Program Overview

Undergraduate Teacher Licensure

Teaching is more than a career, it is about shaping the next generation of learners and leaders. Teaching is a calling.

Program Overview

The Undergraduate Teacher Licensure program at Colorado State University offers 16 majors that pair with teacher education classes. These majors have specially designed curricula, giving students a strong foundation in their content area while building their skills as an educator at the same time. Students will stay on track to graduate with their degree and earn their teaching credential without adding extra semesters.

Student Experience

As a teacher candidate, students will spend time in a different PK-12 classroom each semester. They will lead small groups of students, collaborate with the classroom teacher on lesson plans, learn to lesson plan by themselves, and even teach a class while the cooperating teacher supervises. By the time students graduate, they will be strongly prepared for Colorado’s licensing exams – and ready to make a difference in their own classroom.

Choose Your Major

• Early Childhood Education with Licensure
  • Infant/Toddler Specialist
  • Preschool through 2nd/3rd Grade Teacher
  • Option to add an Elementary Education endorsement to the initial Early Childhood Education license
• Grades K-12
  • Art
  • Computer Science
  • Dance
  • Foreign Language (French, German, or Spanish)
  • Music
    • Choral Option
    • Instrumental Option
• Secondary: Grades 7-12
  • Agricultural Education
  • English
  • Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Mathematics
  • Science – Biology
  • Science – Chemistry
  • Science – Geology
  • Science – Physics
  • Social Studies (Race, Gender, and Ethnic Studies)
  • Social Studies (History)

Program Highlights

• Unique Learning Experiences: The Professional Development School model delivers education coursework both on-campus and in partner PK-12 schools with teacher mentors.
• Advising and Support: Schedule an appointment with an adviser.
• More About Licensing: Learn more about licensure, including links to Colorado’s licensing procedures and information about licensing exams.
• 800+ hours of classroom experience
• Make an impact working with children and youth
• 96% of students find employment related to their major

Accreditation

The program is accredited at the state and national levels, ensuring that the teacher education programs meet all state and national standards and expectations.