Program Overview
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Location: McKee 216
Telephone: 970-351-2908
Website: www.unco.edu/cebs/teacher-education/
Program Requirements
This licensure program requires an intensive field component that necessitates students to have means of transportation. UNC may provide transportation for a transportation fee of $500 to $700 per semester of practicum and student teaching.
Location of offering:
The program will be offered on UNC campus and through distant learning format to those who cannot be physically in Greeley. International students may more likely take the courses face-to-face though they may, if they choose, take courses online via technology in their own countries.
PTEP Program Requirements
Teacher candidates who complete an approved content degree and the UNC professional teacher education program, as well as pass the appropriate Colorado Department of Education designated PRAXIS exam (if applicable), will be eligible for recommendation from UNC for a Colorado Department of Education teaching license.
If you are seeking licensure in your program area, the following items are required to complete your program.
- Complete paperwork for Application for Initial Graduate Admission to PTEP
- Complete paperwork for Application for Student Teaching
- Successfully pass content specific PRAXIS test prior to Student Teaching
- Candidates may not take extra courses with Student Teaching without prior approval from the Program Coordinator and the STE Director.
- All PTEP Field Experiences and methods courses need to be successfully completed prior to Student Teaching.
- Student Teaching outside the supervision of UNC Faculty may or may not be approved. Teacher Candidates will not be placed in a school where they were once students or where they have a close relative attending and/or working.
- Teacher Candidates have the right to petition this policy at the discretion of the program coordinator.
- Teacher education and educator preparation licensure programs do not accept Professional Teacher Education Program (PTEP) or field based courses that are more than ten years old. PLEASE NOTE: Please work with your program coordinator or advisor to determine when these requirements will be completed throughout your program.
*Please note: Federal student loans are not currently available to students who are pursuing a CO state license (initial or additional ) through UNC’s stand-alone, graduate level licensure programs without also being simultaneously enrolled in a Masters or Doctoral degree program.
Admission
Location: Online
Start Term: Fall, Spring and Summer
General Master's Degree Admission Requirements
Multilingual Education M.A. - World Language Licensure Program
Admission Deadline
For the best possible admission, enrollment and orientation experience, we recommend that you complete your application by these dates, which are approximately 60 days before the start of each term:
- Summer term: March 15
- Fall term: June 15
- Spring term: Nov. 15
You can still apply after these dates, but if the date has passed please contact the Admissions Coach for support to apply and begin classes in the upcoming term. View the UNC Academic Calendar for the start dates for upcoming terms.
Please note: An Asian Studies B.A. and Multilingual Education M.A. – World Language Licensure accelerated (4+1) program is available.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must apply to the Graduate School at the University of Northern Colorado before the program area reviews the applicant’s request for admission. Failure to submit all required materials will delay the evaluation and screening of your application.
Each applicant must:
- Possess a baccalaureate degree from an Institutionally Accredited college or university or a comparable degree from a foreign institution.
- Have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better (on a 4.00 scale) for the most recent degree earned or current degree in progress.
- If you are still completing your bachelor's degree at the time you apply, admission will be based on your current cumulative GPA, and you will need to re-submit your official transcript (showing your conferred degree and final GPA) during your first semester. If your final GPA fell below 3.00, you will be given additional requirements as defined by the academic program that must be met within one calendar year to remain enrolled at UNC.
- If you have completed a master's degree, or at least 18 credit hours towards a master's degree, the GPA of your master's work will be used.
- Prior to student teaching, you will need to provide proof of your competency in a language recognized by the Colorado Department of Education (see the languages listed for the World Languages endorsement) via one of the following methods:
- Hold a degree in your target world language; or
- Passing score of state recognized test: Praxis, NES, or Place depending on the specific target language.
Take the following steps to be considered for admission:
Step 1: Complete the Application
Complete the online application.
- Answer the application questions.
- Send your requests for letters of recommendation.
- Request three (3) academic or professional letters of recommendation from those who can attest to your academic potential and abilities. You will be asked to supply information for your recommenders in the application.
- Submit the application and pay the non-refundable application fee.
