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Requirements

Applicants to the UCAPP program must have:

  • A completed master’s degree from an accredited institution and a teacher’s license recognized by the Connecticut State Department of Education.
  • They must also have a minimum of three years of teaching experience, or other creditable experience for service, in a public school recognized by the Connecticut State Department of Education.

Please note that GRE and other standardized test scores are not required for admission to UCAPP.

Begin Your Application

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Admission Timeline

UCAPP offers three application deadlines throughout the year, all for summer admission:

  • Fall deadline: November 15
  • Winter deadline: March 1
  • Spring deadline: May 1
  • Candidate screenings: Occur within 2-3 weeks of the November 15, March 1, and May 1 application deadlines. The admissions committee will select qualified candidates from the pool of applicants for screening. Recommendations for admission to UCAPP will be made to the UConn Graduate School after all candidates have been screened.
  • Early January: The UConn Graduate School will notify candidates about their admission status, if they applied by November 15.
  • April: The UConn Graduate School will notify candidates about their admission status, if they applied by March 1.
  • Late May: The UConn Graduate School will notify candidates about their admission status, if they applied by May 1.
  • June: Orientation for new cohorts

Application Instructions

Complete the online application to the Graduate School by November 15, March 1, or May 1 of the application year.

When completing the online application form, under Intended Program, please select:

  • Levels of Study: 6th Year Certificate
  • Academic Areas: Education 
  • Program: UConn Administrator Preparation Program UCAPP 6th year Certificate
  • Campus: Hartford (For all cohorts. This is simply for the Graduate School's coding purposes; UCAPP students will still be divided into the location-based cohorts for courses.)
  • Entry Term: Summer 2025

When selecting an advisor, please designate Dr. Richard Gonzales.

Within the application, please write on one of the following prompts and in the heading specify whether you are applying to the Guilford, Hartford, Waterbury, or West Hartford cohort:

  1. Based on your personal and professional experience, identify and describe 2-3 qualities that define the type of school leader you aim to be.
  2. OR Describe a personal or professional challenge you have overcome and how that experience can serve you well as a leader.

Please obtain (4) letters of recommendation from the following people and upload the letters directly in the online application. Provide the name and contact information for:

  • 1 central office administrator
  • 1 building principal or assistant principal
  • 2 professional colleagues