The College of Education dates back to the 1890s with teacher education as the first focus. The first teacher education certificates were offered in 1898 to professional men and woman. Teacher preparation and Educational Leadership remains a staple of the College of Education today. Throughout the early 20th century the education program continued to grow with the first master's degree offered in 1901 and the first doctorate in 1935. The School of Education was organized in 1945 and became a college of the
University of Denver in the mid-1980s. The College of Education added an
Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree in
School Psychology in the mid-1990s. The college continued to expand, acquiring the Library and Information Management program in 2000 and offering a
Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) In 2008, the College of Education became one of the few named colleges of education in the country, becoming the Morgridge College of education after the Morgridge Family. The Morgridge College of Education received a new home in 2011 at the corner of Evan St. and High St. on the west side of the
University of Denver campus. The new building houses state of the art technology including
SmartBoard or
Promethean Boards in all classrooms, collaborative work stations throughout the building, a centralized control room, and
Crestron control panels in all classrooms. ==Programs==