Section 10-145d-523 - Professional educator certificate requirementsTo receive a professional educator certificate for practical nurse education in vocational-technical schools, an applicant shall present evidence of having met the following requirements:
(a) Has completed 30 school months of successful teaching under the provisional educator certificate or an interim educator certificate;(b) Has completed not fewer than 30 semester hours of credit beyond the bachelor's degree at an approved college or institution, including a minimum of 12 semester hours of credit in professional education. Such course work need not necessarily lead to a master's degree and may include graduate or undergraduate courses. It shall consist of:(1) A planned program at an approved institution, related directly to the subject area of the endorsement, or in an area or areas related to the teacher's ability to provide instruction effectively, or to meet locally determined goals or objectives; or(2) An individual program which is mutually determined or approved by the applicant and the employing agent of the board of education and which is designed to increase the ability of the teacher to improve student learning.(3) On and after July 1, 2003, any applicant who holds or held a provisional teaching or provisional educator certificate shall have completed, at an approved institution, either a master's degree or at least 30 semester hours of graduate credit.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-145d-523