Program Description

Beginning in July 2002, the Indiana General Assembly established the Transition to Teaching Licensing Program. The purpose of the program is the recruitment, retention, and training of competent professionals in teacher education. The program allows competent professionals holding a bachelor’s or higher degree to earn a teaching license through the satisfactory completion of a program of education course work. The School of Education has developed a course of study to prepare interested persons who meet state requirements to be eligible for a teaching license in elementary education. The Elementary Transition to Teaching (ET2T) program is 24 credit hours.

We currently do not offer a Secondary Transition to Teaching Program.  It is under review.  If anyone is interested in this program, contact the School of Education to find out the future status.

General Requirements

The state of Indiana requires that Transition to Teaching Licensing Program participants have the following:

• A bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) from an accredited institution of higher education; or
• A minimum 2.5 GPA (undergraduate or graduate) and five years of related professional experience 

Notice: In accordance with an IU Board of Trustees policy, effective Fall 2004 tuition is based on whether the candidate is classified as graduate or undergraduate, regardless of the level of course taken. Any candidate admitted to the IU Southeast School of Education who already has a bachelor’s degree will be classified as a graduate student. With prior approval, certain graduate level course work earned by anon-degree-seeking graduate candidate MAY count towards a master’s degree.

• Elementary Education Transition to Teaching