General Information
General Rules for All Undergraduate Programs
Admission Requirements and Processes

General Information

IUS offers three undergraduate degrees leading to an initial teaching license that meets the requirements set forth by the Indiana Professional Standards Board for three instructional license areas. As this bulletin goes to print, these degrees will still be undergoing the review processes. Requirements and procedures are:

Elementary Education
The School of Education offers a program leading to a B.S. in Education in elementary education. New rules from the Indiana Professional Standards Board for adding endorsements to an Elementary License were not available at the time of the printing of this bulletin. Until these new rules are approved by the Indiana Department of Education, no endorsements in elementary undergraduate education will be offered by the School of Education.

Special Education
The Special Education major leads to Indiana's all-grade (P-12) teaching license for Mild Intervention.

Secondary Education
The School of Education offers a program in secondary education leading to the B.S. in Education in secondary education with teaching majors in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Students who have completed a major may also obtain areas in chemistry, earth/space science, economics, language arts, French, geographical perspectives, German, government and citizenship, historical perspectives, mathematics, physical science, physics, psychology, sociology, Spanish, and theatre arts.

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General Rules for All Undergraduate Programs

All-Campus Requirements
Residency Requirement
Transfer Credit
Currency of Course Work
Variance from Requirements
Criminal History Check
Good Standing in Teacher Education
Admission to Student Teaching
To Be Eligible for Degree
To Be Eligible for Certification

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All-Campus Requirements

All students must satisfy a technology competency. All first year students (those with 26 credit hours or less) must complete a first-year seminar course.

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Residency Requirement

Thirty (30) hours of any bachelor's degree program must be completed in residence at IUS.

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Transfer Credit

The School of Education accepts courses completed at other accredited institutions of higher education to meet graduation and certification requirements. (See the section entitled Credit Transfer Policy for Bachelor's Degree for the university policy on transfers.)

Although grades do not transfer and are not computed in a student's IUS grade point average (GPA), the School of Education uses transfer grades to determine eligibility requirements for admission to teacher education. Also, transfer grades are used to determine graduation and certification eligibility in major and certification areas.

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Currency of Course Work

The time passed since a course was completed, whether taken at IUS or transferred from any other institution, will be considered in relation to the student's projected date of graduation, as determined at the initial advising session and reevaluated at each advising session following. Thus, it is imperative for the student to see that the advisor records the date on the student's check sheet and/or checks the date on IU CARE sheets. If the student deviates from progress toward the projected date of graduation in the course of his/her studies, the life span of a course may be reassessed.

All courses listed in the Professional Education Block will be taken within the 10-year period before graduation. Area requirements outside of education that contain content or processes that may have changed significantly since the student took the course, as determined by program-specific teams, will need to be repeated before graduation.

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Variance from Requirements

Students requesting a variance from course or program requirements may petition for an exception. Exception forms are available in the School of Education. Students will receive written notification of the decision.

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Criminal History Check

Clearance through a criminal history check is required for student teaching and other off-campus experiences.

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Good Standing in Teacher Education

To remain in good standing in the Teacher Education Program, students in elementary, secondary, and special education must:

1. maintain an overall Indiana University GPA of 2.5 or higher,
2. complete each professional education course with a grade of C (2.0) or higher, and if pursuing special education, earn no less than a grade of B-(2.7) in each special education course,
3. maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 (or Satisfactory in courses graded as S/F) in professional education courses, and
4. maintain a minimum of 2.5 GPA in each certification area (content area blocks for elementary and special education majors).

Students will not be in good standing if they fail to meet any of conditions 1-4 above or exhibit a pattern or a single substantial incidence of unprofessional behavior or negative disposition. Students not in good standing may be required to complete remedial activities.

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Admission to Student Teaching

To be eligible for admission to the student teaching program, all education majors must meet the following basic criteria:

1. be in good standing in the Teacher Education Program,
2. successfully complete all appropriate methods courses and field experiences,
3. be judged by the faculty to be suited for a teaching career, and
4. pass a criminal history check.

