The ARC I program consists of a full-time nine week period of summer instruction and currently prepares individuals to teach in the following subject areas:

• Middle Grades, 4-8 (endorsed in one or more of the following: English, general science, or mathematics)
• English, Grades 7-12
• Mathematics, Grades 7-12
• Science, Grades 7-12 (general science, biology, physics, chemistry, or earth science)
• History/social studies, Grades 7-12
• World languages, Pre-K-12 (Language offerings are limited to Spanish, French and Latin during ARC I)

The ARC II program consists of a 24-week period of part-time instruction, offered on Friday evenings and all day Saturdays from October to May, and currently prepares individuals to teach in the following:

• Mathematics, Grades 7-12
• Middle Grades, 4-8 - history/social studies
• Science (general science, biology, physics, chemistry, or earth science), Grades 7-12
• Art, Pre-K-12
• World languages, Pre-K-12 (all language offerings, including less-commonly taught languages such as Chinese and Arabic)
• Music, Pre-K-12
• Family and Consumer Science, Pre-K-12
• Technology Education, Pre-K-12

Certification for ARC Graduates

Upon successful completion of the Connecticut Alternate Route to Certification (ARC) Program, Praxis II or ACTFL testing requirements, and upon the request of the superintendent of a Connecticut board of education, a Temporary 90-Day Certificate will be issued to the ARC graduate.

The ARC graduate may be issued the Temporary 90-Day Certificate only in the certification endorsement area in which he or she completed the program. After 90 days of full-time successful service under the Temporary 90-Day Certificate, the ARC graduate will then need to apply for an initial educator certificate. Note: If serving in a part-time position (less than 50%) under the Temporary 90-Day Certificate, the holder must apply to renew the certificate and serve successfully for another 90-days part-time to equal 90-days full-time in order to be eligible for the Initial Educator Certificate.

The following requirements must be completed while holding and serving under the initial educator certificate:

• a minimum of 20 months of successful service for a Connecticut Board of Education under the initial educator certificate;
  
  
• 30 hours of continuing education units or 3.0 CEUs; and
  
  
• successful completion of the Beginning Educator Support and Training (BEST) Program. For more information about the BEST Program, go to the BEST Program Overview

Upon completion of the above, the ARC graduate may apply for a provisional educator certificate.

For more information about Connecticut's three levels of certification (initial, provisional and professional), click here.

For more specific information about applying to and admission requirements for the ARC Program, you may contact the Department of Higher Education at (860) 947-1300 or at the following web-site: http://www.ctdhe.org/ARC/default.htm