Certification

Both initial and cross-endorsement (added endorsement) certifications in teaching and school support programs are available through the Graduate School. See Program description areas for specific information.

Download Institutional Title II Higher Education Act Report

Certification Questions

The Connecticut Bureau of Certification and Professional Development offers an online workshop at http://www.state.ct.us/sde (select the certification link button).

Contact the University's Certification Officer, GSEAP Assistant Dean Kristy Lisle, PhD. via e-mail at clisle@mail.fairfield.edu or by phone at (203) 254-4000, ext. 3232 with your certification questions or requests for certification applications, and Praxis I and Praxis II information. Or you may contact the bureau's interactive phone system at (860) 713-6969 between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. You may also fax or e-mail the bureau at the following:
Fax: (860) 713-7017
E-mail: teacher.cert@po.state.ct.us

Links to use for information on certification and required Praxis I and II information are:

ETS Information:
www.ets.org/teachingandlearning

Praxis I and II Information:
http://www.ets.org/praxis/index.html

Connecticut State Department of Education:
www.state.ct.us/sde

Connecticut Certification Bureau: www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/cert/index.htm

Connecticut Certification Forms:
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2613&q=321402

ACTFL Website:
www.languagetesting.com

Praxis I Waiver Application:
www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/cert/certform/ed_192.pdf

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