Charter Oak State College Alternate Route to Certification in Early Childhood Education

Integrated Early Childhood/Special Education Birth to Kindergarten

teachers trained to serve the birth to three system or work in integrated pre-K or K settings with students with typical and atypical developmental needs.

Have completed a bachelor's degree with 15 credits in the areas of typical and atypical development, psychology of learning and family studies. Candidates who completed a bachelor’s degree without a declared major must have completed 18 hours of related coursework.

Have passed the Praxis I or have SAT scores of at least 1100 and received a waiver from the State Department of Education.

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Have attained a 3.0 cumulative GPA. Students with GPAs between 2.7 and 3.0 may petition in writing for consideration of a waiver based on a history of exceptional professional experience.

Have at least three years of verified full-time experience as an early childhood educator (with children ages birth through five) or as a home visitor providing educational services to families with children between the ages of birth to five.