Boilermaker Track to Teaching (BTT)

Boilermaker Track to Teaching is open to almost all majors on campus

BTT puts students on a path to an Indiana Secondary (middle and high school) teaching license. The pathway will not delay undergraduate time-to-degree and could be combined with Degree in Three plans. Think of this as a 4+1 or 3+1 option for an additional professional credential.

How does Boilermaker Track to Teaching work?

Students can get a jump start on the Transition to Teaching (TTT) program by taking at least two of the required classes during their undergraduate studies. Then, upon graduation and admission to the TTT program, candidates can finish the remainder of their coursework in the following year (see “Licensure Year” below). It is possible for candidates to teach full-time in Indiana on a Transition to Teaching (T2T) permit during the Licensure Year at the arrangement of the candidate and hiring school. Coursework for the program is available entirely online, so students can choose where to work and live while completing the program so long as their teaching internship takes place in an accredited school. It is also possible to dovetail the coursework for the program with a master’s degree from Purdue.

By providing this pathway, Purdue’s College of Education is addressing the teacher shortage and providing an additional career option for all Boilermakers.

Boilermaker Track to Teaching provides an option to undergraduate students who may have decided later in their college plans to switch to a teaching major and keeps them on track to graduate in four years.

If you have questions about whether BTT pathway is the right fit for you, please talk to your academic advisor and/or contact our Transition to Teaching team.