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Connecticut State Department of Education published fee

What is the Connecticut teacher license application fee?

Exams, fingerprints, transcripts, evaluations, courses and other third-party charges are separate unless the official source includes them.

Open Applying from an Enhanced Reciprocity State
Official state guidance State makes the decision Checked 2026-08-01

Review fee

Requirement

Connecticut lists a nonrefundable $50 application-review fee and bills the certificate fee separately after eligibility review.

What the published fee applies to

Connecticut gives fully licensed educators from its named enhanced-reciprocity jurisdictions a streamlined path to a comparable ten-year Initial Educator Certificate, while educators from other states use preparation, experience and assessment review.

What can change this answer

The streamlined route depends on both the source jurisdiction and a valid full certificate minimally equivalent to Connecticut's Initial level; twenty successful school months under an active full certificate in the last ten years affects exemption from Connecticut's TEAM induction program, not the initial certificate tier.

Documents you may need

The streamlined application uses ED 170 or CECS, the valid full source certificate, ED 126 when qualifying experience is claimed and recommended official transcripts for the permanent file.

Costs and route conditions to keep separate

  • Temporary, emergency and interim source certificates are not accepted for enhanced reciprocity
  • Administration, integrated early childhood and special-services fields require additional review
  • Every out-of-state applicant is first issued at Connecticut's Initial level
  • Applicants outside the enhanced list need the all-other-states preparation, experience and assessment evaluation

Confirm the amount before paying the state agency.

Official sources

Check again by 2026-11-01