Colorado alternative route
Alternative Teacher Program - One Year
Credential rules change. Confirm current requirements with Colorado Department of Education.
- Run by
- State, College or university, School district, Private organization, Other
- Teach while completing
- Yes
- Max years to complete
- 1
- Website
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Requirements
| Bachelor's degree | Yes |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's in the subject | No |
| Pedagogy coursework | Yes |
| Credit hours | Yes |
| Minimum GPA | No |
| Tests | Yes |
| Employment as a teacher | Yes |
| Clinical experience | Yes |
| Professional development | No |
| Mentoring | Yes |
| Service requirement | No |
| High-need schools | Not reported |
| Shortage areas | Not reported |
| Limited to some grades or subjects | No |
| Designed for shortage areas | Yes |
Shortage design
Alternative programs were designed to address shortages relative to certain geographic areas.
Credential issued
Alternative Teacher License (valid for one year)
Clinical experience
Alternative Teachers must be employed as a full-time classroom teacher (in the content area for which they qualified) and assigned a mentor teacher and a team consisting of the teacher, the mentor, the principal and a higher education representative.
Other requirements
Verification of applicant’s legal presence (as part of the application process); minimum of 24 hours college coursework determined by review of official transcripts(in lieu of passing the appropriate state board-approved content exam).
Linked teacher preparation providers
- ASPIRE: University of Colorado Denver Alternative, IHE-based
- Colorado Christian University Alternative, IHE-based
- Colorado Mountain College Alternative, IHE-based
- Colorado State University Pueblo Alternative, IHE-based
- Fort Lewis College Alternative, IHE-based
- Metropolitan State University of Denver Alternative, IHE-based
- Relay Graduate School of Education-CO Alternative, IHE-based
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs Alternative, IHE-based
- Western Colorado State University Alternative, IHE-based