The Bower-Suhrheinrich College of Education and Human Services has the responsibility for recommending students for all teaching licenses - Teacher Education, Social Work, and Physical Education.

The student has the responsibility for completing all the requirements for the teaching certificate(s) sought.

Any student graduating with a teaching curriculum must present a grade point average in his teaching major and/or minor(s) not less than that required as an overall grade point average for teacher certification of 2.75.

Students must complete all graduation and licensure requirements before being recommended for any teaching license. Students completing their teaching curricula at the end of the first semester of any given school year will normally file applications for standard licenses in Indiana after January 15 of the following year. All other students normally will file their applications after June 1 of the school year in which their work is being completed.

Applications for licensure—both new licenses and renewal of Rules 46-47 licenses—may be submitted to Nancy Martin in the Teacher Education Department or completed online. However, if you hold a Rules 2002 license, you must renew it through the Division of Educator Licensing and Development.

Remember that although you can apply for a Rules 2002 online, you cannot renew it online. To renew a Rules 2002 license, you must complete Professional Growth Plan and submit it to the Division of Educator Licensing and Development.

Applicants for the initial standard teaching license must pass specialty area examinations (Praxis II) in their major (primary) and minor teaching fields, and any additional exam as required by the Indiana Department of Education Division of Professional Standards.

Each state may have specific additional requirements for teacher licensure. Students who desire to obtain a teaching license in a particular state should contact the appropriate agency in that state to determine the necessary requirements.