The Undergraduate Teacher Education Partnership (UTEP) program is a unique opportunity for students who want to become certified to teach in Illinois by completing their bachelor’s degree from Greenville College in elementary education.
Students begin the process while working on their associate’s degree and then continue by transferring to Greenville College who then brings the courses to their community college campus. Greenville College faculty will then guide them through the steps to complete their coursework, required field experiences and student teaching.
Currently UTEP is offered at Kaskaskia College (Centralia, IL), Lewis and Clark Community College (Godfrey, IL), Lincoln Christian University (Lincoln, IL), and Southwestern Illinois College (Belleville, IL). In the future more sites may become available.
Elementary education typically takes one and a half years including student teaching.
Classes meet Monday through Thursday in the evenings. Class times vary each night. The night format is designed to be convenient for our students.
Students can begin the program in either the fall semester or the spring semester. Classes do not begin over the summer.
An elementary education certificate allows you to teach grades Kindergarten through 9th grade. Most elementary education teachers won’t find a middle school with 9th grade so typically the highest grade level taught is 8th grade.
Please call the Admissions Coordinator for Education Programs, at 1-800-345-4440 ext. 6757 or 618-664-6757.
