Teaching Areas

The Teacher Education Program in the School of Teacher Education and Principal Preparation at Colorado State University offers the following individual teaching/endorsement areas from which individuals may choose.
The program is a non-degree, licensing only program i.e., Bachelor degrees in education are not awarded. Undergraduate students receive a B.S., B.A. or B.M. in their content area.
Colorado State is the only institution recognized by the State of Colorado to provide teacher preparation in career and technical education.
Candidates in career and technical education areas must also receive a career and technical authorization / credential (see bottom of page) along with a teaching license for employment in public schools.
All teaching endorsement areas provide individuals with an institutional recommendation for a license to teach in grades 6-12 except for the areas of art and music which allow an individual to be licensed in grades K-12th grade and the area of early childhood education which allows an individual to teach in PreK-3rd grade.
Colorado State does not offer a teaching endorsement in elementary education (grades K-5). For more information on options with regard to elementary education, click here: Elementary Education Options

Our Teacher Licensure Program does not offer an endorsement in elementary education.

The following is a listing of other universities/colleges in Colorado that provide an elementary education program:

Adams State College
Colorado Christian Univ.
Colorado College
Ft. Lewis College
Mesa State College
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Regis University
University of Colorado - Boulder
University of Colorado - CO Springs
University of Colorado - Denver
University of Denver
University of Northern Colorado
University of Southern Colorado
Western State College

Curriculum Checksheets

Endorsement Program for Teaching Pre-K through Grade 3

Endorsement Programs for Teaching K through Grade 12

Art Education
Music Education
- Vocal Option
- Instrumental Option
Program Model

Endorsement Programs for Teaching Grades 7 through 12 (Secondary)

Agricultural Education
Business-Management Concentration
Business-Marketing Concentration
English
Family and Consumer Science(formerly Consumer & Family Science)
Foreign Languages
Mathematics
Mathematics - For Post Bachelor Students Only
Science-Biology Concentration
Science-Chemistry Concentration
Science-Geology Concentration
Science-Physics Concentration
Science - For Post Bachelor Students only
Social Studies (History Major)
Social Studies - For Post Bachelor Students only
Speech-General
Speech-Theatre
Technology Education (Engineering Science Major)
Instructional Technology Teacher (Applied Computing Technology)
Program Model
Other endorsement areas include administrator or principal and counselor graduate programs (see Graduate Programs for more information); English as a Second Language graduate program in the Department of English - College of Liberal Arts ; Occupational Therapist graduate program in the Department of Occupational Therapy and School Social Worker graduate program in the School of Social Work . Please refer to specific home pages for further details on these endorsement areas.

Career and Technical Authorization / Credentialing

Requirements for a vocational credential are regulated by the

Colorado Department of Education,
201 E. Colfax Ave. Room 105, Denver, CO 80203-1799
Phone 303-866-6628.

More information can be found on the
Career & Technical Authorization/Credential web site.