2025 SUMMER: Ecology for Teachers - Online Endorsement Course

This course is an introduction to ecological principles with an emphasis on living things and their interactions with the environment. You will also identify ways to incorporate The Framework for K-12 Science, science practices  and crosscutting concepts  into the science classroom using the disciplinary core ideas of Ecology. 

This Online Endorsement Course meets the Utah State Science Endorsement Course Requirements for:

• Biology I: Ecology
• Earth Science I: Ecology

Upon successful completion, the participants will receive 3.0 Southern Utah University. 

IMPORTANT COURSE INFORMATION: 

• The cost for this course is a $50 refundable registration fee,  if you are a UtSTA Member and a contracted teacher. If you are not a contracted Utah Public School educator, the cost for the course is a nonrefundable $700 fee. 
• Participants will also need to pay and additional $69 for 3 university credits directly to SUU. (Instructions coming soon.)  This fee is refundable if you are are a contracted teacher. It is nonrefundable if you are not a contracted teacher.  Refer to this document if you have any questions about refunds.
• Upon successful completion of the course with a C or higher, UtSTA will reimburse you the $50 registration fee and the SUU credits fee. You must be a contracted teacher with a public school/district to qualify for reimbursement.

NOTE:  If you are not a current member of UtSTA you can purchase/renew your membership. To join today, CLICK HERE.

By registering and paying, you agree that if you need to cancel, you will do so in the first two weeks of class.  Cancelling after that will result in your money to be forfeited and the remaining $650 due.