School of Education Advising

Whether you are a new or prospective student, a current student, graduate student, or you need to meet with a School of Education course instructor, you can submit a request for an appointment using the following form.

We will ask you a few questions on the following request form that will help us determine an appropriate advisor – you don’t have to know who to meet with at all, we’ll help you figure it out!

To declare a major with the School of Education for the first time, or to update your information with the School of Education, please use the following form.

If you have already been admitted to your School of Education program, you should be regularly scheduling appointments with a faculty advisor of your choosing from within your program area. You can schedule your appointment through Navigate or by using our request form.

Content Area Major Advising

If you are a Secondary or K-12 content area licensure student, you should meet with the appropriate advisors in your content area department(s) regularly, in addition to your School of Education advisor.  Make sure that you are seeing the designated advisors in each department for the most accurate and thorough advising.

Secondary and K-12 Education post-baccalaureate students – the advisors on the list below are your content area experts who will review your previous degree for alignment with our content course requirements.

Click the following link for a list of content-area advisors.  Please be sure to contact these departments or advisors to determine advising schedules or walk-in hours.

Are you bringing a friend or family member/parent with you to your advising appointment? If so, your advisor may ask you to fill out and submit FERPA Form.  Visit the MSU Denver FERPA page for a link to the form.

The following guides outline how you can complete our degree programs in four years.  Please use these guides in collaboration with your advisors in the School of Education.

Early Childhood Education:

• 2024-25 Early Childhood Education Major (Licensure Concentration)
• 2024-25 Early Childhood Education Major: Licensure Concentration 4-Year Plan (Degree with Designation Students Only)
• 2024-25 Early Childhood Education Major: Early Learning Specialization Concentration 4-Year Plan

Elementary Education:

• 2024-25 Elementary Education Major 4-Year Plan – Licensure Pathway
• 2024-25 Elementary Education Major 4-Year Plan – Licensure Pathway (Degree with Designation Students Only)
• 2024-25 Elementary Education Major 4-Year Plan – Non-Licensure Pathway
• 2024-25 Elementary Education Major 4-Year Plan – Non-Licensure Pathway (Degree with Designation Students Only)

Physical Education Teacher Education:

• 2023-24 Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) Major 4-Year Plan

Special Education:

• 2024-25 Special Education Major 4-Year Plan