Colorado License Renewal & Salary Advancement
Required Colorado Coursework
+ Graduate Credit Options

Finish online at your own pace!
Complete Colorado renewal coursework and explore graduate credit options for license renewal and salary advancement.

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100% Online & Self-Paced Quiz-Based • No Busywork PK–12 Relevant Transcript Options: CSU Pueblo (Pass/Fail) or UMass Global (Letter Grade)
CSU Pueblo: $355 total includes instant course access + 3 graduate credits.
UMass Global: enroll for $165 and add 3 credits for $190.
Instant course access • Mobile-friendly • Certificates & university transcripts available

Helpful Colorado Note

Many Colorado educators use these courses for license renewal and salary advancement. When documentation is needed, we provide everything you need to make the process quick and straightforward.

Looking for a Colorado-based transcript option? CSU Pueblo is a strong fit. Prefer a letter-grade transcript? UMass Global remains available.


Colorado Teachers: Start with the Courses You Need Most

These featured options highlight the Colorado requirements many teachers are looking for first: 45 contact hours in ELL and 10 contact hours in Behavioral Health & Special Education.

Colorado Requirement: 45 Contact Hours in ELL

Colorado teachers using this course for their English Learner requirement sometimes upload a simple alignment form during renewal. We provide this for you to make the process quick and easy.
Choose one ELL-aligned course option below. Each provides 45 contact hours.
Option 1: Cultivating Cultural Responsiveness and Effective Sheltered Instruction
Option 2: Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching

Colorado Requirement: 10 Contact Hours in
Behavioral Health & Special Education

Choose either version of
Beyond the Surface: Supporting Students with Anxiety:

Choose Your Colorado Credit Option

Colorado-Based University Option
One combined payment: $355 Includes course access + 3 graduate credits
CSU Pueblo transcripts are Pass/Fail and come from a Colorado-based university.

Choose this path if you want a Colorado-based university transcript. The $355 all-in payment includes both the course and 3 graduate credits.

✔ Colorado-based university partner
✔ Official Pass/Fail university transcript available
✔ One combined $355 payment includes course + 3 graduate credits
✔ 100% online, self-paced, quiz-based coursework
Often a strong fit for: Colorado renewal paperwork and documentation.
Renewal note: If you’re following a 6-credit / 90 contact-hour renewal pathway, you’ll typically complete two 3-credit courses.
Explore CSU Pueblo Courses
$355 total — includes instant course access + 3 graduate credits
Letter-Grade Transcript Option
Step 1: Enroll in the course for $165 Step 2 (Optional): Add 3 UMass Global credits for $190
UMass Global transcripts show letter grades (not Pass/Fail).

Choose this path if you want a letter-grade university transcript for salary advancement or district use.

✔ Official letter-grade university transcript available
✔ 100% online, self-paced, quiz-based coursework
✔ Enroll for $165 and add the optional 3-credit university transcript fee ($190) anytime, even after you finish the course.
Often a strong fit for: salary advancement when a letter-grade transcript is preferred.
Best fit: educators who want the flexibility of an optional letter-grade transcript.
Explore UMass Global Courses
Enroll for $165 • Optional 3-credit university transcript fee: $190

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