- Domestic Students: $50 non-refundable application fee
- International Students: $50 non-refundable application fee
- The Graduate School is waiving application fees for all current UNC students and alumni! (The waiver applies only to the UNC Graduate School application.) Click for details.
Once you submit your application you will be assigned an Admissions Portal, allowing you to upload supplemental items, as listed below, and track your application through the admissions process.
Step 2: Request Transcripts
Request one official transcript from any Institutionally Accredited college or university where a bachelor’s degree or higher was earned or is in progress (if you have earned multiple degrees, bachelor’s level or higher, an official transcript is required from each college or university where a degree was conferred). If you received a degree from UNC, you do not need to request a transcript from UNC. The Office of Admissions reserves the right to request that applicants provide official transcripts from other colleges or universities as needed. Applicants who have earned or are directly pursuing a higher degree from a regionally accredited institution without receiving a bachelor’s degree (e.g., PharmD) may be eligible to apply to the Graduate School without the conferral of a bachelor’s degree.
Exceptions: If an applicant intends to use Veteran’s Education Benefits, an official transcript from all colleges or universities attended will be required in order to maintain compliance with Veteran’s Affairs policies.
Official transcripts from U.S. institutions should be sent via mail directly from the educational institution in an unopened, sealed envelope or through an electronically secure digital program from the issuing institution.
Mailed transcripts should be sent to:
University of Northern Colorado
Office of Admissions
Campus Box 10
501 20th St
Greeley, CO 80639
Electronic transcripts from U.S. institutions should be sent directly from the educational institution to: grad.admissions@unco.edu.
The Office of Admissions does not accept email, scanned or PDF transcripts directly from applicants. All official transcripts, submitted as part of the application process, are retained by UNC and not returned to applicants or admitted students.
UNC retains submitted transcripts, from institutions other than UNC, for admitted students for up to five years after graduation or date of last attendance at UNC. Transcripts provided by applicants who were not admitted, denied admissions or did not complete their application are destroyed after one (1) year. The Office of Admissions will make every attempt to use previously submitted transcripts if they are within these timeframes. However, if the Office of Admissions cannot locate previously submitted transcripts, the transcripts fall outside the timeframes listed above or they are considered illegible, applicants must provide new transcripts.
Applicants with academic credentials from outside the U.S. will need to follow the requirements for submission of foreign transcripts. Click on the Transcripts tab for information about international transcripts.
Step 3: Note About the GRE
This program does not require GRE scores.
Step 4: Supplemental Items
Log back into the Admissions Portal to submit the following:
Once you apply to the UNC Graduate School and your application packet is complete, your application will be reviewed by the Graduate School and then sent to the faculty/program for an admission recommendation. The timing of the admission decision depends on each individual program’s deadline and review process.
International applicants (non-U.S. citizen/non-U.S. Permanent Resident) please refer to the International Admissions Requirements page for further information about submitting transcripts, English proficiency scores, passport copy and financial documentation.
For More Information
For more information about the admission process, please email the Office of Admissions at grad.admissions@unco.edu or call 970-351-2881.
Degree Requirements — 33 Credits
Candidates must successfully pass a comprehensive exam at the end of the master’s degree program.
Candidates will also, prior to student teaching, provide proof of evidence of meeting the State requirement for professional competency in the content area through one of the following options:
- A degree in the target world language; or
- Passing score of state recognized test: Praxis, NES, or Place depending on the specific target language.
Required Courses — 33 Credits
| ECLD 501 | World Language Practicum | 3 |
| ECLD 523 | Academic Language/Literacy Development for Diverse Learners in School Settings | 3 |
| ECLD 541 | Methods of Language Teaching in Multilingual Settings | 3 |
| ECLD 592 | Second Language Acquisition Theory | 3 |
| ECLD 594 | Foundations of Language and Linguistics for ESL/Bilingual Educators | 3 |
| ECLD 605 | Seminar in Multilingual Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| EDF 500 | Conceptions of Schooling | 3 |
| EDFE 555 | Supervised Student Teaching | 1-9 |
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| EDSE 679 | Interventions for Students with Cultural and Linguistic Differences | 3 |
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| EDSE 510 | Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
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| SRM 600 | Introduction to Graduate Research | 3 |
| Comprehensive Exam | 0 |
For EDFE 555, students should take 6 credits
Students who possess an active Colorado teaching endorsement in a world language may waive EDFE 555, but will be required to complete minimum 30 credits to earn the degree.
