster graduates are known for this and the confidence they exhibit in the classroom as early career teachers.

Classroom teacher

District coach (math coach, science coach)

Curriculum developer

Director of after school programs and/or youth organizations

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

USD 39,832 / year

How to Apply

Application Steps

1. Application Form

Apply for admission to Westminster. Keep in mind that your application will not be reviewed until you have completed step 2.

Westminster Online Application
Common Application

2. Supporting Documents

Once you've submitted your Westminster application, complete the following items that will appear in your application checklist. The International Admissions team will update the status of each checklist item as they are received.

Submit your test scores from 1 of the following standardized tests: TOEFL, IELTS SAT, or ACT. Contact the International Admissions Office for English proficiency qualifying scores and exemptions (801.832.2200 or [email protected]).
Submit your high school transcript with at least 3 years of results.
Submit your CSS profile. Attending a U.S. college can be expensive. Your CSS profile helps the International Admissions team determine if Westminster is the right financial fit for you and if the college can support your financial need.