Applying for a special services certificate
Speech and language pathologists, school counselors, school psychologists, school marriage and family therapists, and school social workers from most states submit the forms and documentation listed below to become certified.
If you are from Alabama, Washington D.C., Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia or Wisconsin please follow this process.
1. Application Form
Complete the online or paper-based ED 170 application. Include your nonrefundable $50 application review payment.
Important: We don’t accept personal checks. If you apply by mail, please pay with a cashier’s check, certified bank check, or money order made payable to: Treasurer, State of Connecticut.
2. Official Transcripts
Official transcript(s) with the degree and conferral date noted on the transcript can be sent in two ways:
- Official paper transcripts received in a sealed envelope may be mailed by the university or applicant.
- Official electronic transcripts may be sent directly from the university to teacher.etranscript@ct.gov. They cannot be forwarded by an applicant.
3. Current Certification
Submit a copy of your valid out-of-state educator certificate (temporary, emergency, or interim certificates will not be accepted).
4. Official Statements
Submit a completed and signed ED 125 - Statement of Preparing Higher Education Program if you are a recent graduate or have less than 30 school months of successful service in the last 10 years under a valid out-of-state certificate.
Submit a completed and signed ED 126 - Statement of Professional Experience if you have 20 or more school months of successful service in another state in the last 10 years under a valid out-of-state certificate.
Important: School social workers do NOT need to submit the ED 125 form.
5. Speech and Language Pathologist License
All speech and language pathologists applying for certification must submit a copy of their valid professional license.
IMPORTANT: We do NOT accept copies, scans, or email versions of forms requiring original signatures. We accept only original versions of forms with original signatures.