Adding a Teaching License
to a Non-Education
Bachelor’s Degree
The following
procedure applies to students wishing to
obtain an Indiana teaching license who
have received a bachelor’s degree in an
area other than education.
Those who decide to
pursue teacher certification at IU South
Bend must complete a formal application
to the university. The application can
be obtained from the Education Student
Services Office.
Applicants are
encouraged to obtain a program sheet
from the Education Student Services
Office. This will give students a
general idea of the required course work
needed to complete their intended
certification (licensure).
If the applicant
decides to pursue the certification, an
official evaluation is done during a
mandatory appointment with the teacher
certification officer. An official
transcript showing previous academic
work is compared to the IU South Bend
Teacher Education Program of choice,
i.e., elementary, special education,
etc. It is then determined which
additional courses are necessary to
achieve licensure. During that
appointment other pertinent facts
regarding the Teacher Education Program
at IU South Bend are shared.
Official transcripts
from all colleges/universities attended
must also be submitted. Evaluations will
not be completed until all materials are
received.
Once the evaluation
is completed, it will be returned to the
applicant. If there are any questions
regarding the evaluation, an appointment
can be made with a graduate advisor from
the Education Student Services Office.
All of the above information will be
reviewed by the Education Student
Services Office and an appropriate
licensure program will be developed with
the student.
Program changes may
occur as mandated by the Indiana
Professional Standards Board. Every
effort will be made to ease the
transition between changing requirements
so as not to jeopardize the progress of
matriculated students. Students are
advised to confer with the advisors in
the Education Student Services Office
concerning educational requirements.
Current program information will be
available on the School of Education Web
site at www.iusb.edu/~edud/.
Those holding an
Indiana license (in-state) who wish to
add to that license or who have never
held certification (licensure) may
request an official evaluation from the
IU South Bend Education Student Services
Office.
Those holding a
degree in education from an out-of-state
institution or an out-of-state teaching
license must go through the Indiana
Professional Standards Board for an
evaluation. The following materials must
be sent for the Indiana Professional
Standards Board to do their evaluation:
• Official
transcripts from
colleges/universities attended
• Copy of the
out-of-state teacher license (if
applicable)
• Evaluation fee
(currently $35 plus $35 license
application fee)
• Letter
requesting evaluation
• TEC-2 form
available in the Education Student
Services Office. Send to:
Indiana
Professional Standards Board
101 West Ohio
Street, Suite 300
Indianapolis,
Indiana 46204
• Background
criminal history check
Note: Students
who enter the School of Education
prior to July 2002 are under the
guidelines of the Rules 46-47 of the
Teacher Education and Certification
Handbook. Students under the
guidelines of Rules 46-47 must meet
a May 15, 2006, deadline and have
all requirements successfully
completed and paperwork submitted to
the Education Student Services
Office. Students who enter the
school after July 2002 are under the
guidelines of Rules 2002. Students
are advised to confer with the staff of the Education
Student Services Office concerning
the current educational
requirements.
Graduate Licensure
Only
Admissions
requirements for
licensure only
programs are
different from
requirements for
graduate degree
programs. Students
should meet with an
advisor in the
Education Student
Services Office for
information on
admissions
requirements
according to program
area.
Students may add an
additional license
to a current
teaching license.
The following
sections will
describe additional
licenses and list
required course
work. Students
should meet with an
advisor in the
Education Student
Services Office if
their current
teaching license was
issued under Rules
different from Rules
2002. Requirements
may vary according
to the Rules under
which a license was
issued.
Graduate Reading
License - Added to
Early
Childhood/Middle
Childhood
EDUC-E 545
Advanced Study
in the Teaching
of Reading in
Elementary
School
EDUC-P 507
Assessment in
the Schools
EDUC-X 501
Critical Reading
in the Content
Areas
EDUC-X 502
Sociological,
Psychological,
and Linguistic
Perspectives on
Reading and
Language
EDUC-X 504
Diagnosis of
Reading
Difficulties in
the Classroom
EDUC-X 525
Practicum in
Reading (1-4
cr.)
