Education

Program Info: Many of our programs are nationally ranked as some of the top programs in the U.S. Recent rankings have highlighted our programs in educational leadership, secondary education, elementary education, school psychology, theatre arts, and special education.

The University of Northern Colorado offers four Professional Teacher Preparation Programs (PTEP) that are designed to prepare teacher education candidates for Colorado Licensure. The 2005-2006 Professional Teacher Education Programs include: Elementary Education (K-6), Secondary Education in specific teaching areas (7-12), and K-12 Education in the areas of Physical Education, Music Education, Visual Arts Education, and Special Education.

If you are interested in becoming a teacher there are several licensure levels available for undergraduates at the University of Northern Colorado. For example, you can choose to become an elementary or secondary school teacher. In addition, UNC now offers a Special Education major that carries with it a K-12 (kindergarten through 12th grade) licensure. Other K-12 licensures are offered in music, physical education and art.