National Board Candidacy and Certification

Begin the process today to receive up to twelve graduate credits for the many hours you have devoted to your students for improving your teaching practice through the National Board Certification® process.

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards® offers a way through the American Council on Education (ACE) for you to earn up to nine (9) credits. Three (3) credits for completed candidacy and six (6) credits for achieving NBPTS Certification. Three (3) additional credits are available for Certification Renewal.

To learn more about this opportunity go to www.nbpts.orgto apply for your ACE transcript.

American Council on Education's College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT)
Graduate Credit offered by: UCCS College of Education view syllabus »	Enrollment Deadlines
	Spring 2013	Summer 2013	Fall 2013
CURR 5030 National Board Certification Candidacy- 3 credits	May 3 Enroll »	July 19	December 6
CURR 5031 National Board Certification- 6 credits
Cost: $300/credit

Course Description

• The process is convenient and encourages NBPTS to continue living the standards
• Graduate credits or CEUs can be applied toward state licensure renewal
• Graduate credits can be applied toward in-district salary advancement
• Graduate credits can be applied towards an advanced degree
  (UCCS cannot guarantee that another institution will accept transfer credits. Check with your academic advisor to determine if these credits can be used toward your advanced degree.)
• Credits earned through the NBPTS process are offered at a drastically reduced tuition rate... $300/credit vs $545/credit.

Receiving UCCS Credit

Each participant registering for UCCS credit must:

1. Apply/Register/Pay
2. Submit Reflection Essays
3. Submit a copy of your ACE transcript showing successful Completion of National Board Certification requirements

Program Contacts

• Judy Williams, UCCS NBCT Coordinator: nbct@att.net
• UCCS Campus Wide Extended Studies: cwes@uccs.edu