TREP
Earn your first two years of college credits for free!
Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation Program
TREP creates the opportunity for qualified students in a teaching career pathway to have two years of college paid for after their senior year.
To qualify you must meet the following requirements:
- Remain enrolled at the high school for a fifth year. (You will take courses on the college campus, not on the high school campus.)
- Be under the age of 21.
- Have a GPA of 2.0 or higher.
- Be on track to meet all high school graduation requirements by the end of your senior year.
- Complete one course during 12th grade in the list of approved Educator Pathway Courses.
- Not be in need of basic skills or remedial course work as defined by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education's (CCHE) remedial education policy.
- Have satisfied the minimum prerequisites for the college classes before your enrollment in the course, including having the required SAT, ACT or Accuplacer scores.
- Have an updated Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) with your HS counselor.
- Apply for the College Opportunity Fund (COF).
- Apply to and be accepted into the Colorado postsecondary institution where you plan to take college classes.
For more information, including participating colleges and a student checklist, please visit the district TREP page.
Additionally, students interested in pursuing a career in education might want to enroll in the P-Teach program during high school. Please visit our P-Teach page to learn about even more opportunities to earn college credits and pursue your chosen path.
