All graduate students and postdocs successfully completing the Certification in College Teaching (CCT) will demonstrate achievement in five teaching competencies.

The CCT is a university-wide certification but a college-based program. Contact your college coordinator to learn more about your college's requirements beyond the university-wide requirements.

All electronic portfolios must contain the following:

• A completed copy of the Certification in College Teaching Portfolio Checklist
  • Graduate Student Checklist
  • Postdoc Checklist

• A Teaching Philosophy Statement. 

• Evidence of your development on each of the five teaching competencies. 
  • For the first four competencies, you need to:

• • • describe the competency (in your own words), 
    • provide an artifact & artifact rationale, and 
    • interpret/reflect on your learning. (If you attended a CCT Institute, you should have completed these reflections.)

• • • • Competency 1: Complete disciplinary course/coursework on teaching (requirement varies by discipline, see your college’s requirements or inquire with your college coordinator). 
      • Competencies 2, 3, & 4: Attend workshop(s) or session at the CCT Institute 

• • For Competency 5: Complete a Mentored Teaching Project including:
    • A summary of your Mentored Teaching ProjectArtifacts of your Mentored Teaching Project:
• • • • • Assessment instrument and description/explanation
        • Data
        • Findings
        • A copy of your Mentored Teaching Project Document - Graduate Students / Mentored Teaching Project Document - Postdocs
        • This Mentored Teaching Project Evaluation Rubric can be used to see if you have successfully competed your project

• Use this E-Portfolio Evaluation Rubric to assess the quality of your portfolio prior to submission.

*Use this Portfolio Tip Sheet for Graduate Students to assist in the development of your ePortfolio.