COURSE NUMBER-Credit hrs	TITLE OF COURSE	SEMESTER OFFERED	Must be taken with internship
MATH 3040-3	Mathematics for Teachers	Spring, Summer, Fall
IPTE 5000-3	Literacy Assessment and Instruction	Spring and Fall	Yes
IPTE 5001-1 (Prerequisite: IPTE 5000)	Literacy Assessment and Instruction Lab	Spring and Fall	Yes
IPTE 5002-2 (Prerequisite: MATH 3040)	Mathematics Assessment and Instruction	Spring and Fall	Yes
IPTE 5006-4	Science in the Elementary Curriculum and Social Studies in the Elementary Curriculum	Combined section Spring and Summer
IPTE 5020-3	Exploring Diversity in Content and Pedagogy I	Spring and Fall	Yes
IPTE 5120-3	Negotiating the Classroom Culture with Children	Spring and Fall	Yes
SPED 5021-2 (Prerequisite: IPTE 5020)	Exploring Diversity in Content and Pedagogy II	Spring and Fall	Yes
IPTE 5130-3	Democratic Schooling: Issues of Law and Ethics	Spring, Summer, Fall
SPED 5112-3	Teaching for the Success of All Children	Spring and Fall	Yes
IPTE 5910-2	Internship and Site Seminar I	Spring and Fall
IPTE 5911-2 or SPED 5910-2 (Dual TCs Only)	Internship and Site Seminar II or Special Education Internship and Site Seminar	Spring and Fall
IPTE 5912-3	Internship and Site Seminar III	Spring and Fall
IPTE 5913-6	Internship and Site Seminar IV	Spring and Fall

Licensure Plan Summer Start (12 & 18 Months)

12-Month Licensure Plan (Grades K-6) SUMMER Start

Summer		Fall		Spring
IPTE 5130 IPTE 5006		MATH 3040 IPTE 5000 IPTE 5020 SPED 5112	IPTE 5120 IPTE 5910 IPTE 5911 or SPED 5910	IPTE 5001 IPTE 5002 SPED 5021	IPTE 5912 IPTE 5913
Total Semester credits: 7		Total Semester credits: 19		Total Semester credits: 14

18-Month Licensure Plan (Grades K-6) SUMMER Start

Summer 1	Fall 1	Spring 1		Summer 2	Fall 2
IPTE 5130 and/or IPTE 5006	IPTE 5000 MATH 3040 SPED 5112 or IPTE 5120 IPTE 5910	IPTE 5120 or SPED 5112 IPTE 5001 IPTE 5002 IPTE 5020	IPTE 5911 or SPED 5910	IPTE 5006	SPED 5021 IPTE 5912 IPTE 5913
Total credits: 3-7	Total credits: 11	Total credits: 11		Total credits: 3	Total Credits: 11

 

18-Month Licensure Plan (Grades K-6) FALL Start 

IPTE Master's Degree and Endorsement Options

M.A. coursework and assignments assume that you are teaching children while enrolled; assignments and portfolio demonstrations require ongoing work with students for whom you are accountable. Some MA/endorsement options (see notes below) require two years of documented teaching experience at the point of application for endorsement. It is recommended that you talk with school and district personnel so that you consider school and district needs in determining the focus of your final master’s requirements.

Please be aware that upon successful completion of all required coursework listed below, each Master’s degree candidate will have to complete a final comprehensive examination consisting of a portfolio, project, or take home exam.  

IPTE Elementary Bilingual/ESL Leadership (27 credits)

M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction with emphasis in Bilingual/ESL and Teacher of the Linguistically Diverse endorsement (requires 2 years teaching experience at the point of applying to Colorado Department of Education for endorsement) Contact: Mark Clarke at mark.clarke@cudenver.edu.

REM 5080-3: Research for Teachers or REM 5050-3: Assessment for Teachers

LLC 5910-3: Foundations of Language, Literacy, and Culture

LLC 5160-3: Foundations of Bilingual Education or LLC 5150-3 or LLC 5140-3

LLC 5070-3: Linguistic Analysis of English

LLC 5030-3: Language and Literacy Acquisition I

LLC 5050-3: Linguistic and Cultural Issues in Linking Assessment and Instruction

LLC 5825-3: Methods and Materials of Language Teaching

LLC 5820-3: Techniques in Teaching ESL

LLC 6912-3: Seminar and Practicum

 

IPTE Elementary Literacy Leadership (27 credits)

M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction with a Reading Teacher endorsement (requires 2 years teaching experience at the point of applying to Colorado Department of Education for endorsement) Contact: Sally Nathenson-Mejia at sally.nathenson@cudenver.edu or Sherry Taylor at sherry.taylor@cudenver.edu

REM 5080-3: Research for Teachers

LLC 5020-3: Workshop in Literacy and Language Teaching

LLC 5810-3: Workshop in Language Acquisition and Development (LLC 5810 preferred) or

