Transition to Teaching - Secondary Education (Indiana)

This program is available to candidates pursuing secondary teacher licensure in Indiana. A list of state-approved content areas for licensure via the Transition to Teaching Program is available from the School’s Office of Professional Development and Educational Licensing.

Upon completion of this program, candidates should be able to:

Apply content/subject matter expertise and assessment knowledge to teaching and learning experiences using a variety of secondary methods and technologies.
Demonstrate professional, moral, and ethical behaviors grounded in related Christ-like principles.
Demonstrate research-based knowledge of how and when adolescents learn, addressing developmental and motivational stages.
Create and use a variety of assessments, including digital tools, to evaluate secondary student needs in order to plan and strengthen instruction.
Design and implement a variety of differentiated instructional strategies, including current technologies that consider the diverse needs of all secondary students.
Create a safe and culturally responsive learning environment using sound classroom management strategies and high standards for all secondary learners.
Collaborate effectively with students, colleagues, administrators, parents, and community in written and verbal forms.
Demonstrate competence in the following School of Educational Leadership's dispositional domains: Communication, Critical Thinking, Human Interaction, Teacher Leadership, and Professionalism.

Admission Requirements

All applicants must have:

Passing CASA scores or Approved Alternative scores (as established by the Department of Education) for reading, writing, and math. Alternative CASA scores options include:
- Praxis I scores taken prior to August 31, 2013
- Total Praxis I composite score of at least 527 prior to August 31, 2013
- 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
One of the following:
- A bachelor's degree or the equivalent with a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale from an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the subject area that the individual intends to teach.
- A graduate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the subject area or a related field that the individual intends to teach.
- Both:
  - a bachelor's degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution with a grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 point scale; and
  - five years professional experience in the subject or a related area that the individual intends to teach.
- Both:
  - a bachelor's degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution; and
  - proof that the individual has passed the state approved content area examination in the subject area that the individual intends to teach.
A criminal history background check that meets School of Educational Leadership guidelines.
Minimum scores of "3" or higher on a required Candidate Disposition Assessment.

Program Requirements

All Transition to Teaching Secondary students will be required to provide passing scores of the state's licensing content test(s) prior to their methods course (EDUT-578) in the program or will be administratively withdrawn.
The Transition to Teaching Certificate is a lock-step program. Students who are unable to complete a course or who receive an unsatisfactory grade for their specific program will be allowed to repeat that course with another group of students if arrangements are made with the Registration Change Counselor and the School of Educational Leadership. Tuition and fees will be charged for repeating the course.

Student Teaching

All candidates must complete a full-time student teaching experience as determined by the state of licensure. Student teaching must take place in an Indiana school.
All core course work prior to student teaching must be completed with a minimum grade of no less than "B-" in each core course to be eligible to student teach.
All placements for student teaching will be made by the Office of Clinical Experiences. Candidates are not to contact any school or attempt to secure their own student teaching assignment at any time.
Removal from a student teaching experience may result in the candidate being permanently withdrawn from the program. A grade of "No Credit" will be issued for the student teaching course.

Completion Requirements

To be eligible to be recommended for licensure a candidate must:

Complete all course requirements with a minimum GPA of 3.00 and no grade lower than a "B-."
Complete admission, mid-program review, and program completion gateways.
Pass all clinical experiences.
Provide passing scores for all required state licensure content and pedagogy examinations.
Applicants seeking licensure in Spanish will successfully demonstrate competence in oral Spanish communication skills via the Oral Proficiency Interview through www.actfl.org.

TTT Secondary - Program of Study

Core Courses - Secondary Education

EDUT-515	Educational Psychology and Diversity for Secondary Educators	3
EDUT-511	Learning Processes and Student Achievement	3
EDUT-575	Assessment and Learning Processes in the Secondary Classroom	2
EDUT-560	Content Literacy Instruction for Secondary Education	2
EDUT-578	Secondary Teaching Methods and Resources	3
EDUT-580	Learning Environments in the Secondary Classroom	2
EDUT-595	Student Teaching: Secondary Education	3
Total Credit Hours:		18