Type of Certificate: Initial - Yes
Description: In lieu of planned program, 20 months of appropriate successful teaching and service in the same public school under a valid certificate or in an approved nonpublic school will be accepted.
Is this renewable? Yes
If applicant has not served under the certificate, it is renewed for 3 years, as many times as requested, provided candidate meets requirements in effect at the time. If Beginning Educator Support and Training (BEST) assessment program not completed, renewal period based on time needed.
Bachelor's Degree Yes
- At the elementary level, Is a degree in the subject/content area required: No.
- At the secondary level, is a degree in the subject/content area required: Yes.
- Other degree: Yes.
If applicant has foreign credentials, A degree evaluated to be equivalent to a U.S. degree as determined by a designated agency.
- Transcripts: Yes
Classes in pedagogy and professional knowledge
Yes
All applicants for seeking endorsements in classroom teaching areas are required to have professional education course work in: (1) foundations of education, (2) education psychology, (3) curriculum and methods of teaching, (4) a course in special education and (5) student teaching (unless waived based on 10 months of appropriate teaching experience).
GPA Requirements
No
For admission to a planned program in Connecticut, a candidate must have a minimum of a B- grade point average for all undergraduate course work.
Testing
Yes
Praxis I and II.
Student Teaching
Yes
Minimum 10 weeks of supervised student teaching is required. Or, in lieu of student teaching, 10 months of full-time appropriate teaching experience may be accepted.
Mentoring/Professional Development No
Fingerprinting No
Background check Yes
Police record examination Yes
Reciprocity with other states?: Yes