TREP Student Eligibility

A qualified student is eligible for TREP if the student:

• Per 22-35-108.5 (2)(a)(I), C.R.S., “is following the teaching career pathway created in section 23-60-110 and is on schedule to complete the courses and/or experiences specified in the teaching career pathway for the twelfth grade year and is enrolling in the postsecondary courses identified in the teaching career pathway for the fifth and sixth years.”
• Is college ready, and not in need of developmental education coursework in accordance with the education career pathway in which they enroll.
• Has completed, or is on schedule to complete, at least 9 credit hours (semester hours or equivalent) of transcribed, credit-bearing, college-level postsecondary coursework* prior to completing their 12th grade year.
• Completes an Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) prior to declaring intent to participate in TREP.
• Applies to, and is accepted into, a postsecondary program to continue on an approved educator pathway at a qualified Colorado institution of higher education.
• Is entering the TREP program in the year immediately following the student’s 4th year of high school.
• Has been selected for participation by their high school principal or equivalent school administrator based on the above criteria.
• Upon entry to the TREP program, has not been designated a TREP program participant in any prior year (can only participate in TREP for 2 academic years).
• Is in good academic standing (minimum Grade Point Average of 2.0 in postsecondary coursework) and remains enrolled in an applicable educator pathway in order to participate in year 2 of the TREP program.

*Does not include International Baccalaureate (IB), College Level Education Program (CLEP), prior learning, or experiential courses, unless these exams/experiences have been converted to transcribed credits on a college transcript.  

• Home study students enrolled in TREP are only eligible for part-time funding.
• It is not a state requirement that students meet the LEP’s graduation requirements before the end of their 12th grade year in order to be eligible for TREP. LEPs may have their own requirements in determining approval of students to participate in TREP.
• Students must take at least one course on the Educator Pathway each fall to qualify for funding.
• Students enrolled in a state-designated Early College High School are not eligible for the TREP program.