Helping All Learners Flourish
UConn Neag School of Education teachers transform their classrooms and their schools to promote a more just and equitable society. They disrupt historic patterns of inequity and help schools become inclusive, engaging, and inspiring spaces where all learners flourish.
We prepare teachers to engage all students in deeper learning. Our teachers learn to enact multimodal, research-based instructional practices to promote equity and excellence in their classrooms. Graduates develop trusting relationships with students, families, colleagues, and local partners to co-construct collaborative classrooms and school communities.
Certification Programs
Integrated Bachelor's/Master's Program (IB/M)
The Integrated Bachelor's/Master's Teacher Preparation Program is a highly competitive five-year comprehensive teacher preparation program* that integrates coursework and school-based clinic experiences facilitated by University and K-12 faculty in the preparation of pre-service teachers. The IB/M Program is only offered to undergraduate students at UConn Storrs as an upper-division major and leads to a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Arts degree in Curriculum and Instruction or Educational Psychology (special education students). Students apply in the spring of their sophomore year for enrollment starting the fall of their junior year.
Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates (TCPCG)
The Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates leads to Connecticut Teacher Certification* and a Master of Arts degree in just 10 months of full-time coursework. Students can choose either a hybrid in-person/online cohort, based at UConn Stamford, or in-person cohorts at UConn Hartford, UConn Waterbury, or UConn Avery Point.
*In order to receive the institutional recommendation for certification in Connecticut (or other states), students must complete all program requirements, including the bachelor's degree, master's degree, and required licensure tests.