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Combined Undergraduate/Graduate Degree Program in Teacher Education


This is an innovative MA and teacher licensure (4 + 1) program that is available to University of Denver undergraduates. Students who are interested will apply to the TEP program in their junior year. If accepted, 9 credit hours of education courses will be completed in the senior year (counting for both the undergraduate and masters degree), and the 43 credit TEP licensure curriculum during the 5th year of the 4 + 1 program.  Students who successfully complete the coursework will receive a Master of Arts degree in Curriculum and Instruction and be recommended to the state of Colorado for teacher licensure. 

Areas of licensure available are:

  • Elementary Education (K-6)
  • Secondary Education (7-12)Art Education (K-12)
    • English Language Arts
    • Mathematics
    • Science
    • Social Studies
  • Music Education (K-12)
  • Foreign Language Education (Spanish only) (K-12)