Urban Institute for Teacher Education

These workshops are designed to assist students, answer questions, and help navigate the information needed to successfully submit your application for both the Teacher Education Licensure Programs and the College of Education Scholarships.

The workshops are available as a year-round resource. A live workshop will be available for students to participate in person and through Zoom. The 2023-2024 Live Workshop dates will be available in the fall!  Please click on the link to learn more about the workshops.

Teacher Education Workshop Series

All application materials must be submitted at time of completion. Please be prepared with all your application materials. Once the application has been started, you cannot save and return at a later time.

Students who would like to have letters of recommendation submitted in advance, please use the next tab, "Letters of Recommendation." Students are reminded that they should have all copies of transcripts sent directly to them to upload to their application. No transcripts should be sent to the UITE.

We recommend students use our Checklists to verify that they have all of the documentation needed to submit their application. Applications must be completed all at once. You cannot save your application and return to it at a later time.

Elementary Checklist

Secondary Checklist

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Students should only complete this form once, either using the link below or when you are completing your application.

Students should have all References add uite@utah.edu to their accepted list of contacts in their email to reduce emails bouncing or not being received. Please have References add the UITE email address prior to submitting your Reference Identification form or your Application form.

Please use the letter of recommendation form linked below if you want to request letters before you begin the application. Once you have completed the form an email will be sent to your references with instructions on how to complete and upload the recommendation.

Students are instructed to use the email address that their recommenders use most. Please inform your recommenders to check their junk or spam email for the recommendation email as those emails have been sent to those folders in the past depending on the recommender's email settings. Students should not use uite@utah.edu for any recommender that is employed with the University of Utah. Students should use the recommender's umail address.

Students are reminded to confirm with letter writers their agreement to write a letter for them before putting their names and emails on the form.

Letter of Recommendation form for students who aren't yet ready to submit their application, but are ready to have letters submitted for them.