Applicants
are required to meet all current admissions criteria for teacher
education programs as mandated by the State of Connecticut
and the University. These requirements currently include:
- Passing
score on Praxis 1 Basic Skills Examination (or combined
SAT score of 1,000 (1,100) with at least 400 (450) on both
the verbal and math sections respectively, depending on
date of administration).
- Overall
GPA of 2.8 for all undergraduate courses taken at ALL institutions
attended.
- Thirty-nine
(39) SH general education distribution requirements.
- Two
letters of reference attesting to potential as an educator.
- A written
essay describing reasons for seeking a teaching career.
- An
interview with members of the Education Department faculty.
- Additionally,
an audition, an essay, a music theory test (if the candidate
does not have a music background) and specific music skills
and course work are required for admission into the Certification
Only Program in Music Education. In most cases, students
will take a planned program of undergraduate courses leading
to certification in:
Elementary
Education (grades K-6);
Secondary Education (grades 7-12) in Math, English, Social
Science/History, Chemistry, Biology, Earth Science and
Spanish;
Health Education (PK-12);
Music Education (K-12); and, on the graduate level, School
Counseling (K-12).
Other requirements may include general education courses
lacking in a student's undergraduate background that are
required by the University and/or the State Department
of Education. At the end of the Certification Only Program,
and prior to being recommended for teacher certification,
all students must take and pass Praxis II (content exams
in the appropriate field of study). Candidates may not
register for more than two courses without being formally
admitted to the Certification Only Program, which requires
meeting all entrance requirements as noted above.
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