One of the
following:
EDUC-L 533
Library
Materials for
Children and
Young Adults
EDUC-L 559
Trade Books in
Elementary
Classrooms
Graduate Reading
License - Added to
Early
Adolescent/Adolescent/Young
Adult
EDUC-P 507
Assessment in
the Schools
EDUC-S 514
Advanced Study
in the Teaching
of Reading in
the Junior High
and Secondary
School
EDUC-X 504
Diagnosis of
Reading
Difficulties in
the Classroom
EDUC-X 525
Practicum in
Reading (1-4
cr.)
One of the
following:
ENG-L 376
Literature for
Adolescents
EDUC-L 533
Library
Materials for
Children and
Young Adults
EDUC-X 501
Critical Reading
in the Content
Areas
One of the
following:
ENG-G 552
Linguistics and
the Teacher of
English (4 cr.)
EDUC-X 502
Sociological,
Psychological,
and Linguistic
Perspectives on
Reading and
Language
Graduate Mild
Interventions
License - Added to
Early
Childhood/Middle
Childhood *
EDUC-K xxx
Inclusive
Strategies for
Exceptional
Students in the
Elementary
Classroom
EDUC-K 505
Introduction to
Special
Education for
Graduate
Students
EDUC-K 525
Survey of Mild
Handicaps
EDUC-K 543
Education of the
Socially and
Emotionally
Disturbed I
EDUC-K 553
Classroom
Management and
Behavior Support
EDUC-K 565
Collaboration
and Service
Delivery
EDUC-K 588
Supervised
Teaching in
Special
Education (3
cr.)
EDUC-P 519
Psycho-Educational
Assessment of
Exceptional
Children
One of the
following:
EDUC-K 501
Adapting
Computers for
the Handicapped
EDUC-R 503
Application of
Instructional
Media and
Technology (P)
CSCI-A 106 or
CLEP test
xxx = course
under
development
* = Other
courses may be
required
depending on
prior course
work
Graduate Mild
Interventions
License - Added to
Early Adolescence/
Adolescent/Young
Adult *
EDUC-K xxx
Exceptional
Learner in the
Secondary School
EDUC-K 505
Introduction to
Special
Education for
Graduate
Students
EDUC-K 525
Survey of Mild
Handicaps
EDUC-K 543
Education of the
Socially and
Emotionally
Disturbed I
EDUC-K 553
Classroom
Management and
Behavior Support
EDUC-K 565
Collaboration
and Service
Delivery
EDUC-K 588
Supervised
Teaching in
Special
Education (3
cr.)
EDUC-P 519
Psycho-Educational
Assessment of
Exceptional
Children
One of the
following:
EDUC-K 501
Adapting
Computers for
the Handicapped
EDUC-R 503
Application of
Instructional
Media and
Technology (P)
CSCI-A 106 or
CLEP test)
xxx = course
under
development
* = Other
courses may be
required
depending on
prior course
work
Graduate
Licensure in Intense
Interventions
Must be added to
mild interventions
early
childhood/middle
childhood or mild
interventions early
adolescence/adolescence/young
adult.
EDUC-K 531
Teaching the
Severely
Handicapped I
EDUC-K 532
Teaching the
Severely
Handicapped II
EDUC-K 534
Behavior
Management of
Severely
Handicapped
EDUC-K 588
Supervised
Teaching in
Special
Education (3
cr.)
Graduate
Licensure in
Educational
Leadership
Students must be
admitted to the
cohort program in
Educational
Leadership and
complete all
prerequisite
requirements before
registering for all
classes except EDUC-A
608 Legal
Perspectives on
Education.
EDUC-A 500
Introduction to
Educational
Leadership
EDUC-A 504
Knowledge of
Teaching and
Learning (6 cr.)
EDUC-A 510
School-Community
Relations
EDUC-A 590
Research in
School
Administration
EDUC-A 608
Legal
Perspectives on
Education
EDUC-A 625
Administration
of Elementary
Schools
EDUC-A 627
Secondary School
Administration
EDUC-A 630
Economic
Dimensions of
Education
