General Education Alternative Licensure 1-Year Program

The General Education Alternative Licensure 1-Year Program (ALP 1) includes professional coursework, classroom observation, and coaching designed for candidates teaching Early Childhood Education through 12th grade.

PRIOR TO ENROLLMENT

ALP 1 Candidates must:

• Document a minimum of 2 years of previous, full-time, contracted teaching experience in an accredited public, private or charter PK-12 school in the United States
• Have teaching experience as the “teacher of record” for the classroom. Paraprofessional and substitute experience will not be counted towards the 2-year minimum requirement
• Know that the 2-year minimum requirement also needs to be in the same content area and/or level as the content area and/or level in which you will be receiving your teaching license
• Have been hired as a full-time teacher in any Colorado Front Range public school district, public or private charter school, or accredited private school
• Meet the Colorado Department of Education ALP requirements

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

• Attend a Summer Portfolio training in July
• Attend MSU Denver ALP 1 classes and complete ALP 1 coursework
• Complete a Teacher Work Sample and Portfolio
• Demonstrate proficiency on all Colorado Teacher Quality Standards
• Complete 225 hours of contact time with support team
• Face-to-face coaching
• Face-to-face with some online classes

TUITION

• Tuition is $5,350.00 + Mandatory Student Fees
• 10 undergraduate credits are awarded during the fall semester and 15 credits are awarded during the spring semester, for a total of 25 credits.
• Tuition and fee rates are subject to change.

CURRICULUM

MSU Denver course curriculum content covers strands important to the development of an effective teacher. They include:

• Classroom discipline
• Classroom management
• Short and long range planning
• Unit and lesson plans, implementation
• Comprehensive assessment
• Differentiated Instruction
• Current issues in education
• Literacy

CLASS SCHEDULE

• ALP 1 Teacher Candidates are required to attend a Summer Portfolio training class in late July.
• During the school year classes are held every Wednesday from 5:15pm – 8:15pm.
• Classes are face-to-face with some online.

MSU Denver’s teacher licensure programs are approved by the Colorado State Board of Education and the Colorado Department of Higher Education.