Licensure

Online Transition to Teaching

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Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) Approved Program Pathways

To be eligible for program admission one (1) of the following entrance qualifications must be met:

  1. Hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution with an overall GPA of 3.00/4.00.
  2. Hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution with an overall GPA of at least 2.50/4.00 scale, and five years of professional experience.
  3. Hold both a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution and a passing score on the ETS Praxis P-12 content are exam in the subject area.

Transition to Teaching

Visit the Online Transition to Teaching (TTT) page for additional program information, including admissions requirements, costs, etc.

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Program, Examination, and Licensure Requirements

  1. Meet one of the Program Eligibility Pathways above.
  2. Select one P-12 subject/content area from this list of available Online TTT program options.
  3. Receive and reference the Transcript Evaluation and Credential Review (TECR) with assigned faculty, staff, and/or licensure advisor(s).
  4. Apply to and be admitted to the Online TTT Program.
  5. 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.
  6. Before the Teaching Internship, attempt the ETS P-12 Praxis Content Exam in the identical Online TTT program choice.
  7. Pass the appropriate content exam if passing was not a requirement of admission, along with the ETS P-12 Education Pedagogy Exam prior to applying for an Indiana Initial Instructional License.
  8. For Career and Technical Education content areas, meet clock hours requirement for licensure.
  9. All Purdue University Teacher Education Program and Indiana Department of Education requirements must be met for recommendation for Indiana licensure.

Professional Education

Core CoursesCredit Hours
EDCI 58500 – Multicultural Education3
EDCI 59600 – Transition to Teaching: Pedagogy I3
EDCI 59700 – Transition to Teaching: Pedagogy II3
Required Selectives (Choose Two)Credit Hours
EDCI 52003 – Theories and Trends6
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
Select six (6) credit hours of electives in reading instruction6
Teaching Internship (capstone course)Credit Hours
EDCI 69500 – Internship in Education23
Total24

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.

2 The EDCI 69500 Internship in Education spans 16 weeks; eight weeks in an elementary school setting and eight weeks in a secondary school setting.

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