You will receive a confirmation email with your uploads link in 1-2 business days after the completion of the ASPIRE application. Applications missing required application documents will be inactivated after 14 business days. DO NOT submit a duplicate application (doing so will delay processing). Submit your missing documents to reactivate your application.
Resume
All applicants are required to submit a resume.
- Professional certificates
- Educational degrees
- Professional experiences
- Relevant awards, publications, presentations, & achievements
- Previous education preparation program(s)/licenses/credentials – even if not completed
Contract/Letter of Offer
All applicants must submit a 2026/2027 Contract or Letter of Offer for a teacher of record position in your endorsement area that specifies "Teacher of Record" and matches the content area for which you are applying for license. Your contract or letter of offer must be signed and dated by you and your current employer. It will also need to verify current employment of 51% or more in your endorsement area.
Transcripts
All applicants are required to submit their official degree-conferred transcript from your undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) programs.
Transcripts from institutions outside the US must be in English or include an authentic English translation and have been evaluated by a NACES member organization for course-by-course equivalency. For more information, please go to the CDE Transcripts Requirements website.
Praxis Exam Results/CDE Transcript Review Verification Results/Matching Degree
- Official Praxis passing score reports.
- CDE Transcript Review Verification Results – CDE confirmation email the candidate is approved to participate in an alternative program in their endorsement area
- BA or higher in the endorsement area – not available for all endorsements, must match CDE worksheet
ELEMENTARY AND SPECIAL EDUCATION candidates: Starting 07/20/2026, we will allow candidates to enroll on an Interim Authorization if they provide a receipt that they are registered to take the 5903 (Elementary/Sped) or 5024 (ECE/ECSE)PRAXIS exam within 21 days of submitting their ASPIRE application.
Interim Authorizations will not be offered to any K-12 or Secondary endorsement area.
Important Information: Sending us your Praxis Exam Scores
- When you sign up to take your Praxis exam, please mark to send your scores to: UNIV OF CO.-DENVER-ASPIRE-ALT 4936
- If you have already taken the official Praxis exam and have not sent them to the University, please send your official exam score reports to [email protected].
Statement of Assurance
All applicants must submit the CDE’s Statement of Assurance (SOA).
Please complete the Applicant/Candidate (green) section of the SOA form, then have your school’s HR office complete the School/District (dark gray) section, lastly email back to us so ASPIRE can complete the Designated Agency/Program (light gray) section. Please be sure to sign and date the completed form to avoid delay in processing your application.
The dates for the agreement period must be for the 2026/2027 school year and have a specific end date (mm/dd/2027).
ASPIRE has rolling admissions with six application windows from late summer to early spring, plus a February window for Special Education candidates. Application windows are based on timing and enrollment capacity. Applications are processed in the order that they are received, and incomplete applications are not processed.
ERR Funding
The 2026/2027 ERR Funding application opens on 7/1/2026. In order to apply, you must have received a signed statement of assurance from ASPIRE to Teach, and have at least applied for your alternative credential via the CDE, even if you don’t have it yet.
All ERR applicants must have their ERR Program Cost form signed by ASPIRE prior to submitting their ERR application. If you apply to for the ERR grant without a signed Program Cost form, ASPIRE will not sign your form retroactively.
