- Proof of Fingerprint Background Check by state agency
- Create your lifetime Colorado Online Licensing (COOL) account through CDE: https://cool.randasolutions.com/Account/Logi
- Schedule your fingerprinting appointment with one of CBI’s approved fingerprinting vendors
- IdentoGo service code: 25YQZV (most commonly used vendor)
- For either Colorado or Out-of-State
- For Colorado residents, choose the Digital Printing, NOT the mail-in card.
- For out-of-state applicants, choose the mail-in card
- American Biodentity Inc./Colorado Fingerprinting service code: 6188EPPI
- IdentoGo service code: 25YQZV (most commonly used vendor)
- Proof of Fingerprint Background check can also be documented by submitting a copy of a current Substitute Teaching License
- Payment of university application fee
- Official transcript of conferred bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university showing recommended 3.0 GPA or higher
- Two prompt-based essays
- Proof of knowledge of the content area by one of the following**
- Passing a Praxis Subject Assessment (Special Ed. and Elementary Ed must pass the Elementary Praxis – Three Subject Bundle #5901)
- A conferred degree in relevant content area
- A content evaluation of 24 semester hours of transcripted college coursework
- Two professional letters of recommendation
**Please note that CDE requires its own content area check for licensing upon completion of the licensing program in May.
Additional Requirements for Alternative Teacher Licensure Candidates
- Secure a full-time teaching position in your endorsement area and submit your employment contract with your application.
- Submit a Statement of Assurance to CDE after being admitted.