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Colorado Mountain College

Alternative Licensure Program (Elementary and Secondary)

Alternative education courses are 5 – 8 weeks long and typically meet on Thursday

afternoons and evenings, during CMC fall and spring semesters or summer sessions. Classes are built in a hybrid model with 1/3 of the time meeting for in-person classes and 2/3s of the time in the field.

Students must complete all credited coursework with at least an 80% (B-) or higher in each course

• Submit a mentor meeting log to demonstrate times and content discussed with mentor teacher

• Complete at least six (6) observation cycles during the program duration

• Defend their eligibility for an initial teaching license in front of a panel

• Defense happens in June or upon completion of program

• Details for defense will be forthcoming