Connecticut's 070 School Psychologist Endorsement

The following instructions apply to those who have completed the Neag School's School Psychology program.

Please note that the state educator certification regulations may change frequently. Regardless of your career plans, it is in your best interest that you submit the application for state certification within 30 days after graduation from the Neag School.

Certification Process

School Psychology candidates will start the certification process in the spring semester you will complete program (no earlier than May 1). Candidate applies online through the Connecticut Educator Certification System (CECS)

• Watch Applying for Certification Tutorial Video and review FAQs for more information
• During the application, select certificate or position type: Select Special Services.
  • Select endorsement area: 070 School Psychologist
• Educational History
  • Select bachelor’s degree and save
  • The system will ask if you have college/university coursework/degree that is not shown, and you will click Yes
  • Add your master’s degree
  • Add Sixth Year Certificate
• Professional History page asks, “Do you have any teaching, administrative, and/or special services experience that is not shown” (considered experience under a valid teaching certificate). Answer No
• Continue with questions until complete.
• Pay $50 nonrefundable application review fee with a MasterCard, Visa, or Discover Card.
• After submitting payment, you should receive a confirmation email. If you don’t receive one, check your spam folder.

Next steps:

• Candidates should order official copies of their transcript(s) from all institutions and have them sent to Bureau of Educator Standards & Certification, P.O. Box 150471, Hartford, CT 06115-0471 or to teacher.etranscript@ct.gov.
  • If possible, mail your official transcript to CSDE for review. Due to the large volume of e-transcripts the Bureau receives daily, the e-transcript may expire before they are able to download and scan it into your file.
• Wait to order UConn transcript until Sixth Year Certificate is posted. See instructions for requesting official UConn transcripts on the Registrar's website.
• The Neag School of Education Certification Officer submits the institutional recommendation for certification to the Connecticut State Department of Education (typically late June). Candidates are eligible for the Initial Educator Certificate.
• Once the CSDE reviews the application, they will email you an Application Status Letter and the fee balance will be requested ($150). You can pay this when you receive the letter, or you can wait until your UConn Graduate Certificate has been posted in Student Admin.

If you have questions about your application, email teacher.cert@ct.gov.