LLC 5030-3: Language and Literacy: Acquisition, Processes, and Cognition I

LLC 5055-3: Linking Assessment and Instruction I

LLC 5060-3: Linking Assessment and Instruction II

LLC 5910-3: Foundations of Language, Literacy, and Culture

A children’s literature course with advisor approval-3 credits

LLC 6910-3: Seminar and Practicum in Literacy and Language, K-6

Choose one:

LLC 5710-3: Primary Literacy: Pre-Third Grade

LLC 5720-3: Writing: Process, Development, and Teaching—Grades 3-12

 

IPTE Elementary Special Education Leadership (32-35 Credits)

Master’s in Special Education with a Special Education Generalist endorsement. Contact: Donna Sobel at donna.sobel@cudenver.edu

To complete the IPTE Special Education Generalist endorsement:

SPED 5600-3: Special Education for School Professionals (Note: IPTE 5130 taken at the general education licensure level may be substituted for SPED 5600)

SPED 5320-2: The Uses of Technology in Special Education

SPED 5300-3: Collaborating in Schools & Communities

SPED 5010-3: Instructional Strategies for Students with Special Needs

SPED 5140-4: Advanced Assessment in Special Education

SPED 5500-2: Transition/Secondary Issues in Special Education

SPED 5780-3: Literacy Intervention for Student with Disabilities

SPED 5151-2: Positive Behavioral Supports

SPED 5913-4: Special Education Internship

To complete the IPTE Special Education M.A. beyond the endorsement:

REM 5080-3: Research for Teachers

SPED 5400-3: Seminar in Special Education

EPSY 5240-3: Cognition and Instruction

 

IPTE Educational Psychology Leadership (18 Credits)

Master’s in Educational Psychology.

Educational Psychology: Assessment – Contact: Kenny Wolf at kenneth.wolf@cudenver.edu

REM 5050-3: Assessment for Teachers

REM 5080-3: Research for Teachers

REM 5300-3: Introduction to Measurement

EPSY 5100-3: Advanced Child Growth and Development

EPSY 5110-3: Human Learning or ECE 5020-3: Approaches to Young Children's Learning

And any one of the following courses in consultation with your advisor:

EPSY 5020-3: Advanced Psychological Foundations of Education

EPSY 5240-3: Cognition and Instruction

REM 6050-3: Seminar in Assessment Policy Issues

3 credits: Any content assessment course (e.g., literacy assessment, math assessment, etc.)

Educational Psychology: Growth/Development/Learning –

EPSY 5100-3: Advanced Child Growth and Development

EPSY 5110-3: Human Learning or ECE 5020-3: Approaches to Young Children's Learning

EPSY 5240-3: Cognition and Instruction

REM 5080-3: Research for Teachers

And any two of the following courses in consultation with your advisor:

EPSY 5020-3: Advanced Psychological Foundations of Education

EPSY 5050-3: Children's Thinking

EPSY 5180-3: Psychology of Gifted, Talented, and Creative Children

EPSY 5200-3: Social Psychology of Learning

EPSY 6600-3: Human Motivation

 

IPTE Elementary Teacher Leadership: (Option) Emphasis (18-21 credits)

M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction with a leadership area of choice

REM 5080-3: Research for Teachers

FNDS 5050-3: Critical Issues in American Education

or IPTE 5080-3: Principles and Practices of Change in Schools

or SPED 5300-3: Collaborating in Schools & Communities

Mathematics – (Select 12 credits from the following) Contact: Karen Koellner at karen.koellner@cudenver.edu

ELED 5430-3: Topics in Mathematics Education

ELED 5410-3: Teaching Numbers and Arithmetic

ELED 5440-3: Geometry in Elementary School

ELED 5401-3: Assessment in Mathematics Education

ELED 5411-3: Mathematics Education and Gender

ELED 5416-3: Math Science Connections

ELED 5430-3: Topic: Probability and Statistics

Science – See Advisor for plan of study Contact: Mike Marlow at mike.marlow@cudenver.edu

 

IPTE Elementary Teacher Leadership: (Option) Emphasis (21 credits)

M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction with leadership:

Technology Applications in Education Contact: Brent Wilson at brent.wilson@cudenver.edu

IPTE 5080-3: Principles and Practices of Change in Schools or SPED 5300-3: Collaborating in Schools & Communities

IT 6720-3: Research in ILT

IT 5510-3: Integrating Technology in the Curriculum

IT 5830-3: Workshop: Assessment and Technology

IT 5750-3: Human Issue Surrounding Learning Technologies - OR - IT 6750-3: Current Trends and Issues in IT

IT 5999-3: Planning for Technology Environments - OR - IT 6999-3: Leadership and Practice in ILT

IT Elective-3: (Complete a 3 credit IT elective with Advisor approval)