Online Transition to Teaching
ALL CONTENT AREAS
Graduate Level Program for Initial Indiana Licensure
Grade Levels 5-12
REPA 3
Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) Approved Program Pathways
To be eligible for program admission one (1) of the following entrance qualifications must be
met:
- Hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution with a major in the subject area or related field in which the candidate wants to teach and an overall GPA of 3.00/4.00.
- Hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution with a major in the subject area or related field in which the candidate wants to teach and an overall GPA of at least 2.50/4.00 scale, and five years of professional experience in the subject area you wish to teach.
- Hold both a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution and a passing score on the ETS Praxis Secondary Subject/Content Exam in the subject area you wish to teach.
- Hold a graduate degree from a regionally accredited postsecondary institution in the subject area or related field in which the candidate wants to teach.
Program, Examination, and Licensure Requirements
- Meet one of the Program Eligibility Pathways above.
- Select one subject/content area from this list of available Online TTT program options.
- Receive and reference the Transcript Evaluation and Credential Review (TECR) with assigned faculty, staff, and/or licensure advisor(s).
- Apply to and be admitted to the Online TTT Program via Purdue Online/Graduate School.
- A graduate student is expected to maintain a 3.00/4.00 Overall GPA, and a grade of C or above in any Professional Education course (including any Professional Education electives) must be maintained.
- Before the Teaching Internship attempt the ETS Secondary Praxis Content Exam in the identical Online TTT program choice.
- Pass the appropriate content exam if passing was not a requirement of admission, along with the ETS Secondary Education Pedagogy Exam prior to applying for an Indiana Initial Instructional License.
- For Career and Technical Education content areas, meet clock hours requirement for licensure.
- All Purdue University Teacher Education Program and Indiana Department of Education requirements must be met for recommendation for Indiana licensure.
Professional Education
| Core Courses | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| EDCI 58500 – Multicultural Education | 3 |
| EDCI 59600 – Transition to Teaching: Pedagogy I | 3 |
| EDCI 59700 – Transition to Teaching: Pedagogy II | 3 |
| Selectives (Choose Two) | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| EDCI 52003 – Theories and Trends | 6 |
| EDCI 52004 – Teachers as Leaders | |
| EDCI 53000 – English Language Development1 | |
| EDCI 55700 – Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners1 | |
| EDCI 55900 – Academic Language and Content Area Learning 1 | |
| EDCI 59100 – Practical Pedagogy: Tools, Tech, and Trauma-Informed Instruction | |
| EDPS 54000 – Gifted, Creative, and Talented Children | |
| EDPS 54500 – Social and Affective Development of Gifted Students | |
| EDPS 55500 – Differentiating Curriculum and Instruction | |
| EDST 51400 – Economics of Education | |
| EDST 51600 – School Community Relations | |
| EDST 60900 – Legal Aspects of American Education |
| Teaching Internship (capstone course) | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| EDCI 69500 – Internship in Education (includes teaching full-time for 16 weeks) | 3 |
| Total | 18 |
Exceptions to Selectives
Career and Technical Education – Agriculture
ASEC 54100 – Program Planning for School-Based Agricultural Education
ASEC 54200 – Leadership and Career Development
ASEC 64000 – Courses of Study in AGED Programs OR
ASEC 59000 – FFA and SAE Coordination OR
These 6 credits will be taken instead of the two selectives for the Agriculture program only.
Career and Technical Education – Family and Consumer Sciences
EDCI 65200 – Seminar in Family and Consumer Sciences
Students will take this course as one of the selectives from the above selective listing.
STEM Fields
Consider STEM- or math-specific alternatives within the online M.Ed Program with advisor and instructor permission for one or both of the selective.
1 Denotes a course in the English Language Learners licensure program. These Selectives might be of interest to students in English Language Arts and/or those interested in adding ELL to their license at some point in the future.