Certificates
Are you an educator looking to develop expertise in a specific content area?
Numerous certificates are available that are transferable to a degree program. Most certificates are 9-12 graduate-level credits and are open to educators with a bachelor's degree. Some certificates may only be available to teachers in particular districts or CU Denver master's students in certain degree programs as noted. Click on the certificate links below for specific requirements.
Certificate, P-3 Leadership
Degree Earned: Credit available Non-credit Classroom Type: Fully Online Provides elementary and early learning leaders with skills and knowledge to lead cross-system improvements and to implement instructional reforms that benefit our youngest learners, preschool through 3rd grade.Certificate, Prosocial Leader
New Degree Earned: Credit available Non-credit Classroom Type: Fully Online The Prosocial Leader certificate is designed for school leaders who are interested in leading schoolwide social and emotional learning (SEL) programs. This professional learning experience consists of three courses remotely facilitated in partnership with CREATE and the Prosocial Leader Lab.Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis
Degree Earned: Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: Fully Online Offers an opportunity to become a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA) to those who are passionate about identifying and championing the strengths and assets of children with differing abilities.Graduate Certificate in Applied Measurement
Degree Earned: Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: Fully Online Online and on campus classes Learn to measure the abstract variables used in daily decision-making. This involves deep critical thinking skills and the ability to combine statistical learning with understandings of human behavior. Individuals working in social sciences, education and mental health and who want to deepen their knowledge of diversity, respect, equity and inclusiveness may be particularly interested in this offering.Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistical Modeling
Degree Earned: Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: Fully Online Online and on campus classes Learn advanced statistical modeling skills that have direct connections to practical educational issues and socially-just solutions for urban and diverse communities. Think and reason with quantitative data, especially using large scale datasets.Graduate Certificate in Classroom Assessment
Degree Earned: Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: Fully Online Online and on campus classes Learn how assessments in education both support and hinder individuals in diverse groups. There are many biases to be aware of and overcome as we create more culturally inclusive assessments moving forward. We prepare students to be leaders in schools and districts who can advocate for change using data.Graduate Certificate in Culturally Responsive Methods
New Degree Earned: Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: Fully Online Learn how to conduct research studies and evaluations with a culturally responsive lens. We prepare leaders who can advocate for diversity, respect, and inclusiveness using data.Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education Pedagogy
New Degree Earned: Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: Fully Online Provides Reggio-inspired experiential learning in ECE pedagogy to complement students’ current competencies and experiences. Courses can articulate into CU Denver and Boulder Journey School’s MA in Innovative ECE.Graduate Certificate in Early Literacy
Degree Earned: Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: Fully Online Equips preschool and primary grade teachers and para-educators with advanced skills in the development, assessment, and instruction of literacy for young learners. The certificate includes methods that help all learners-including those who are linguistically or culturally diverse-gain important literacy skills.Graduate Certificate in Leadership for Learning Design and Technology
Degree Earned: Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: Fully Online CU Denver’s Leadership for Learning Design and Technology certificate focuses on transformative change, culture, and initiative for modern learning organizations; with distinct themes of vision building, culture shifting, innovation nurturing, business modeling, and knowledge management.Graduate Certificate in Learner-centered Instructional Design
Degree Earned: Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: Fully Online CU Denver’s Learner-centered Instructional Design certificate focuses on human centered design, learning engagement and motivation, and learning frameworks. You’ll explore distinct themes of design-thinking, learning aesthetics, universal design, and system usability.Graduate Certificate in Literacy and Language Development for Diverse Learners
Degree Earned: Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: Fully Online Offers educators and leaders nationwide a deep dive into literacy development, assessment, and instruction and equitable educational access for all children.Graduate Certificate in Mathematical Content Knowledge for Teaching
Degree Earned: Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: Fully Online Fosters educators' success by enhancing their ability to engage students in math reasoning while increasing their own knowledge of mathematical content.Graduate Certificate in Mathematics Learning and Teaching PK-12
New Degree Earned: Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: On campus Advance your career to support pre-K through 12th grade students’ mathematics learning.Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning
Degree Earned: Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: Fully Online CU Denver’s Online Teaching and Learning certificate focuses on effective online & hybrid learning designs, high impact practices, and modern learners; with distinct themes of instructional design, inclusive pedagogies, active learning, and emerging pedagogies.Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation
Degree Earned: Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: Fully Online Online and on campus classes Experiences and connections with urban and diverse communities are at the heart of our online Program Evaluation certificate. Coursework involves helping real schools, community organizations and non-profits thrive through effective and culturally responsible program evaluation practices.Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Methods and Analysis
New Degree Earned: Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: Fully Online Develop your abilities to collect and analyze words, images, and observations to gain a deeper understanding of phenomena. We prepare leaders who can advocate for diversity, respect, and inclusiveness using data.Graduate Certificate in Teaching for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
Degree Earned: Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: Online and on campus classes Provides content-area teachers (math, science, social studies, etc.) with a foundation of teaching content for multilingual students. The certificate is also valuable to content-area coaches or administrators with a commitment to diversity and social justice, and who provide support for teachers with multilingual learners in K - 12 classrooms.Graduate Certificate, Digital Teacher Librarian
Degree Earned: Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: Fully Online Equips teacher librarians to lead the way in digital, media, and information literacy development in their schools and create an inclusive, future-ready learning culture for building essential student skills.Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education Pedagogy
New Degree Earned: Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: Fully Online Provides Reggio-inspired experiential learning in ECE pedagogy to complement students’ current competencies and experiences. Courses can articulate into CU Denver and Boulder Journey School’s MA in Innovative ECE.Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Literacy for Family & Community Helping Professionals
New Degree Earned: Undergraduate Certificate Classroom Type: Online and on campus classes This undergraduate certificate offers individuals who will work in community-based organizations — including nonprofits, school-based, and local to international organizations — an in-depth understanding of the role literacy plays in diverse families and communities.Undergraduate Certificate in Pathways2Teaching, Paraprofessional
Degree Earned: Undergraduate Certificate Classroom Type: On campus Strives to create a new generation of community-responsive educators as it begins the journey for high school juniors and seniors to become teachers. Students earn transferable college credits toward a teaching degree. The program helps meet the demand for teachers in urban and rural communities and address a lack of diversity in the teacher workforce.Undergraduate or Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education Coaching
Featured Degree Earned: Undergraduate Certificate Graduate Certificate Classroom Type: Fully Online Provides experiential learning in best coaching practices for teacher-leaders, coaches, directors, principals, home childcare providers, early interventionists, special education staff or anyone looking to strengthen their coaching competencies and understanding of systems thinking.Transcription
The certificate will appear on the student's transcript upon successful completion of the course unless the student is already enrolled in an SEHD degree program. If a student is currently enrolled in an SEHD degree program and is taking certificate courses, the certificate will appear on the student's transcript if no more than 3 credit hours are used to meet degree requirements. Our nationally and internationally recognized certificates are exceptions to this policy, this includes the certificate for Applied Behavior Analysis.
Students must have a grade of C or better in all classes applied toward their certificate and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (B average) or higher for the certificate to be transcribed. Particular district-related certificates require a grade of B or better for certificate transcription. In some cases, courses with a grade of C may not count toward a master's degree, depending on specific degree program requirements.