Colorado License Renewal & Salary Advancement
90 Contact Hours (Meets CDE Requirements) + Graduate Credit Options

Finish online at your own pace!
Use verified coursework for Colorado renewal and salary advancement, with official documentation available.

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100% Online & Self-Paced Quiz-Based • No Busywork PK–12 Relevant Transcripts: Letter Grade (UMass Global) or Pass/Fail (CSU Pueblo)
✅ Browse FTBT Courses Available to Colorado Educators — Enroll for $165
Optional graduate credit: add 3 UMass Global credits for $190 anytime (even after you finish).
Instant course access • Mobile-friendly • Certificates & university transcripts available

How It Works

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).

FTBT courses are 100% online, self-paced, and quiz-based. Colorado educators commonly use graduate credit for license renewal and salary advancement (district-dependent), with official documentation available.

✔️ 100% online, self-paced, quiz-based coursework
✔️ Official letter-grade university transcript available (UMass Global)
✔️ Start anytime — pay the optional 3-credit university transcript fee ($190) anytime, even after you finish the course
Renewal note: If you’re following a 6-credit / 90 contact-hour renewal pathway, you’ll typically complete two 3-credit courses.
✅ Browse FTBT Courses Available to Colorado Educators — Enroll for $165
Optional graduate credit: add 3 UMass Global credits for $190 anytime (even after you finish).

📘 Colorado Requirement: 45 Contact Hours in ELL

Choose one of these ELL-aligned course options (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:
Colorado-Based University Option

🏔️ Prefer a Colorado university? Choose CSU Pueblo (Pass/Fail transcript)

FTBT also partners with Colorado State University Pueblo. This is a great fit if you prefer a Colorado-based university transcript and a Pass/Fail grading format.

✔️ CSU Pueblo transcripts are Pass/Fail
✔️ Official university transcript provided for documentation
✔️ Fully online, self-paced, quiz-based

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