Foundation for Teaching Economics (FTE) Credit Program

How To Obtain UCCS Credit For Your FTE Course

  1. Make sure you have registered with FTE for your desired course(s).
  2. Find your course in the listings below and click on the course title.
  3. In the information window that opens to the right, click on the button to download the course registration packet. This document will provide you with step-by-step instructions for applying to the Extended Studies Program and accessing your myUCCS student portal account, where you will register and pay for your course credit.
  4. At the conclusion of your course or whenever you wish, request your official UCCS transcript. Go to the Transcript Request Page for instructions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Environment & the Economy (E&E)

  • Course dates: January 18-21, 2025
  • 2 or 3 graduate credit hours
  • Tuition: $240 (2 CH); $360 (3 CH)
  • Class# 41143 (2 CH); 17998 (3 CH)
  • Deadline to register for credit: February 18, 2025
E&E-New Orleans, LA registration packet

Rejuvenating Your Economics Classroom (RYEC)

  • Course date: February 5, 2025
  • 1 graduate credit hour
  • Tuition: $120
  • Class# 17992
  • Deadline to register for credit: February 21, 2025
RYEC-Atlanta, GA registration packet

Economic Issues For Teachers (EIFT)

  • Course dates: February 15-17, 2025
  • 2 graduate credit hours
  • Tuition: $240
  • Class# 41142
  • Deadline to register for credit: February 28, 2025
EIFT-Las Vegas, NV registration packet

Economic Demise of the Soviet Union (EDSU)

  • Course date: February 22, 2025
  • 1 graduate credit hour
  • Tuition: $120
  • Class# 17991
  • Deadline to register for credit: March 7, 2025
EDSU-Virtual registration packet

Economics of Disasters (EOD)

  • Course date: February 28, 2025
  • 1 graduate credit hour
  • Tuition: $120
  • Class# 17990
  • Deadline to register for credit: March 14, 2025
EOD-Huntsville, AL registration packet

Is Capitalism Good for the Poor? (CAP)

  • Course date: March 15, 2025
  • 1 graduate credit hour
  • Tuition: $120
  • Class# 18030
  • Deadline to register for credit: March 28, 2025
CAP-Virtual registration packet

Issues of International Trade

  • Course date: March 15, 2025
  • 1 graduate credit hour
  • Tuition: $120
  • Class# 41894
  • Deadline to register for credit: March 28, 2025
Issues of Int'l Trade-Detroit, MI registration packet

Economic Forces in American History Online (EFIAHO-Colonialism)

  • Course dates: March 18-May 20, 2025
  • 2 graduate credit hours
  • Tuition: $240
  • Class# 41857
  • Deadline to register for credit: April 4, 2025
EFIAHO-Colonialism registration packet

Uncharted Waters: Economics, Water Use & the Environment

  • Course date: March 29, 2025
  • 1 graduate credit hour
  • Tuition: $120
  • Class# 41895
  • Deadline to register for credit: April 11, 2025
Uncharted Waters-Virtual registration packet

Making Sense of the Federal Budget, Debt and Deficits (FBDD)

  • Course date: April 12, 2025
  • 1 graduate credit hour
  • Tuition: $120
  • Class# 41896
  • Deadline to register for credit: April 25, 2025
FBDD-Terre Haute, IN registration packet

Economics of Disasters (EOD)

  • Course date: April 26, 2025
  • 1 graduate credit hour
  • Tuition: $120
  • Class# 41897
  • Deadline to register for credit: May 9, 2025
EOD-Savannah, GA registration packet

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