Certificates and Licenses. A Journey and a Destination.
With CU Online, you can complete among six certificate programs from the University of Colorado Denver. The certificates and licenses are a convenient way to fulfill current professional requirements as well as a way to document your progression toward a UCD degree.
Each link will take you away from this site, so to get back, simply click on the back button in your browser. Click on each to find out more and to see which online courses comprise it.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
Professional Writing Certificate
This writing certificate focuses on a combination of traditional and new media courses. It is primarily designed for those who have already earned a B.A. or B.S. at an accredited college. However, enrollment is open to undergraduates, graduates, working professionals, and returning students. This certificate has no prerequisites, and its flexible and interdisciplinary nature will prepare you for graduate school, as well as a career in:
- Education
- Law
- Editing
- Professional writing
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
This is an exciting time for instructional design and technology professionals – there is a growing demand for people with eLearning expertise and few people with the knowledge and skills to meet the demand. The Designing eLearning Environments (DeE) certificate program focuses specifically on the skills needed to design and facilitate online learning opportunities for learners in:
- K-12
- Higher education
- Corporate settings
This program is perfect for educators who are not interested in a graduate degree.
Graduates earning the Early Childhood Special Education Specialist license have the theoretical background and skills in assessment, teaching, and collaboration necessary to work with young children with disabilities and typically developing children in a variety of settings. Graduates with this license assume professional roles including:
- Lead teacher
- Early interventionist
- Service coordinator
- Child Find team member
- Special education consultant
- Behavior specialist
This certificate program allows you to take courses in the specialty area of Early Literacy and apply these courses directly toward the full master’s degree. In light of federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and state CBLA initiatives, this supplementary certificate offers primary grade teachers, preschool teachers and Para educators greater background in the development, assessment and instruction of literacy for young children.
This program is designed for teachers already licensed in elementary or secondary general education. If you are a teacher without the formal credentials required to serve students with disabilities or if you would like to improve your ability to meet the needs of all learners, this program is for you.
School of Public Affairs
Non-Profit Management Certificate
This program is geared toward managers who already work for a nonprofit organization. This supplementary certificate provides the leadership skills and creative strategies to keep non-profits not only alive, but thriving well into the next millennia.