Degree: Endorsement
Classroom Type: Fully Online
The ELEVATE – ECSE added endorsement program at University of Colorado Denver is designed for teachers holding a Colorado Early Childhood Education license and currently teaching in Colorado who seek to add the ECSE endorsement to their license. The program prepares educators to be leaders who will enrich the life experiences of young children (birth to eight years) with delays and disabilities and their families. It is a one-year (3 semester) added endorsement program with an option to complete the MA in Early Childhood Education.
One-on-One Support
Students work directly with one instructor throughout the program, including monthly personalized check-ins. The instructor is your ally throughout the program, serving as your coach, mentor and trusted partner in your development as an ECSE educator.
Professional Learning Community
Students belong to a Professional Learning Community (PLC) that supports their continued development as an ECSE educator. The ELEVATE program operates fully online, including virtual PLC meetings.
Online Guided Explorations
The program curriculum is customized to match your experience and needs in the classroom. Each learning activity is linked directly to practice, focused on developing teacher effectiveness as an ECSE educator, and is reviewed by your instructor, who provides written formative feedback.
Interest Categories: Education & Counseling Social & Behavioral Sciences
Campus: CU Denver Online
The ELEVATE – ECSE added endorsement is a fully remote, personalized program to meet your needs and experiences. While curriculum is structured into blocks of courses, you will experience a very different kind of learning from traditional graduate courses (online or in-person). You will be assigned one instructor who will take you through the three-block sequence of ECSE curriculum to provide a coherent learning experience for you.
The ELEVATE program is a 24-credit ECSE added endorsement that is structured into three semesters (one-year). Each semester is comprised of a block of courses that includes graduate courses, a job-embedded practicum, and credits for prior learning and experiences in the ECE field and ECE license practicum experiences. Students can expect to dedicate approximately 8 - 12 hours per week/month to the program curriculum, including two hours per month for PLC meetings.
Course Details
Block 1 Courses: Fall Semester (11 credits)
*Total costs per semester, includes tuition and student fees = $2674
Course Details
Block 2 Courses: Spring Semester (8 credits)
*Total costs per semester, includes tuition and student fees = $2317
Course Details
Block 3 Courses: Summer Semester (5 credits)
*Total costs per semester, includes tuition and student fees = $1375
Recommended Completion Time:1 year
Max Transfer Credits:6
Required Credits for Completion:24
How to Apply
Contact Sara Van Dyke at sara.vandyke@ucdenver.edu for information on how to apply.Qualifications to Apply
Application Requirements
Application Deadline
The program offers admission only in Fall semester. Application deadline is June 30.
ECE Educator Scholarships, administered by the Colorado Department of Higher Education in collaboration with Colorado Department of Early Childhood, are designed for early childhood education students living in Colorado who are pursuing dedicated coursework, certificates and degrees up to a master’s degree. Awards vary dependent upon credit hours of enrollment and program. All eligible students receive some funding.