Graduate Teacher Certification Programs
These programs are designed for students who have earned a bachelor's degree and would now like to complete the requirements necessary for teacher certification in the State of Connecticut.
After the student has been admitted, requirements for teacher certification at the graduate level will be individually prescribed through a transcript evaluation by an advisor in the School of Education and Professional Studies and departmental subject advisor when applicable. Certification requirements include not only course work (such as completion of undergraduate requirements for appropriate subject majors, professional education, and student teaching) but also the satisfactory completion of all requirements for admission to the Professional Program of the School of Education and Professional Studies.
Students are advised to contact their advisors as soon as possible after they are admitted to graduate study. For current information concerning Connecticut and University requirements for certification, they may consult the office of the dean, School of Education and Professional Studies. Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification programs are not degree granting programs, therefore, students completing these programs for teacher certification do not participate in graduation ceremonies or receive a diploma. Completion of the program will be noted on the academic transcript.
Credits for these programs will be posted on a graduate transcript but may not be applicable to a graduate degree program in the future.