Eligible Applicants Must:

• Be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident at the time of application.
• Have a 2.8 GPA. 
• Submit evidence of a completed FAFSA. 
• Be eligible for admission to the SEHD licensure program. Please note that acceptance into the Noyce program does NOT guarantee acceptance into SEHD.
• Have completed or be working on an undergraduate STEM degree (mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science, computer science, engineering) at CU Denver or other institution.
• Have prior experience working with students in an educational or similar setting prior to starting the program OR be willing to gain this experience prior to starting the program.
• Be on track to complete the requirements of UCD's School of Education and Human Development (SEHD) MAT+ secondary math or science teacher licensure program within the allotted one year.
• Demonstrate a commitment to pursue a teaching career in a high-need school district. For more information, read the FAQs.
• Complete two years of teaching in a high-need district following licensure. 

Before starting this application, you may wish to gather the following artifacts or information: 

• Names and email addresses for two academic or professional references
• Transcripts from all universities attended (unofficial is fine)
• Evidence of completed FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
• Current resume
• A 1-2 page essay, double-spaced, which addresses the following prompt:
  • Describe a time you’ve failed at something. What did you learn from it?
• Both SEHD application essays addressing the following prompts:
  • CU Denver considers your prior experience with children and youth to be an important factor in admissions decisions. Please discuss your past and/or current experiences in working with children and youth (whether formal or informal) and how those experiences have come to influence your decision to become a teacher who teaches in diverse contexts.
  • CU Denver looks for evidence of a candidate’s critical thinking skills, the ability to see issues from multiple perspectives, and the ability to present clear and concise ideas and analysis. Drawing on your personal life experience, please discuss items I - IV listed below:
    

    I. Identify what you consider to be a major educational issue.

    II. Why do you consider this issue to be important?

    III. What are various perspectives/points of view on this issue? [This should demonstrate that you can think about an issue from a perspective that you might not currently hold.]

    IV. What do you see as the major impact of this issue on students, families and/or educators?