Admission Requirements
Applicants to any program within the School of Educational Leadership will be required to sign a disclosure of information waiver giving any prior institutions the applicant may have attended permission to supply IWU representatives all information relevant to the applicant's fitness for teacher training or licensure recommendation, including but not limited to his/her conduct, standing, or reputation while attending said institutions. Any information obtained may be considered by IWU in its decision whether or not to admit an applicant, to permit his or her continuance in a program, or to recommend him/her for licensure.
All applicants must have:
- Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university or college with a grade point average of at least 3.00 related to the content area in which an initial teaching license is sought; or
- Both a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university or college with a grade point average of at least 2.50 and five years of professional experience (i.e., professional experience related to the content area in which the applicant seeks licensure) related to the content area in which an initial teaching license is sought; or
- A graduate degree related to the content area in which an initial teaching license is sought (does not apply to TTT Elementary Education applicants).
- Passing Praxis I or CASA scores or Approved Alternative Praxis I scores (as established by the Indiana Department of Education) for reading, writing, and math. Alternative Praxis I scores options include:
- Total Praxis I composite score of at least 527
- ACT with a score of at least 24 based on Math, Reading, Grammar, and Science
- SAT with a score of at least 1100 based on Critical Reading and Math
- GRE with a score of at least 1100 based on Verbal and Quantitative
- Anyone with a Master’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution is exempt
- A state approved criminal history.
- Minimum scores of "3" or higher on a required Candidate Disposition Admission Survey (based on a four point scale).
