What teaching certificates are available in Connecticut?

Educator certificates

Connecticut offers different levels of teacher certification based on education and experience. Educators with valid certificates from enhanced reciprocity states typically receive one of these as well. 

This 10-year certificate is for people who:

• Completed a state-approved preparation program at a regionally accredited college or university in the field and at the grade level for which the certification endorsement is requested.

OR

• Hold a valid, equivalent certificate from an enhanced reciprocity state.
  
  OR


• Hold a valid certificate in another state and have at least 30 school months of successful appropriate teaching experience in a public school/district or approved nonpublic school in that state.
  
  OR


• Can document at least 20 school months of successful appropriate teaching experience in a public school/district in another state, under a valid certificate, or in approved nonpublic school. Transcript evaluation is also required.

This 3-year certification is issued at the Initial level as either a:

• Nonrenewable Interim Initial Educator Certificate (3-year certificate), which is issued with a certification testing deferral according to current certification regulations.
• Interim Initial Educator Certificate (1-year certificate), which is issued with specific coursework deficiencies according to current certification regulations.
• Nonrenewable Interim Initial Educator Certificate (1-year certificate), which is issued with specific coursework deficiencies according to current certification regulations.

This 10-year certificate is for people who meet the following requirements:

• Have served for at least 50 school months in a Connecticut public school or approved nonpublic school under an Initial and/or Provisional Educator Certificate

AND

• Have met TEAM requirements, or been exempted

AND

• Have met degree/coursework requirements prescribed by Connecticut certification regulations