Accelerated M.A. in Multilingual Education-World Languages with Licensure
Motivated students may seek to complete the requirements for the B.A. Asian Studies and M.A. Multilingual Education - World Language Licensure in five years. To obtain both degrees, students must complete all the requirements for the B.A. in Asian Studies, either with a Liberal Arts Concentration, described in the Undergraduate Catalog (120 for Liberal Arts) and all of the requirements for the M.A. World Languages described in the Graduate Catalog (33 credit hours). However, the accelerated B.A./M.A. program involves shared credit hours shared between the Bachelor's and Master's programs, so the total number of credit hours to complete the accelerated Master’s program is 144 for students.
Completing the requirements for both degrees is made possible by taking double-counted B.A./M.A. credits (ECLD 592, ECLD 523, and ECLD 594) during the Junior and Senior years (paid for at the undergraduate tuition rate) and graduate-level credits (online – graduate-level tuition rate) in the summer following the Senior year and completion of the undergraduate program. While this is the most efficient route, students may also elect to complete the program at a slower pace. Students remain eligible for financial aid as an undergraduate; any Graduate School aid is not available until students are admitted as a Graduate student after earning the BA.
To be fully admitted to the MAT program, students must graduate with a cumulative GPA at 3.00 and above for the BA. Students then take the remaining 7 graduate courses: ECLD 541, ECLD 501, ECLD 605, EDF 500, EDSE 510, SRM 600, and EDFE 555 (6 credits) to complete the MAT program.
Accelerated MA (4+1) Timeline
BA Asian Studies Majors in Accelerated MAT ME WL 4+1 Program take 9 out of the 28 University-Wide Credits for the BA at the 500 levels in junior and senior years.
Students take the following as undergraduates as electives from the University-Wide credits:
MA in Multilingual Education with World Language Licensure— 33 credits
| ECLD 501 | World Language Practicum | 3 |
| ECLD 523 | Academic Language/Literacy Development for Diverse Learners in School Settings | 3 |
| ECLD 541 | Methods of Language Teaching in Multilingual Settings | 3 |
| ECLD 592 | Second Language Acquisition Theory | 3 |
| ECLD 594 | Foundations of Language and Linguistics for ESL/Bilingual Educators | 3 |
| ECLD 605 | Seminar in Multilingual Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| EDF 500 | Conceptions of Schooling | 3 |
| EDFE 555 | Supervised Student Teaching | 1-9 |
| EDSE 510 | Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
| SRM 600 | Introduction to Graduate Research | 3 |
Comprehensive Exam
Candidates must successfully pass a comprehensive exam at the end of the master's degree program.
Students complete the remaining 7 courses from one of the following plans:
ECLD 541, EDFE 501, SRM 600, ECLD 605, EDSE 679/510, EDF 500, EDFE 555 (6)
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Timeline Narrative
Spring Semester, 2nd Year
Meet with faculty advisor or Director of Graduate Studies and apply for the program
Fall Semester, 3rd Year
ECLD 592 Second Language Acquisition Theory
Spring Semester, 3rd Year
ECLD 523 Academic Language/Literacy Development for Diverse Learners in School Settings
Fall Semester, 4th Year
ECLD 594 Foundations of Language and Linguistics for ESL/Bilingual Educators
Spring Semester, 4th Year
Complete BA in Asian Studies
Summer after Senior year
EDF 500 Conceptions of Schooling
SRM 600 Introduction to Graduate Research
Fall Semester, 5th year
ECLD 541 Methods of Language Teaching in Multilingual Settings
EDFE 501 Practicum
Spring Semester, 5th year
EDFE 555 (Student Teaching 6 credits)
Summer, 5th year
ECLD 605 Seminar in Multilingual Teaching and Learning
EDSE 510 Foundations of Special Education