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Welcome to Office of Professional Licensure

The function of the Office of Professional Licensure (OPL) is to assist educator candidate(s) and alumni in working your way through the process with Colorado and other states. Whether a current or former student, here you will find all the forms and instructions that you will need to obtain the approvals you need to apply for your credentials with the Department of Education

Charles Warren, Ph.D.

Charles Warren, Ph.D.

Administrator and University Licensure Officer

Charles.Warren@unco.edu

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Current Students

Checkpoints are requirements necessary to be able to progress through the teacher education program at UNC: 

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Teachers

Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, Special Education and K-12. 

Once you have completed your program at UNC you will need to assemble some documents to be able to apply for your license from the Colorado Department of Education (CDE): 

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School Leaders

Principals and Administrators 

Once you have completed your program at UNC, you will need to assemble some documents to be able to apply for your license from CDE

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Special Services Providers

Nurses, Audiologists, Counselors, Psychologists, Speech Language-Pathology, O&M

Once you have completed your program at UNC, you will need to assemble some documents to be able to apply for your license from CDE