School of Education

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The School of Education offers programs leading to master’s degrees and Sixth-Year Diplomas in Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Educational Administration and Supervision, and Remedial Reading, as well as certification in many subject areas and school administration. The school’s doctoral program focuses on the development of experienced leaders and practitioners in both the public and private sector.

CAEP Accreditation

The University of Bridgeport’s Graduate School of Education (SOE) received National Recognition for the Initial Licensure Programs from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) in the fall of 2018. The School of Education will undergo their next review cycle in the spring of 2025.

The School of Education will add to the next review cycle a review of the advanced programs. The CAEP Advanced Program Standards were not yet available in 2018 when our initial review was conducted; the Advanced Programs maintain Connecticut State Accreditation through 2025.

All initial and advanced programs within the University of Bridgeport’s School of Education are fully approved by the State of Connecticut’s Board of Education.

Teacher preparation programs

Candidates who seek certification to teach in Connecticut must follow a planned program of study that results in a master’s degree and a recommendation by the state certification officer at the University for an Initial Educator Certificate in the state of Connecticut.

Programs of study available at the Waterbury Center

• MS in Elementary Education  or Secondary Education  (part-time evenings and weekends)
• MS in Elementary Education or Secondary Education w/internship
• Courses leading to Sixth-Year, Reading, and Administration certificates

Programs

• Education, Master of Science in Elementary or Secondary Degrees, Sixth-Year Diplomas of Advanced Studies, and Certification Areas
• Educational Administration and Supervision Sixth-Year Diploma of Advanced Study, Intermediate Administrator (092) Certification, DAS
• Sixth-Year Diploma of Advanced Study (DAS): Reading and Language Arts Consultant (097) Certification

• Elementary Education, M.S.
• Music Education, M.S.
• Secondary Education, M.S.
• Student Affairs Administration and Leadership, M.Ed.
• Teacher Leadership, M.Ed.

• Educational Leadership, Ed.D.

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