1. All required courses must be completed before the start of the student teaching semester
2. GPAs in all content areas must be 2.50 or higher
3. Students must receive basic rating in each of the following major tasks:
   1. Planning and Preparation Task (Initiated in General Methods)
   2. Instruction Task (Initiated in Reading/Language Arts/Social Studies)
   3. Class Management Task (Initiated in Mathematics/Science)
4. Adult standard first aid and CPR certification

In addition to the four basic criteria for all majors, secondary education majors must (a) obtain verification that graduation by the following August is probable, (b) complete all general-education courses, and (c) complete at least three-fourths of all credit hours in each certification area.

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To Be Eligible for Degree

Students must pass all decision points within their respective programs and complete all campus-wide requirements in order to be eligible for a bachelor's degree. Students in the Elementary or Special Education Programs must apply for the degree by October 1 before graduation in May; March 1 for August graduation; and June 1 for December graduation.

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To Be Eligible for Certification

Students are responsible for completing the necessary application processes for a teaching license. License applications cannot be forwarded to the state until all program and degree requirements are met.

To be eligible for teacher certification, all students must:

1. complete all program and course work requirements,
2. earn a minimum overall GPA of 2.5,
3. earn a minimum GPA of 2.5 in professional education courses and a minimum of C (2.0) (special education with a B- in each special education course) in each course,
4. earn a minimum GPA of 2.5 in each certification area
5. pass the Praxis I and Praxis II, per state-prescribed levels, and
6. pass a criminal history check required by the state of license sought.

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Admission Requirements and Processes

Elementary Education
Special Education
Secondary Education

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Elementary Education

Cohort Groups
Students will be accepted into the Elementary Program in cohort groups and will progress through the program together. Students who do not move through subsequent method blocks with their original cohort group may only enter a later cohort group if space permits. The size of the cohort groups will be limited to the number of students that can be effectively accommodated given the available resources.

Criteria for Admission
Any student wishing to be considered for admission into the Elementary Education Program and therefore to begin the Education Psychology/Technology Block must meet the following basic criteria:

1. Completion of 26 semester hours (excluding development courses) within 10 years of application
2. Completion of W131, H340, S121, T101 with grades of C or higher
3. H340 must meet the 10-year rule on courses of the School of Education
4. Completion of one course from the Science Block (See Elementary Course Requirements.)
5. Completion of one three-credit hour course from the Social Studies Block (See Elementary Course Requirements.)
6. Attainment of an overall GPA of at least a 2.5
7. Satisfactory evaluations from H340 must be available
8. Completion of the Praxis I with the following minimum scores

   Math	175
   Reading	176
   Writing	172

Application Process
All students entering the Elementary Education Program and the Education Psychology/Technology Block (P250/P251/M201/W200) must complete an application for admission. Students must attend an application admission session, hosted by the University Division, to obtain an application. All applications must be submitted to the School of Education by the announced deadline date for each semester. All applications must have a copy of the student's Praxis I scores attached. Applications will be reviewed by the elementary education faculty within the School of Education. Formal letters notifying students of their acceptance status will be mailed by the deadline stated in the application packet. Accepted students will be electronically authorized for P250/P251/M201/W200 and must register for these courses by the deadline stated in the application packet. Accepted students who do not register for P250/P251/M201/W200 by the deadline will be administratively dropped from the cohort group and will need to reapply in future semesters. Students who are not accepted may reapply for admission the following semester.

Continuing in the Program
There are four major summative decision points in the Elementary Education Program. The first decision point is the application process. The second major decision point is at the end of the General Methods Block, the third occurs when the student applies to student teach, and the fourth is at the end of the student teaching semester. At each of these summative decision points, students are formally evaluated on specific criteria and a decision is made regarding each student's status for continuation in the Elementary Education Program. A student's continuation status in the Elementary Education Program may be reevaluated at points other than summative decision points if significant difficulties are noted in either course work or practicum field experiences.

