Graduate Student Programs

Graduate students are vital contributors to teaching and learning at CU Boulder. Our Graduate Student Programs support graduate students as instructors, mentors, and future faculty by offering opportunities to strengthen teaching practices, build professional skills, and grow in confidence in the classroom.
Explore Our Programs:
Graduate Certificates
Recognize and strengthen your development as an educator through structured teaching-focused credential programs.
Lead Graduate Student Fellowship
Build leadership experience while contributing to teaching and learning initiatives that support the broader campus community.
Pilot for In-Load Teaching (PILOT)
Support graduate students in developing their instructional experience through in-load teaching opportunities and professional growth.
Semesterly Site Visit
Receive formative feedback on your teaching through a supportive observation process designed to help you reflect and improve.
We invite you to learn more about each program and discover how CTL can support your growth as an educator and future faculty member.
- Teaching Support Programs
- Faculty Learning & Collaboration Hub
- AI Literacy Ambassadors Program
- Course Design Support
- Fall Conference
- Faculty Fellows
- Fall Intensive
- Grade for Student Success Faculty Guide
- Inclusive Teaching and Learning Community of Practice (ITL CoP)
- Innovation Incubator
- Innovating Large Courses Initiative (ILCI)
- Large Courses Community of Practice (LCCoP)
- Online Teaching Community of Practice (OCoP)
- Pedagogical Research & Development Center Design Thinking Workshop
- Spring Conference
- Teaching Circles
- Teaching, Learning & AI Community of Practice (TLAI CoP)
- Well-Being and Resilience Community of Practice (WBRCoP)
- Graduate Student Programs
- Undergraduate Student Programs
- Books & Podcasts for Educators
- Micro-Credentials
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