There are three basic teacher licensure options available through the Indiana University Bloomington School of Education. Each program option is designed to license you to teach in the subject and field you choose. However, there is a credit fee difference. This option enables you to enter a basic teacher licensure program as a special graduate student not admitted to a graduate degree program. Students selecting this option may take undergraduate or graduate level courses appropriate to their field of study.
All coursework is charged at the graduate fee rate.
Thus, the advantage to taking graduate level licensure courses is that they may be used later to fulfill requirements in a graduate degree program. Post-baccalaureate students who want to become licensed to teach and consider pursuing a graduate degree later in their career. Students who are already in a graduate degree program at IUB and seek teacher licensure do not have to apply to the School of Education. They should just request a transcript evaluation and meet with an Education Academic Advisor to determine courses needed to obtain a license to teach. This option is available for students who already have completed a bachelor's degree and want to take undergraduate courses leading to certification.