Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-145d-451

Current through December 27, 2024

Section 10-145d-451 - Initial educator certificate requirement

On and after July 1, 1993, to receive an initial educator certificate for secondary academic subjects an applicant shall present evidence of meeting the following requirements in addition to meeting assessment requirements, as appropriate:

(a) Holds a bachelor's degree from an approved institution;

(b) Has a minimum of 39 semester hours of credit in general academic courses in five of the six areas listed below. A course in United States history. On and after July 1, 1998, a survey course in United States history comprised of not fewer than three semester hours of credit shall be included.

(1) English;

(2) Natural sciences;

(3) Mathematics;

(4) Social studies;

(5) Foreign language; and

(6) Fine arts;

(c) Has completed a subject-area major consisting of one of the following:

(1) A major awarded by an approved institution in the subject area for which certification is sought, except that a major in professional education may not be accepted in fulfillment of this requirement; or

(2) A minimum of 30 semester hours of credit in the subject for which endorsement is sought and a minimum of nine semester hours of credit in a subject or subjects related to the subject for which endorsement is sought, except that a major or course work in professional education may not be accepted in fulfillment of this requirement, and except that:

(A) For the general science endorsement, a major consisting of a minimum of 39 semester hours of credit in science including study in biology, chemistry, physics and earth science;

(B) For the history and social studies endorsement:

(i) A major awarded by an approved institution in history, except that on and after July 1, 1998, 18 semester hours of credit in social studies shall be included; or

(ii) A major in political science; economics; geography; anthropology or sociology including at least 18 semester hours of credit in history, or

(iii) An interdisciplinary major consisting of 39 semester hours of credit in subjects covered by the endorsement, each of which shall include l8 semester hours of credit in history including United States history, western civilization or European history and nonwestern history, provided that for the interdisciplinary major, study shall include a minimum of one course in each of the following areas: political science; economics; geography; sociology or anthropology or psychology;

(C) For the business endorsement, a major awarded by an approved institution in business or in any one of the subjects covered by the endorsement or an interdisciplinary major consisting of 39 semester hours of credit in subjects covered by the endorsement;

(D) For a foreign language endorsement, 24 semester hours of credit in the foreign language in which endorsement is sought; and

(4) Has a minimum of 18 semester hours of credit in professional education in a planned program of study and experience to be distributed among each of the following:

(A) Foundations of education. This group includes areas such as:

(1) philosophy of education,

(2) school effectiveness,

(3) history of education and

(4) comparative education;

(B) Educational psychology. This group includes areas such as:

(1) growth and development of children from birth through the life span,

(2) psychology of learning,

(3) child-adolescent psychology and

(4) mental hygiene;

(C) Curriculum and methods of teaching. This group includes areas such as:

(1) subject area curriculum and methodology and

(2) effective teaching skills;

(D) Supervised observation, participation and full-time responsible student teaching in a secondary school totaling at least six but not more than 12 semester hours of credit as part of the requirement; and

(E) A course of study in special education comprised of not fewer than 36 clock hours, which shall include study in understanding the growth and development of exceptional children, including handicapped and gifted and talented children and children who may require special education, and methods for identifying, planning for and working effectively with special-needs children in the regular classroom.

Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-145d-451

Effective July 1, 1995; Amended August 6, 1998