Initial Teaching Certification Applicants
Candidates applying for their initial teaching certificate must complete an essay discussing a recent experience interacting with children and/or youth and how this experience relates to their expectations for a teaching career. Applicants must also submit a score report for the reading, writing, and mathematics sections of the Praxis Core Academic Skills examination or submit SAT or ACT scores that would have otherwise granted them a Praxis waiver from the Connecticut State Department of Education. Applicants who have an undergraduate cumulative GPA below 2.67 (on a 4.0 scale) will not be considered for admission. Applications must provide evidence of having submitted a state and national criminal history background check prior to registering for their first class.