Professional Diploma Program
The Professional Diploma Program is a thirty (30) semester hour in-service program for teachers who have already completed an initial basic teacher license and have had at least one year teaching experience. Students who complete the program will receive a diploma from the University.
Prerequisites for admission are:
1. Initial basic teaching license.
2. Grade point average of 3.00 or higher on the last 45 semester hours of approved undergraduate and graduate course work.
3. At least one year teaching experience.
4. Three letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with the applicant's teaching performance.
5. A completed application for admission into BYUH and the Professional Diploma Program on file with the School of Education.
Program Requirements:
The following classes are required classes (21 credit hours total):
| EDUC 509 | Applied Research for Teachers (3) |
| EDUC 513 | Foundations of Education: History, Sociology, Philosophy and Law (3) |
| EDUC 503 | Effective Teaching and Classroom Management (3) |
| EDUC 523 | Principles of Learning (3) |
| EDUC 501 | Models of Teaching (3) |
| EDUC 507 | Educational Measurement and Evaluation (3) |
| EDUC 519 | Teaching for Individual and Cultural Difference (3) |
The following courses are elective and may be taken at anytime offered (9 credit hours required):
| EDUC 505 | Curriculum Development for Teachers (3) |
| EDUC 515 | Advanced Technologies and Teaching (3) |
| EDUC 517 | Supervision in Schools (3) |
| EDUC 521 | Reading and Writing Across Curriculum (3) |
| EDUC 590 | Independent Study (1-3) |
Academic Year
To retain active status and to qualify for subsequent registration, professional diploma students must register for at least 6 semester hours each school year and receive acceptable grades (no D, F, UW, NS or I grades are allowed; nor are audits or correspondence courses). Students who do not fulfill this yearly requirement are dropped from their professional diploma programs, they lose their professional diploma status and must apply for readmission if they wish to continue.
Time Limit
Students must complete the program within five years of the first semester of enrollment.
