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Initial Adult Basic Education Authorization
The checklist is for ...
Individuals seeking their first adult basic education authorization.
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Qualifications:
- An associate's or higher degree earned at a regionally accredited college/university
- Completion of EDU 131, 132, 133 and 134 OR
- A certificate of equivalency provided by CDE's Adult Education Initiative's Office (details below)
Plan Ahead
- You will need electronic copies of all requested documentation. (PDFs and JPEGs work well; we do not accept HEIC documents.)
- Allow ample time to request any third party transcripts or other documentation.
- Be sure also to review the application process.
Application Fee:
$90 in-state
$110 out-of-state
Authorization Expires:
5 years from date of issue
Gather the Necessary Information/Documentation
In the application you will need to include:
- A valid form of government-issued identification.
- Documentation verifying your qualifications:
- A copy of an official transcript reflecting a conferred associate''s or higher degree in the content area
- A copy of an official transcript showing completion of the following coursework: EDU 131, 132, 133 and 134 OR
- A certificate of equivalency provided by CDE's Adult Education Initiatives Office
- To submit transcripts for equivalency, complete a form for each course
- Then contact CDE's Adult Education Initiatives Office and request a Syncplicity folder be created for you to submit your forms and transcripts confidentially
- Upon approval, a certificate of equivalency will be provided to you to include in the application
- All prior work experience
- Documentation for any self-disclosures related to the following:
- Prior criminal history
- Disciplinary actions
- Issues related to licensure or employment
Then ...
- Log in to COOL to create your licensure account (if you have not already done so.)
- Submit fingerprints to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
- Ensure you have a current background check on file. You have 30 days from the time CDE receives your background check to apply for a license.
- If you have submitted fingerprints for CDE credentialing in the past, but allowed all credentials to lapse or did not submit within the 30-day window, you must submit a new set of fingerprints to CBI for licensure purposes.
- The status of your background checks will be noticed in your COOL account and within your application(s).
Have everything ready to go?
When you have gathered all required documentation, have submitted fingerprints to CBI for CDE licensure purposes and have reviewed the licensure process, log in to COOL and select the "APPLY for LICENSE" button to the right on your dashboard to complete the ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AUTHORIZATION application.
App Checklist - final reminders
Final Reminders
At the risk of repeating ourselves, we again reiterate these important reminders:
- You have 30 days from the time CDE receives your background checks to submit an application or you will need to submit a new set of fingerprints for licensure purposes at the time of application.
- By submitting an application, you are verifying that you have first submitted fingerprints for CDE licensure purposes, provided all requested and required documentation for a complete application and answered all questions truthfully.
- Applications submitted without fingerprints will be considered incomplete. The notification sent requesting fingerprints is considered the first notification of a deficiency.
- Within 45 business days of receipt, CDE will evaluate the application.
- Upon determination of qualification, CDE will notify the applicant and the corresponding certificate will be available for view or print in the individual's COOL account.
- Should the application be found incomplete, CDE will notify the applicant to specify the information needed to complete it.
- First-time notifications will be sent via email and available in your COOL account.
- Subsequent notifications for missing/unreadable documents will be sent via COOL account only.
- An applicant has 60 days from the date of this first notification to cure the deficiency (i.e., provide the necessary information or submit background checks) or submit to the department a written request for reconsideration stating the basis for the request. Additional time is not granted to those who receive this notification due to background checks. Any additional deficiency noticed also will need to be cured within the original 60-day period.
- CDE will provide a written response within 30 days of any request for reconsideration.
- Requests for reconsideration do not apply to background checks.
- An applicant who fails to cure the deficiency or request reconsideration within these 60 days will be deemed as having withdrawn the application, and such withdrawal shall not be subject to appeal or review.
- First-time notifications will be sent via email and available in your COOL account.
- State statute prohibits the refunding of any application evaluation fee.
- Once you have submitted an application, it is your responsibility to check your COOL account regularly for notifications on its status and/or to print a copy of your certificate.