Aspiring Teacher Programs
Your Path to Leading a Classroom Starts Here
Educators Institute prepares aspiring teachers through a different kind of undergraduate experience—one designed around the realities of working in schools.
Our Bachelor of Applied Science in Teaching (BAS-T) combines academic study with sustained, supervised experience in schools. Candidates learn remotely, remain employed while they prepare, and apply what they learn directly to their work with students.
Every candidate earns a 120-credit BAS-T degree while developing deeper expertise in one of two areas where schools have an especially strong need:
Elementary Education with Multilingual Learner Concentration
Special Education
Choose Your Program
Elementary Education with Multilingual Learner Concentration
Prepare to teach the full range of learners in an elementary classroom while developing specialized expertise in teaching multilingual learners.
Candidates develop knowledge and skills in areas including:
Second-language acquisition
Academic language across content areas
English language proficiency data
Sheltered instruction and translanguaging
Instructional methods for multilingual students
Legal requirements for English learner services
Partnership with multilingual families
120 semester credit hours · Four academic years · Remote instruction + school-based clinical experience
Special Education
Prepare to serve students with mild to moderate disabilities across grades K-12 and across the full continuum of placements, from inclusive general education classrooms to intensive intervention settings.
Candidates develop knowledge and skills in areas including:
Disability and eligibility areas
Evaluation reports and present levels of performance
Dyslexia screening and structured literacy intervention
Mathematics intervention
Curriculum-based measurement and IEP progress monitoring
Assistive technology and specially designed instruction
Disability law and IEP team facilitation
Behavior and executive functioning
Instruction for dually identified students
The Year 4 residency is completed in a special education setting.
120 semester credit hours · Four academic years · Remote instruction + school-based clinical experience
The Bachelor of Applied Science in Teaching (BAS-T)
A Modern Approach to Teacher Education
Unlike traditional degree programs that separate academic study from hands-on training, our Applied Science model connects coursework directly to authentic classroom experience from day one.
Candidates can remain employed in their schools throughout the program, turning everyday classroom practice into an essential site of learning.
What you learn in coursework today becomes what you practice with students tomorrow.
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Start From Scratch or Build on Prior Credits
No previous college credits? No problem. Whether you are starting your degree journey from day one or bringing years of college experience with you, the BAS-T pathway meets you where you are.
Start From Scratch: Enter our full 4-year pathway with just a high school diploma or GED—no prior college coursework required.
Maximize Existing Credits: Have prior college coursework? Transfer up to 60 credit hours directly into the program.
Credit for Prior Learning: Earn up to 30 credits for military training, career and technical education, or documented prior learning.
Fast-Track Progress: Designed for paraprofessionals and working adults so you never repeat material you’ve already mastered.
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Earn Your Degree While You Work
Never leave your school community to advance your career.
Built for Working Adults: Flexible online coursework (combining live and self-paced instruction) fits seamlessly around your full-time school schedule.
Stay Employed: Keep earning your income and serving your local school while pursuing your degree.
Apprenticeship-Aligned: For candidates in a Registered Teacher Apprenticeship, this program fulfills your Related Technical Instruction (RTI) requirement—allowing degree completion and apprenticeship hours to happen simultaneously.
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Learn Teaching Through Teaching
Teaching is a profession of practice, and expertise is built over time.
Year 2 — Clinical Practice: Begin supervised, hands-on clinical experiences in your local school.
Year 3 — Applied Methods: Deepen classroom instruction through targeted methods coursework and active feedback cycles.
Year 4 — Full-Year Residency: Complete a full-year, immersive teaching residency, receiving continuous coaching and mentorship from master educators.
Accreditation Status
Educators Institute is not accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. The BAS-T program is not accredited by an accrediting agency.
Educators Institute is registered with the Utah Division of Consumer Protection to operate as a postsecondary school.
State registration is not an endorsement or accreditation. Credits may not transfer, the institution does not participate in federal student aid, and completing the program does not by itself guarantee teacher licensure, which each state's licensing authority determines.
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