One year of classes.
One thousand-plus hours of in-school experience.
One great way to prepare for your teaching career.
Teaching requires professionals who possess a thorough knowledge of their discipline, a comprehensive pedagogical foundation, and habits of professional action. Students entering UNH’s Initial Teacher Certification Program are required to have a Bachelor’s Degree with a strong content major or area of concentration. Education Department faculty build upon students' strengths by providing coursework in pedagogy - the science and study of teaching and learning. This coursework, coupled with a year-long supervised, integrated field experience, allows students to investigate the foundational theories of teaching and learning while connecting them to the realities of current schools.
The Intern Option allows candidates to complete the master's degree program in an intense full-time schedule of one year, which includes a full-time, daily supervised school internship and night-time classes. After earning a master's degree, candidates complete the CT certification program by fulfilling 13 weeks of supervised student teaching.
In choosing this option, candidates PAY NO TUITION. Interns pay ONLY for student fees, books, and student teaching. The tuition cost savings is over $25,000.
The Capstone Option allows candidates to complete the program on a part-time basis. Candidates take night-time classes at a slower pace and do not enroll in an internship, but do have short fieldwork experiences. Candidates have up to five years to complete the program using this option.
Certification options: Elementary (1–6) or Secondary (7–12) - Business, English/Language Arts, History/Social Studies, Mathematics, Music, Science (Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, General Science, Physics), or World Languages (French or Spanish).
Classes meet at three different locations: West Haven, Meriden, and New London.
