Required Documents

Certificate Only:

• All official transcripts from colleges/universities
• Background check OR copy of your teaching license. To request a background check, please complete the following:
  •  Visit the Colorado Bureau of Investigation's website
  • Click on 'Individual'
  • Pay the $6.00 fee to receive the results
  • Submit a copy of the results to your application portal or email them to education@uccs.edu
• One recommendation (contact information only)
• Vitae/resume and career goal statement
• $60.00 application fee (non-refundable)

Select "All Graduate Students" then "Inclusive Early Childhood Education (Graduate Certificate)" for the "Degree Program".  

Certificate & MA Degree:

• All official transcripts from colleges/universities 
• One recommendation (contact information only)
• Vitae/resume and career goal statement
• Background check OR copy of your teaching license. To request a background check, please complete the following:
  •  Visit the Colorado Bureau of Investigation's website
  • Click on 'Individual'
  • Pay the $6.00 fee to receive the results
  • Submit a copy of the results to your application portal or email them to education@uccs.edu
• $60.00 application fee (non-refundable)

Select "All Graduate Students" then "Special Education (MA)" for the "Degree Program" and "Inclusive Early Childhood Education" for the "Program Concentration".