Educational Licensing
The Office of Professional Development and Educational Licensing offers the following options:
License Renewal
Courses offered through the School of Educational Leadership are designed to further develop the skills of school teachers, administrators, and school services personnel. Theory-to-practice approaches to educational challenges are major goals of the program.
All courses have been approved by the Indiana Department of Education's Office of Educator Licensing and Development (OELD) and may be used to renew an Indiana instructional, administration, or school services license. Renewal requires the accumulation of ninety (90) Professional Growth Points and submission of Professional Growth Plan for verification. Professional Growth Points must be earned between the point when the license is issued and the point when renewal of the license takes place. These points can be earned through a variety of means, including the completion of coursework from an accredited institution with each semester hour equaling fifteen Professional Growth Points.
Professional License
The requirements for professionalizing an educator license vary according to academic discipline. ALL professionalization applications, regardless of academic discipline, will require completion of an advanced degree (i.e. Master’s degree or higher). Applicants seeking professionalizing of an instructional license will also be required provide proof of two years of teaching experience in accredited schools as well as have held a Proficient Practitioner/Standard/Provisional license for five years. Applicants seeking a professional administrator license will be required to provide proof of completing sixty hours of graduate coursework from accredited institutions in Administration and related areas (advanced degree work can count towards these hours), and five years of administrative experience in the content area of the license in an accredited school or public school district. Those seeking licensure in School Counseling will be required to prove two years of experience as a school counselor in an accredited school and hold a Proficient Practitioner/Standard/Provisional license for five years.
Recertification Requirements
- Applicants must have a valid Rules 2002, Rules 46-47, Bulletin 400, or earlier rules Proficient Practitioner/Standard/Provisional license from the State of Indiana. Applicants must have obtained ninety Professional Growth Points and received verification of completed Professional Growth Plan from School Administrator (if employed in a school system) or Department of Education (if not employed in a school system).
- Applicants are advised to complete the online application for renewal of their Indiana Instructional, Administration, or School Services License. Instructions for this process are provided in the licensing section of the IWU web site or on the Indiana Department of Education’s web site.
- The Indiana Department of Education advises license holders to NOT begin a renewal process until at least sixty days prior to the license expiration date.
