How to Apply to TCPCG

Application Deadline

Applications to TCPCG will be accepted until December 1, 2025, for early admission to the cohorts beginning in Summer 2026 at UConn Avery Point, UConn Hartford, UConn Waterbury, and UConn Stamford.

Please note that the Admissions Committee cannot make a decision about your application until the application is complete with all required information and materials.

Before you assemble your application materials, please connect with the TCPCG staff at your desired campus:

 

Sueños Scholars Grant Program

The Sueños Scholars Program, through UConn Stamford and the Neag School of Education’s Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates, prepares underrepresented students for careers as educators. When students apply to TCPCG at UConn Stamford they will be invited to complete the voluntary survey according to the grant guidelines. If they meet any of the criteria, they will be invited to a secondary interview to see if they are selected as 1 of 10 scholars in the cohort. Questions? Email Katie Nagrotsky at kathryn.nagrotsky@uconn.edu.

 

Applications to TCPCG for Summer 2025 cohorts are no longer being accepted. Applications for Summer 2026 cohorts will be accepted starting in Fall 2025.

Application Instructions

Connect with the TCPCG Staff at Your Desired Campus:

Assemble Your Application Materials:

  1. Personal Statement - please follow these personal statement instructions.
  2. Current résumé with 3 references listed
  3. Transcripts of all collegiate work (including UConn); official or unofficial
  4. Foreign transcripts MUST be evaluated by one of the approved evaluators (listed on CSDE website under Transcripts from colleges and universities outside the U.S.).
  5. Applicants with a cumulative grade point average below the state minimum (2.7) must apply for a GPA waiver
  6. Evidence of having taken appropriate content area Praxis II test or ACTFL
    (Note: All candidates need to have taken their respective Praxis II exam(s) prior to beginning the program)
  7. Admitted students must provide test results on Praxis Core or waiver test scores

Complete the Application to the Graduate School:

When completing the Graduate School's online application, under Intended Program, please select:

  • Level of Study: Masters
  • Academic Areas: Education
  • Program: Curriculum and Instruction MA OR Educational Psychology MA (special education students)
  • Concentration: Your concentration of choice from our certification areas list.
  • Enrollment Cohort: TCPCG
  • Campus: Avery Point, Hartford, Stamford, or Waterbury (select one)
  • Entry Term: Summer 2026

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