has 30 months of successful teaching experience (within the past 10 years) at a public or approved non-public school out of the state of CT, in the area in which certification is sought.
30 months of appropriate, successful experience in CT teaching under a provisional certificate AND accumulates additional credits required by certification regulations.
Applicants may check on the status of their applications at any time through an interactive voice response (IVR) telephone service by calling (860) 713-6969.
State Department of Education staff members are available by telephone for general technical support between 12:00PM - 4:00PM, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at the telephone number listed above.
Connecticut Residents - Whether you're applying for your first certificate, a renewal, or the next level of certification, the process is easy. All applications are available on the State Department of Education website.
Residents Outside Connecticut - Applying for CT certification is easy for most teachers from outside the state, but there are times when a teacher's background doesn't easily 'match' requirements in CT. For more information go to the State Department of Education website.
This bill eliminates the requirement that a professional certificate holder complete 90 CEU’s in order to renew his/her professional certificate. Instead the certificate is valid for 5 years and is required to be continued every 5 years.