Admission Requirements

Applicants must apply to the Graduate School at the University of Northern Colorado before the program area reviews the applicant’s request for admission. Failure to submit all required materials will delay the evaluation and screening of your application.

Each applicant must:

• Possess a baccalaureate degree from an Institutionally Accredited college or university or a comparable degree from a foreign institution.

• Have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better (on a 4.00 scale) for the most recent degree earned or current degree in progress.

  • If you are still completing your bachelor's degree at the time you apply, admission will be based on your current cumulative GPA, and you will need to re-submit your official transcript (showing your conferred degree and final GPA) during your first semester. If your final GPA fell below 3.00, you will be given additional requirements as defined by the academic program that must be met within one calendar year to remain enrolled at UNC.

  • If you have completed a master's degree, or at least 18 credit hours towards a master's degree, the GPA of your master's work will be used.

• Prior to student teaching, you will need to provide proof of your competency in a language recognized by the Colorado Department of Education (see the languages listed for the World Languages endorsement) via one of the following methods:

  • Hold a degree in your target world language; or
  • Passing score of state recognized test: Praxis, NES, or Place depending on the specific target language; or
  • 24 semester hours of college level coursework that meet the minimum requirement in each of the areas as required by the State.

Take the following steps to be considered for admission: