Undergraduate Teacher Licensure Program
 The undergraduate licensure programs lead to initial teacher licensure issued by the Colorado Department of Education in
- Elementary (K-6) Education
- K-12 Music Education
- Secondary (7-12) Education
The secondary fields include English, mathematics, science, social studies, and the foreign languages: French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, and Spanish. To be eligible for licensure, candidates must successfully complete all academic and field experience requirements, pass a state-approved licensure exam, and complete student teaching.
Candidates for these programs are current CU-Boulder students who are enrolled in an approved undergraduate major within the College of Arts & Sciences or the College of Music. Education is not a major, but rather a certificate program into which CU-Boulder students are accepted based upon satisfaction of admission criteria. Undergraduate licensure candidates must satisfy the Arts & Sciences or Music Educatiion Core Curriculum, academic preparation requirements for licensure, and their major degree requirements. The School of Education works closely with Arts & Sciences and the College of Music to align requirements. Undergraduates are encouraged to work closely with an advisor in their college and the Education advisor to plan their programs of study in their freshman year so that they may complete all requirements in four years.
Undergraduate course work combines on-campus learning with in-school experiences. Field experiences within the program fall in to two categories: practicum and student teaching. Every licensure candidate will complete a minimum of three practicum-based in-school experiences prior to student teaching. Our aim is to phase in responsibility across practicum settings, to elaborate and deepen the close connections between field work and course work, and to develop performance-based evidence of proficiency. Student teaching is the culminating event in the licensure sequence, in which candidates spend one entire semester, full-time, in a school.
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Elementary (K-6)
Secondary (7-12)
Music (K-12)
Undergraduate Information Sessions
Undergraduate students interested in applying to our programs, or who would like more information, must attend one of these sessions for pre-admission advising.
Elementary Candidates:
Wednesday, September 3rd @ 1 pm, UMC 353
Thursday, September 4th @ 1 pm, UMC 353
Wednesday, October 8th @ 1 pm, UMC 353
Thursday, October 9th @ 1 pm, UMC 353
Monday, October 20th @ 1 pm, UMC 353
Wednesday, November 5th @ 1 pm, UMC 353
Thursday, November 6th @ 1 pm, UMC 353
Wednesday, November 19th @ 1 pm, UMC 353
Wednesday, December 3rd @ 1 pm, UMC 353
Thursday, December 4th @ 1 pm, UMC 353
Secondary Candidates:
Wednesday, September 3rd @ 2 pm, UMC 353
Thursday, September 4th @ 2 pm, UMC 353
Wednesday, October 8th @ 2 pm, UMC 353
Thursday, October 9th @ 2 pm, UMC 353
Monday, October 20th @ 2 pm, UMC 353
Wednesday, November 5th @ 2 pm, UMC 353
Thursday, November 6th @ 2 pm, UMC 353
Wednesday, November 19th @ 2 pm
Wednesday, December 3rd @ 2 pm, UMC 353
Thursday, December 4th @ 2 pm, UMC 353
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