Education: Secondary Education Alternative Certification

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An alternative teaching certification pathway for individuals who already have a bachelor’s degree in a specific content area.

Graduates of the program will receive a Certificate of Occupational Proficiency: Secondary Education Alternative Certification.

The certification is offered at all Colorado Mountain College locations; however, not all courses are offered on every campus, some courses may require technology enabled modalities (web conference, hybrid, online). For additional program location & modality information, please see Academic Programs at Colorado Mountain College.

For federal student aid purposes, this program is defineda as 26 credits and 42 weeks of instruction and is financial aid eligible.

Program Requirements

✽ EDU 2351 - Multilingual Learners 3.0 Credits
✽ EDU 2341 - Multicultural Education 3.0 Credits
EDU 3321 - How People Learn: Learning, Teaching, and the Human Brain 3.0 Credits
EDU 3330 - Framework for Planning Instruction and Assessment 3.0 Credits
EDU 3381 - Adapting Instruction and Assessment for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Learners 3.0 Credits
EDU 4405 - Creating an Engaging and Relational Classroom Environment 3.0 Credits
EDU 4410 - Intervention and Inclusion: Differentiation for Exceptional Students 3.0 Credits
EDU 4421 - Teacher Leadership, Ethics, and Professionalism 3.0 Credits
EDU 4430 - Research-Based Instructional Practices 2.0 Credits

Minimum Hours Required

Minimum Credit Hours Required (26)
Minimum Contact Hours Required (390)

Note:

◆ State Guaranteed Transfer

✽ Generally Transferable

Not all programs/courses are available at every campus and may require travel to another campus or access via technology-enabled learning (videoconferencing, hybrid, or online).

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