Admission to Teacher Education Programs
Admission to the Teacher Education Program is separate from admission to the School of Education.
Students wishing to earn a license to teach at any developmental level (elementary, middle, or high school) must apply to the Teacher Education Program and be formally admitted before being authorized to enroll in any professional education courses. Since space is limited and admission is competitive, students interested in Teacher Education are urged to meet application deadlines (June 15 for fall admission and November 10 for spring admission). Please note that due to the competitive nature of admission to the programs not all students meeting minimum requirements may be admitted. The application and supporting information are available from the School of Education home page here.
Note: Admission to the Teacher Education program does not guarantee licensure by the state of Indiana.
The standards for admission to the Teacher Education Program apply both to education majors and to majors in other schools who are seeking an initial teaching license. A student must:
- Maintain a minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.50. (This minimum GPA is subject to change)
- Complete required courses.
- Early Childhood Majors
- Achieve a grade of C or higher in all courses.
- Complete all prerequisite coursework prior to beginning the Teacher Education Program. (Refer to the General Education section of this bulletin for a list of required prerequisite courses.) Prerequisite courses can be in progress at the time of application submission; however, they must be completed satisfactorily prior to beginning Block I.
- Elementary Majors
- Achieve a grade of C or higher in all courses.
- Complete all prerequisite coursework prior to beginning the Teacher Education Program. (Refer to the General Education section of this bulletin for a list of required prerequisite courses.) Prerequisite courses can be in progress at the time of application submission; however, they must be completed satisfactorily prior to beginning Block I.
- Secondary Majors
- Complete ENG W131 as well as a second writing course, COMM R110, or COMM C180, EDUC H341, and EDUC W200, with a C or higher before entering the program.
- Achieve a grade of C or higher in all general education and major courses.
- Achieve a 2.50 GPA in general education. (Subject to change)
- Achieve a 2.50 GPA in major. (Subject to change)
- Complete half of the major courses plus enough of the general education courses to equal no less than 60 credit hours. (See check sheets for specific numbers of hours for each program) Fulfilling this requirement will leave no more than 6-9 classes outside of the blocks left to take. Prerequisite courses can be in progress at the time of application submission; however, they must be completed satisfactorily prior to beginning Block I.
- Secondary/All-grade Majors
- Achieve a 2.50 GPA in major. (Subject to change)
- Achieve a 2.50 overall GPA (Subject to change)
- Consult an advisor in the students designated school for additional admission requirements.
- Early Childhood Majors
- Complete a formal application. Applications for admission to the Teacher Education Program are due by June 15 for the following fall semester and by November 10 for the spring semester.
