University Partners
We are pleased to announce our partnership with seven Colorado-based higher-ed institutions that honor the leadership, deep-learning and professional development residents receive during their licensure year. Upon successful completion of our program, residents are eligible to receive graduate credits or scholarship to our partner universities. Residents are eligible for this opportunity up to five years after program completion. It should be noted that admission to our partner universities is not guaranteed and coursework is not transferred into credits/scholarship until university acceptance and/or degree completion.
For more information, please contact the Recruitment and Admissions team at [email protected] or 303-861-1169.
Colorado State University- Global Campus
Degree Option: Masters of Science in Teaching and Learning
Credit Benefit: Residents will receive twelve (12) credits toward a degree through participation in the PEBC Teacher Residency. These credits fulfill the specialization requirement in their master’s degree program.
University Contact: (800) 920-6723 or [email protected]
Fort Lewis College
School of Education, Graduate Studies
Degree Option: Masters of Arts in Education: Teacher Licensure
Credit Benefit: Residents will receive twelve (12) credits toward a degree through participation in the PEBC Teacher Residency.
Program and Scholarship Information: https://graduate.fortlewis.edu/teacher-licensure/
University Contact: Shawn Whitehead at 970-247-7097 or Teacher-Licensure@fortlewis.
Metropolitan State University of Denver
School of Education
Degree Options: Masters of Arts in Teaching in Special Education or Masters of Arts Teaching in Elementary Education
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction (Inclusive Practices*** or Trauma Informed Practices concentration area)
Certificate Option: Autism and Significant Support Needs Certificate or Trauma Informed Practices
Credit Benefit: 9 credits transfer and 12 credits waived (out of 49-50 total credits), 3-6 credits (out of 30 credits) or 3 credits (out of 15 credits) respectively depending on degree pursued.
Scholarships: Residents may apply for all School of Education scholarships for which they are eligible. https://msudenver.edu/edscholarships/
University Contact: Britt Lane, Graduate Programs Coordinator
University of Colorado Denver
School of Education & Human Development
Degree Option: Personal Professional Masters of Arts
The Personal Professional Masters of Arts is a customizable master’s degree option that allows students to choose an area of study and then choose from a wide range of other courses to create a program of study that best suits their needs.
Areas of study include:
- Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Learning Design and Technology
- Learning, Developmental and Family Sciences, Learning
- Literacy Education
- Special Education
- STEM Education: Math or Science
Credit Benefit: Residents will receive nine (9) credits toward the degree through participation in the PEBC Teacher Residency.
University Contact: School of Education & Human Development Office of Recruitment & Outreach at 303-315-6300 or email at [email protected]
University of Northern Colorado
School of Teacher Education
Degree Options:
- Education Masters in Teaching: Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
Masters of Arts in Teaching Diverse Learners - Graduate Interdisciplinary Degree Program Masters of Arts: Science Education Emphasis
- Education Masters in Teaching: Curriculum Studies
- Special Education Masters of Arts: Special Ed Generalist
- Masters of Arts in Literacy
Credit Benefit: Residents will receive the following credit benefit through participation in the PEBC Teacher Residency:
- Three credits (3) credits toward the Special Education Master of Arts: Special Education Generalist
- Six credits (6) toward the Education Masters in Teaching: Culturally and Linguistically Diverse*, Graduate Interdisciplinary Degree Program Masters of Arts: Science Education Emphasis, Education Masters in Teaching: Curriculum Studies and Masters of Arts in Literacy
- Nine credits (9) toward the Masters of Arts in Teaching Diverse Learners**
*Credit benefit is conditional on resident completion of 40 observational hours with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners.
**Credit benefit is conditional on resident placement in a SPED and CLD classroom environment.
University Contact: Kaitlin Mack at 970-351-4038 or [email protected]