Introduction

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The following secondary undergraduate teacher education pathways at CU Denver are a joint effort between the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) and the School of Education & Human Development (SEHD). Through these pathways, students earn a bachelor's degree through CLAS and complete the requirements for teacher licensure through the SEHD.

The table below lists the CLAS bachelor's degrees and associated licensure areas available to CU Denver undergraduate students pursuing secondary education licensure.

CLAS Bachelor's Degree Table

CLAS Bachelor's Degree	Colorado Teaching License
BA in English Secondary	English Language Arts (grades 6-12)
BA in History Secondary	Social Studies (grades 6-12)
BA in Political Science Secondary	Social Studies (grades 6-12)
BA in Spanish	World Languages - Spanish (grades K-12)

Please note: Admission into the final year of the SEHD teacher education program, called the Professional Year, is a separate process from admission to the university or admission to CLAS. See the SEHD website for application deadlines.

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program with a variety of delivery options for many of our courses including hybrid, evening, weekend, and online courses.

Declaring This Major

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General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the three areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.   

• CU Denver Graduation Requirements
• CU Denver Undergraduate Core Curriculum
• School of Education & Human Development Graduation Requirements
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Program Requirements

• Students must complete all requirements for their CLAS major.
• Application to the last year of the program, the Professional Year Residency, is required. After successfully completing all other Core, CLAS, major, and elective requirements, all students must apply for admission into the Professional Year. Requirements for admission include a 3.0 GPA, positive letters of recommendation, successful evaluations of earlier clinical experiences, and a successful interview. (Students with a lower GPA may be considered under certain conditions. Please see visit the SEHD website.)
• Students must complete and maintain a 3.0 minimum grade point average in Professional Year coursework to complete licensure requirements. Please see an advisor for more information on this requirement.
• A minimum grade of B- is required for all education licensure courses.
• Transfer courses must be approved by faculty and/or advisor to apply to the education licensure courses.  

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Education Courses
Take all of the following education courses before beginning the Professional Year (a minimum grade of B- is required in each course):
EDFN 4010	Social Foundations and Cultural Diversity in Urban Education	3
CLDE 4020	Responsive Classroom Communities	3
EDHD 3930	Diverse Learners Field Experience & Seminar	3
SPED 4030	Understanding (dis)Ability in Contemporary Classrooms	3
Professional Year Courses
A minimum grade of B- is required in each course.
UEDU 4931	Internship & Lrng Comm I	2
UEDU 4932	Internship & Lrng Comm II	2
UEDU 4933	Internship & Lrng Comm III	6
LCRT 4100	Secondary Literacy Instruction and Assessment	3
UEDU 4040	Planning for Learning	3
Select two content methods courses, depending on licensure area:		6
English Language Arts
Social Studies
World Languages
Capstone Course		3
UEDU 4050	Capstone: Planning, Instruction & Assessment	3
Total Hours		40

Content Methods Courses by Licensure Area

(two required during Professional Year)

English Language Arts

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
LCRT 4200	Theory and Methods of Teaching Secondary English	3
LCRT 4201	Teaching and Learning with Diverse Adolescent Literature	3

Social Studies

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
UEDU 4465	Methods of Teaching History	3
CLDE 4700	Social Studies for Multilingual Learners	3

World Languages

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Select two of the following:		6
CLDE 5030	Language Development of Multilingual Learners: Advanced
CLDE 5070	Understanding Language in the Classroom
CLDE 5140	Language, Culture & Educational Equity
INTE 3000	Maker Studio
INTE 4320	Games and Learning
INTE 4340	Learning with Digital Stories
LDFS 4110	Human Learning
LDFS 4320	Mind, Brain, and Education
MLNG 4690	Methods of Teaching Modern Languages
SPED 4151	Slashing Stigmas: Promoting Positive Behaviors
SPED 4300	Family, Professional, and Community Collaboration
SPED 4400	Universal Design for Learning (UDL)