Connecticut Teaching License – Praxis Core
To get your Connecticut teaching license, you will need to complete an approved teacher education program.
In order to start your teaching course, you will need to pass the Praxis Core exam.
The Praxis CORE was formerly known as the Pre-Professional Skills Test or PPST.
The Praxis Core includes sections in reading, writing, and mathematics.
Teachers meeting certain conditions may apply for an exemption from taking the Praxis Core test.
Connecticut Teaching License – Praxis Subject Exam
You will also need to take the Praxis subject-area tests if any of the following apply to you:
- You are first-time teacher applying for certification.
- You are renewing a lapsed Connecticut certificate.
- You are seeking an additional teaching endorsement in a new area.
For more information on the Praxis exams for Connecticut, please click on the link below.
Praxis Teacher Certification Test – Connecticut
Connecticut Teaching License – Additional Requirements
You may also have to follow other testing guidelines to get your Connecticut teaching license.
The other guidelines apply to:
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
- Connecticut Administrator Test (CAT)
- The School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA)
More information on testing requirements can be found on the official Connecticut Board of Education website.
Connecticut State Department of Education
Connecticut Teaching License – Exemptions
There are some exemptions to teacher assessment in Connecticut.
If you are an out-of-state teacher, you may be exempt from taking the tests mentioned above.
You will get an exemption if you have a valid certificate in another state, and you also have one of the following:
- three years of successful experience in the same state within the past ten years
- a Master’s degree in the your academic subject area
Pedagogical degrees in the subject area do not meet the requirements for the exemption.
Out-of-state teachers can also apply for a one-year interim certificate.
These interim teaching certificates are issued with a deferral of the testing requirements.
A certificate issued with a testing deferral is nonrenewable.
If you recieve an interim certificate, you need to take and pass your tests by the time your interim certificate expires.
NOTE: This webpage is not affiliated with ETS, the trademark owners of the Praxis Examinations, or the Connecticut State Department of Education.