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General Licensing Requirements

General Licensing Requirements: Colorado

90 Clock Hours of Accepted Renewal Activities (7 year window) as documented by:

  • In-Service Education 
    • Certificates
    • District Transcripts: TSD Transcripts May Include 
      • Undergraduate/Graduate Credit
      • Documentation of School/District Performance Work
      • Educational Travel
      • External Credit/Independent Studies 
  • College or University Coursework
    • Official Transcripts
  • Involvement in School and/or District Performance
    • Log that includes meeting times, hours, and signature of committee chairperson.
  • Internships/Externships
    • Official Transcripts or Supervisor Verification as Evidence of Completion
  • Educational Travel
    • Travel Receipts/Tickets
    • Activity Log of specific activities and their relevance to your license areas, how you will integrate your learnings and experiences into your lesson plans.
  • Other ongoing Professional Development (May be submitted to TSD PD as an External Credit Request in Learning Pro.)
    • Workshops/Academies
      • Certificate of Completion
    • Conference Attendance
      • Copy of Agenda
      • All sessions attended (hours)
    • Research
      • Log and description
      • Signature of Research Supervisor
    • National/State Conference Presentations
      • Copy of Registration
      • Copy of Session Description
      • Log of all time spent
    • Publication
      • Dissertation (<5 years old)
      • Master's Thesis (<5 years old)
      • Book with ISBN (90 hours)
      • Chapters or professional journal articles
    • Service on National/State Educational Task Forces
      • Letter from task force chairperson verifying activities and hours
    • Supervision of Student Teacher/Mentoring Alternative Candidate
      • Activity Log verified by signed letter from the school of education or alternative designated agency