Welcome to Office of Professional Licensure
The function of the Office of Professional Licensure (OPL) is to assist educator candidate(s) and alumni in working your way through the process with Colorado and other states. Whether a current or former student, here you will find all the forms and instructions that you will need to obtain the approvals you need to apply for your credentials with the Department of Education.
Current Students
Checkpoints are requirements necessary to be able to progress through the teacher education program at UNC:
- Initial Application to PTEP (EDFE 110)
- Full Application to PTEP (EDFE 120)
- Graduate Application to PTEP
- Application for Student Teaching (EDFE 130)
- Application for Student Teaching - Special Education (EDSE 130)
Teachers
Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, Special Education and K-12.
Once you have completed your program at UNC you will need to assemble some documents to be able to apply for your license from the Colorado Department of Education (CDE):
School Leaders
Principals and Administrators
Once you have completed your program at UNC, you will need to assemble some documents to be able to apply for your license from CDE:
Special Services Providers
Nurses, Audiologists, Counselors, Psychologists, Speech Language-Pathology, O&M
Once you have completed your program at UNC, you will need to assemble some documents to be able to apply for your license from CDE: