Earn your Colorado Teaching License
Colorado State University offers 16 majors that pair with teacher education classes. These majors have specially designed curriculum, giving you a strong foundation in your content area while building your skills as an educator at the same time. You’ll stay on track to graduate with your degree and earn your teaching credential, without adding extra semesters.
As a teacher candidate, you’ll spend time in a different PK-12 classroom each semester. You’ll lead small groups of students, work with the cooperating classroom teacher on lesson plans, learn to lesson plan by yourself, and even teach a class or two (while the cooperating teacher supervises). By the time you graduate, you’ll be strongly prepared for Colorado’s licensing exams – and ready to make a difference in your own classroom.
Student Experience
Hear from teacher licensure student Emily Hogsett about her experience studying to be a teacher at CSU.
Choose your Major
Early Childhood Education with Licensure
Our Early Childhood Education Major with Teacher Licensure program will give you a strong foundation in educational practices to prepare you in a variety of roles, including:
- Infant/Toddler Specialist
- Preschool through 2nd/3rd Grade Teacher
- Option to add an Elementary Education endorsement to your initial Early Childhood Education license
The Early Childhood Education Major is offered through the Department of Human and Development and Family Studies. Learn more about the major on their website.
Explore Early Childhood Education with Teacher Licensure Courses.
Interested in taking additional elementary education content exams? Review the Colorado Department of Education’s website for more information.
Grades K-12
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Curious About Teacher Licensure at CSU?
In the video below, two of our Key Advisers answer some FAQs about our teacher preparation program, including:
- Can I graduate in four years?
- What is the program like?
- How can I prepare for the program?
Audio Described Version of Teaching Licensure at Colorado State University (best viewed in Chrome)