How to Apply to TCPCG

UConn’s Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates (TCPCG) is designed for individuals who already have a bachelor’s degree and wish to become a teacher in just 10 months. Students can choose either a hybrid in-person/online cohort, based at UConn Stamford, or fully in-person cohorts at UConn Hartford, UConn Waterbury, or UConn Avery Point. Graduates of the program earn Connecticut Teacher Certification and an MA in Curriculum and Instruction or Educational Psychology (special education students). TCPCG begins each summer and is a full-time program; no part-time options are available.

Before you assemble your application materials, please connect with the TCPCG staff at your desired campus so they can complete a review of your transcripts:

Application Deadlines

  • Early admission: December 1
  • Regular admission: February 1

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

Scholarships

Neag School of Education scholarships are available to TCPCG students. Scholarship applications are due in March, so if you are interested in submitting one, please first apply to TCPCG by December 1.

Learn More About Scholarships

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's will be accepted until April 1, 2026, for admission to the cohorts beginning in Summer 2026 at UConn Avery Point, UConn Hartford, UConn Waterbury, and UConn Stamford.

Application Instructions

Email the TCPCG Staff at Your Desired Campus for Transcript Evaluation:

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. For International Transcripts: Prospective students with international transcripts must get a Course-by-Course transcript evaluation by one of the approved evaluators listed on the Connecticut State Department of Education website. If your degree is a 3-year bachelor’s degree from India, Canada, Australia, Sri Lanka, Scotland or certain other countries, the UConn Graduate School will not consider the degree to be equivalent with a 4-year U.S. bachelor’s degree, even if the degree has been evaluated as a 4-year degree by an outside credential evaluator.
  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 2027

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