Teacher Education and Special Education District Partnerships

Admitted/Current Student Support Page

University of Northern Colorado has established partnership agreements with educational organizations across Colorado and beyond. This page will help you:

  • Determine whether you are in an eligible graduate program and employed in a participating school district or organization.
  • Complete the employment verification process (see below).

Participating Districts and Organizations

  • 27J Schools
  • Akron School District No. R-1
  • Buffalo School District RE-4J
  • Centennial BOCES
  • Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8
  • Frenchman (Fleming) School District RE-3
  • Greeley-Evans (Weld) School District D6
  • Holyoke School District Re-1J
  • Lewis-Palmer School District 38
  • Lone Star School District 101
  • Monte Vista School District C-8
  • Morgan County School District Re-3
  • Northeast Colorado BOCES
  • Otis School District R3
  • Poudre School District
  • Pueblo School District 60
  • Revere School District
  • San Luis Valley BOCES
  • St. Vrain Valley School District
  • Strasburg School District 31J
  • Widefield School District 3
  • Wray School District RD-2
  • Yuma School District

Eligible Graduate Programs

Master’s Degrees

Education MAT

  • Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education Concentration
  • Curriculum Studies Concentration
  • Elementary Education with Licensure Concentration

Educational Technology MA

Inclusive Early Childhood Education / Early Childhood Special Education MA

Literacy MA

Multilingual Education MA

  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
  • World Language Licensure Program

Secondary Pedagogy MAT – Licensure: Secondary Licensure (Grades 7-12)

Special Education MA

  • Deaf & Hard of Hearing Concentration
  • Generalist Concentration
  • Gifted Education Specialist Concentration
  • Visual Impairment Concentration

Initial or Added Endorsement Programs

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Bilingual Education Specialist (K-12)

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement (K-12)

Director of Gifted Education Endorsement

Inclusive Early Childhood Education / Early Childhood Special Education Endorsement

Gifted Education Core Endorsement (Ages 4-21)

Gifted Education Specialist Endorsement (Ages 4-21)

Special Education Generalist Endorsement (Ages 5-21yrs)

Employment Verification Process

If you are enrolled in an eligible program and employed in a partner district, please verify your employment to enter the partnership program. You can sign up even if your district is added to the partnership after you were admitted to or began the program. To verify eligibility and be coded for the partnership, please:

Use your district email address to email your UNC program coordinator

  • Your program coordinator name and email address are listed your program support page.
  • Put “Partnership Employment Verification” in the subject line,
  • Put your district name and the last four digits of your Bear number in the email body.
  • Copy (cc:) the email to your BearMail address.

Once the program coordinator receives your verification, they will notify the Registrar’s Office. The Registrar will update your cohort code, allowing you to register for the correct course sections.

Important Note About Cohort Code Changes: Changes cannot be made after the drop date for a course or semester and are not retroactive.