K–12 Teachers Licensure

CU Denver offers an undergraduate teacher licensure program through a collaboration between the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the School of Education & Human Development. Students in the undergraduate licensure program earn (1) a broad knowledge background and content specialization in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and (2) pedagogy principles and classroom experience in the teacher education program through the School of Education & Human Development. When students have satisfactorily completed requirements, they simultaneously earn their baccalaureate degree, BA or BS, and teacher licensure for the state of Colorado.

The CU Denver undergraduate teacher licensure program offers licensure in the following areas with the allowed liberal arts majors:

* Elementary Education and English licenses have optional additional endorsements in linguistically diverse education.

Students seeking undergraduate K–12 teacher licensure begin in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to complete the CU Denver core curriculum, content course work for both the major and licensure and an education internship. Admission to the teacher education program in the School of Education & Human Development is competitive and requires students to do the following:

• attain a minimum 2.75 cumulative undergraduate GPA
• complete 120 hours of supervised experience with children through an approved internship
• complete all general education requirements
• complete all course work in the major
• complete all teacher education admission requirements

Interested students should contact the CLAS Advising Office, North Classroom, 4002, 303-556-2555, and ask to speak to the education academic advisor about undergraduate teacher licensure.

See the description of Undergraduate Teacher Licensure  on the School of Education & Human Development (SEHD) Urban Community Teacher Education program page for more information.

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