Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-145d-446

Current through December 27, 2024

Section 10-145d-446 - Initial educator certificate requirements

On and after July 1, 1998, to receive an initial educator certificate for teaching at the middle grades, an applicant shall present evidence of meeting the following requirements in addition to meeting the 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 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 the requirement in either subdivisions (1), (2) or (3) of this subsection:

(1) A subject area major in any of the following areas: English mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry, earth science, general science, social science, history, political science, economics, geography, anthropology, sociology; or

(2) An interdisciplinary major in humanities, history/social science, or integrated science; or

(3) 24 semester hours of study in a subject (English, mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry, earth science, social science, history, political science, economics, geography, anthropology, sociology) and either 15 semester hours in a second subject (English, mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry, earth science, social science, history, political science, economics, geography, anthropology, sociology) which shall result in endorsements in the two subject areas, or 15 semester hours in an all level endorsement qualify for an additional teaching endorsement); and

(d) Has a minimum of 30 semester hours of credit in professional education in a planned program of study and experience in middle grades education, to be distributed among each of the following:

(1) Foundations of education. This group includes areas such as: philosophy of education, school effectiveness, history of education, comparative education and philosophy and organization of middle grade education;

(2) Educational psychology. This group includes areas such as: human growth and development, psychology of learning, child-adolescent psychology, mental hygiene, developmental characteristics of early adolescent students and family studies;

(3) Curriculum and methods of teaching. This shall include a minimum of six semester hours of credit including study in reading and writing across the middle grades curriculum, and methods for teaching at the middle grades;

(4) Supervised observation, participation, and full-time responsible student teaching, totaling at least six but not more than 12 semester hours of credit in a middle grades school setting; and

(5) A course 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.

(e) For the English major or English concentration, courses shall include study in the evaluation and instruction of students in the area of language arts;

(f) For the history or social science major or concentration, the history courses shall include study in U.S. history, western civilization or European history and nonwestern history, and study in at least three areas of social science.

(g) For the mathematics major or concentration, courses shall include study in calculus.

(h) For the humanities interdisciplinary major, 18 semester hours of study in language arts/English, and course work in at least 3 areas: literature, philosophy, drama, fine arts, dance, theology or foreign language.

(i) For the integrated science interdisciplinary major, a concentration in one area of science of at least 18 semester hours of credit, including a minimum of three lab courses, and course work in each of the other three areas of science, for a minimum of seven credits each including at least one lab course in each area.

(j) Complete 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-446

Effective July 1, 1995; Amended August 6, 1998