Admissions

A complete application includes:

1. Complete the online application:
   • Fall 2025
2. A one-page statement of purpose (reviewed by the School of Education for advising purposes)
   • Your personal statement should tell us why you want to pursue this degree in addition to elaborating on:
     • What interests you, excites you, and makes you curious about this degree possibility and/or any of the particular certifications
     • Your background in the field of education and where you teach
     • Your goals for utilizing the leadership skills you will gain from these certificates
     • How you would like to create change within your school or community
3. A copy of your transcript providing evidence of completion of a regionally accredited U.S. bachelor's degree or its international equivalent.
   • Please submit an unofficial copy of your transcript with the application. You will be asked to submit an official transcript once you get admitted and enroll in the program.
   • All international transcripts should be submitted in the native language and include each course completed and the grade/mark earned. Credentials written in languages other than English must also be accompanied by a certified English translation.
4. International students may also need to submit official scores from a test of English proficiency. Applicants should have at a minimum:

- a TOEFL score of 75 (internet-based),
- an IELTS score of 6.0​ or 
- a Duolingo score of at least 120.

• After your application is submitted, request that the TOEFL testing agency report your official score directly to the University of Colorado Division of Continuing Education. The institution code for CU Continuing Education is B880. To report your official Duolingo scores, click "Send Results" from inside the application, then choose University of Colorado Boulder - Continuing Education. IELTS scores should be reported in the application. In addition, you must provide the following information to your IELTS test center when requesting that your scores be sent to CU Boulder (IELTS does not use school codes):

CE Records - Graduate Programs
Division of Continuing Education
University of Colorado Boulder
178 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0178

• Test scores are not required for all international students. You are not required to submit test scores if your native language is English or if, within two years from your desired admission term at CU Boulder, you have completed at least one year of full-time study at either a U.S. college/university or at a non-U.S. college/university where English is the native language of instruction.
• This program is fully online. Please note that international students are not eligible for U.S. student visas if taking fully online programs. International students who do not require a visa are welcome and encouraged to enroll in the program. 

Once you have been admitted, you will receive a separate email with your student ID number and instructions for activating university accounts, as well as how to enroll in courses.

Students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 across courses previously taken as a certificate student in this program, if applicable.