CSU-Global Campus students now have the option to earn a Colorado Teaching License (elementary K-6; secondary 7-12, K-12, or special education ages 5-21). Eighteen credits of the WS teacher licensure program will be articulated into the CSU-Global Campus M.S. in Teaching and Learning degree.
Through this articulation program, students will enroll in both the CSU-Global Campus M.S. in Teaching and Learning degree and the Western State College of Colorado Teacher Education programs. By earning your 100% online master’s degree in education along with the licenses to teach elementary or secondary education in Colorado, you gain the advanced knowledge, theory, and skills to excel in today’s classrooms and educational systems. Both universities are regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Students who wish to earn both a M.S. in Teaching & Learning degree and complete a teacher licensure program must enroll in BOTH CSU-Global Campus and Western State. See the CSU-Global streamlined admissions process for information on how to apply for the master’s degree program and the Western State admissions to apply for the licensure program.
No. CSU-Global’s degree program and Western State’s licensure program are separate programs. Students will need to complete an application for Western State as well as the streamlined admissions process for CSU-Global. What CSU-Global and Western State have agreed on is that CSU-Global will accept in transfer, 18 credit hours from Western State’s licensure program to meet the 36 credit hour requirement for graduation.
Students should contact Western State directly for all its admission requirements and for the enrollment application. The basic admissions requirements are a 3.0 undergraduate GPA and a background clear of any felonies. Students must successfully complete everything on the checklist via the link to be admitted: www.western.edu/academics/education/Graduate_Programs/admission
Yes. CSU-Global will articulate 18 credit hours from either the Western State Alternative Licensure program or the standard Western State Licensure program.
CSU-Global’s M.S. in Teaching and Learning is currently $450 per credit hour. The CSU-Global Tuition Guarantee locks in your tuition rate for all credit hours taken at CSU-Global from the time of enrollment for as long as you enrolled in either program (no tuition hikes).
Students should check with Western State directly for the cost of its program.
CSU-Global requires a total of 36 semester hours of credit for its Teaching and Learning online graduate degree. Major coursework at CSU-Global will account for 18 credits to accompany the articulation of 18 credit hours from Western State’s teacher licensure program.
CSU-Global Required Courses (three credits each):
OTL531 Foundations of Learning Theory
OTL540k Theory and Practice in Backward Design
OTL565 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Differentiated Classroom
OTL510 Teacher Leaders
OTL568 Action Research
OTL599 Capstone Project (final course)
Students should contact Western State for the specific course requirements for its Teacher Licensure program. It is recommended, but not required, that students take OTL531, OTL540k, OTL565, OTL510 before beginning the Western State Licensure Program. OTL568 and OTL599 must be completed after all other coursework in both programs in order to complete the CSU-Global M.S. Teaching & Learning degree.
Students can find information about the program on Western State’s website at http://www.western.edu/education. Additional information can be found as part of the Graduate Programs in Education Admissions Checklist – each step on the checklist contains a link to more information.
Program contact information for questions is also available on there.
CSU-Global has course start dates every four week. Contact admissions@csuglobal.org or call 1-800-920-6723 to learn when the next available term begins.
Per Western State: The next Western State licensure program session begins on July 28, 2012 so students must be accepted and enrolled through Western State no later than July 15, 2012. The first Western course is offered on-campus for a week in the summer, but the other courses are offered online throughout the year. While enrolled in Western's licensure program you can be interning in a K12 classroom in state, out of state, or internationally. Please email Western State with any questions.
No. Western State will work with students to coordinate their internships. Students should NOT contact schools – they should work with the Western State once they have been admitted and enrolled.
