The Neag School of Education offers two routes to certification: the Integrated Bachelor's/Master's (IB/M) Teacher Education Program and the Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates (TCPCG). For information regarding the TCPCG, please refer to the Graduate Catalog. The Neag School of Education has developed a model of teacher professional preparation that provides students with a balance of carefully sequenced inquiry experiences, multiple clinical practices, liberal arts preparation, and pedagogical knowledge in a collegial environment which stresses collaboration between and among public schools, professional development schools, the different departments in the Neag School of Education, and the University's liberal arts and sciences faculty.<br><br>To qualify for the University of Connecticut's institutional recommendation for certification, any applicant must successfully complete the Integrated Bachelor's/Master's Teacher Education Program, involving five years of full-time study. Prospective teachers complete at least two years of course work in general education and in a subject area major prior to admission to the Neag School of Education. This is followed by two years of full-time course work in a subject area major and professional education while enrolled in the undergraduate teacher education program and one additional year of full-time course work in professional education while enrolled in the Graduate School to earn the Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction or Master of Arts in Educational Psychology. Connecticut's Praxis Core assessment and subject knowledge testing requirements must also be successfully completed.