Graduate Teacher Education Licensure
UC Denver has a tremendous program to help you obtain your teaching license. We will help you develop the ability, disposition and drive to create meaningful and engaging learning environments that support the achievement of ALL students. As a teacher, you'll feel that you're contributing to society and really making a difference.
What makes the University of Colorado Denver Teacher Education experience unique? You will immediately begin "living the life of a teacher" as you quickly become a vital member of the teaching staff at one of our metro area urban professional development schools as a teacher candidate intern. Simultaneously, you'll take teacher education classes so that you can immediately apply what you learn in your internship classroom. Our program is nationally-recognized for having one of the most innovative, collaborative teacher preparation models. Top faculty work side-by-side with experienced K-12 partner educators to prepare you to have a profound impact on the lives of students in our most urban and diverse schools. In fact, our candidates enter their first year of teaching with the knowledge, skills, and confidence of 2nd and 3rd year teachers!
You'll get access to top faculty and experienced cooperating teachers as well as sustained mentoring and personalized advising to prepare you extremely well for your first year of professional teaching.
Students in the program apply for admission to one of seven specific concentration areas. Graduate students have options in:
While these concentrations all share common elements, they each have distinguishing characteristics and options that reflect your interests as a student and the type of teacher you'd like to become.
Master Degree requirements beyond graduate licensure
Undergraduate students can also review our Undergraduate Teacher Education options