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Special Education

Cohort Groups
Special education and elementary education majors are placed in the same cohort groups and will progress together through specific methods courses. Students who do not move through subsequent method blocks with their original cohort group may only enter a later cohort group if space permits. The size of the cohort groups will be limited to the number of students that can be effectively accommodated given the available resources.

Criteria for Admission
The admission criteria for a bachelor's degree in special education parallels the basic criteria described in the previous section for the bachelors degree in elementary education. Under special circumstances a student may be admitted under alternate criteria. However, if a student admitted under alternate criteria for special education transfers to the elementary education program, the student will need to meet all basic criteria for elementary education majors.

There are five major summative decision points for the Special Education Program. The first decision point is the application process. The second decision point is at the end of the General Methods Block. The third occurs when the student completes the first practicum in special education and is the point of full admission to the Special Education Program. The fourth is the request to student teach. The fifth is at the end of student teaching and degree completion. At each summative decision point, students are formally evaluated on specific criteria and a decision is made regarding each student's status in the program. A student's continuation status may be reevaluated at points other than summative decision points if significant difficulties are noted.

Application Process
All students entering the Special Education Program and the Education Psychology/Technology Block (P250/P251/M201/W200) must complete an application for admission. Students must attend an application admission session, hosted by the University Division, to obtain an application. All applications must be submitted to the School of Education by the announced deadline date for each semester. All applications must have a copy of the student's Praxis I scores attached. Applications will be reviewed by the special education faculty within the School of Education. Formal letters notifying students of their acceptance status will be mailed by the deadline stated in the application packet. Accepted students will be electronically authorized for P250/P251/M201/W200 and must register for these courses by the deadline stated in the application packet. Accepted students who do not register for P250/P251/M201/W200 by the deadline will be administratively dropped from the cohort group and will need to reapply in future semesters. Students who are not accepted may reapply for admission the following semester.

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Secondary Education

Criteria for Admission
Secondary students intending to pursue a major in secondary education may transfer their records to the School of Education once they have completed 12 credit hours (excluding developmental courses) with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 and a minimum grade of C (2.0 in ENG W131).

Admission to Teacher Education
Admission to the Teacher Education Program comes after a student's records have been transferred to the School of Education at Summative Decision Point I. The procedure provides the faculty with opportunities to exercise professional judgment on the suitability of the candidate for a teaching career. Admission to the Teacher Education Program is based on a number of factors designed to select high-quality, prospective teachers and also is limited to the number of students that can be effectively accommodated given the available resources. Admission to and good standing in the Teacher Education Program are required for enrolling in certain professional education course work. To be eligible for admission to the Teacher Education Program, secondary majors must:

1. maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 in all IU course work, in courses used to satisfy program requirements (grades from courses transferred from other colleges will be used to compute this GPA), in each licensing area.
2. earn a grade of C (2.0) or higher and receive positive recommendations in EDUC H340, P250-P255-M201 (educational psychology block), and W200.
3. complete ENG G207, ENG W131, and SPCH S121 with a minimum grade of C (2.0) in each and a minimum GPA of 2.5 for the three courses combined.
4. pass all sections (reading, writing, and mathematics) of Praxis I.

Application Process
A bachelor's degree in secondary education with teaching majors in language arts, mathematics, science, or social studies is offered by IUS. Additionally, students in other degree programs may obtain teacher licensure in these secondary fields by completing the requirements listed. In order to complete requirements and be licensed, the secondary student must:

1. be admitted to the university.
2. have passing scores on all sections (reading, writing, mathematics) of the Praxis I.
3. be admitted to the Teacher Education Program.
4. be admitted to student teaching (application must be on file by September 15 of the year preceding the student teaching semester).
5. complete an application for the degree by September 15 prior to graduation in May.
6. complete all course and degree requirements (130 credit hours).
7. have passing scores on all parts of Praxis II required by states for licensure.

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