Traditional Certification Route (CO)

The state of Colorado’s traditional route to certification starts with the Initial Teacher License,  which requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree, completion of an approved preparation program, and demonstration of content-area knowledge by exam (French, German, Latin, Chinese-Mandarin, Spanish) or a degree in the content area (ASL, Italian, Japanese, or Russian). After three years of teaching experience and completion of a Colorado State Board of Education-approved induction program, the Initial license-holder can qualify for a Professional Teacher License. Master certificate is the higher level of teaching license, which can be awarded to experienced teacher upon meeting certain criteria.

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