IN certification

Indiana teacher certification

Indiana reports 15 teaching credentials and 5 alternative routes to Title II, and licensed 3,928 new teachers in the latest year.

Credential rules change. Confirm current requirements with Indiana Department of Education.

Teaching credentials in Indiana

Each row is a credential Indiana reported to Title II. Initial means a first credential for a new teacher. Years is the length of validity.

Indiana credentials
Credential	Initial	Years	Renewable	Grade levels
Accomplished Practitioner License	No	10	Yes	K-6, 5-9, 5-12
Addition	No	2	Yes	K-6, 5-9, 5-12
Alternative Route to Special Education License	No	3	No	PK-12, PK-12, PK-12
Career Specialist Permit	No	2	Yes	5-12
Charter School Licensure	No	2	Yes	5-12
Early Literacy Endorsement	No	99	Yes	PK-5
Emergency Permit	No	1	Yes	K-6, 5-9, 5-12
Initial Practitioner License	Yes	2	Yes	K-6, 5-9, 5-12
Practitioner License	No	5	Yes	K-6, 5-9, 5-12
Reciprocal Permit	No	1	Yes	K-6, 5-9, 5-12
Renewal	No	2	Yes	K-6, 5-9, 5-12
Transition to Teaching Permit	Yes	3	No	K-6, 5-12
Visiting Teaching Permit	Yes	3	No	K-6, 5-12
Workplace Specialist 1	Yes	2	Yes	5-12
Workplace Specialist 2	No	4	Yes	5-12

Requirements

Yes means the state reports the item as required for that credential. Tests shows only whether tests are required; Title II does not name the tests.

Credential	Bachelor's	Master's	Education degree	Prep program	Tests	Performance assessment	Clinical	Coursework	Credit hours	Min. GPA	Transcripts	Employment	Mentoring	Recency	Background check	Fingerprint	Police check
Accomplished Practitioner License	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Addition	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Alternative Route to Special Education License	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Career Specialist Permit	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Charter School Licensure	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Early Literacy Endorsement	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Emergency Permit	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Initial Practitioner License	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Practitioner License	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Reciprocal Permit	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Renewal	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Transition to Teaching Permit	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Visiting Teaching Permit	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Workplace Specialist 1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Workplace Specialist 2	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No

Verify a teaching license in Indiana

Teaching licenses in Indiana are verified on the lookup service run by Indiana Department of Education. Search there by the teacher's name or certificate number to see current status.

PT3 does not verify licenses and holds no records of individual teachers.

Renewal

Renew times is how many times the credential can be renewed; renewal years is the length of each renewal.

Renewal
Credential	Renewable	Renew times	Renewal years	Details
Accomplished Practitioner License	Yes	99	10	Completion of one of the following: 1. National Board of Professional Teaching Standards Certification (NBPTS) certification 2. Six (6) semester hours completed at an accredited Indiana institution 3. Six (6) semester hours completed at an accredited out-of-state institution 4. Completion of 90 hours of professional growth experiences; 15 of the 90 hours must be completed in one or more of the following areas: 1. An externship with a company; 2. Professional development provided by the state, a local business, or a community partner that provides opportunities for school and employers to partner in promoting career navigation; 3. Professional development provided by the state, a local business, or a community partner that outlines: (A) current and future economic needs of the community, state, nation, and globe; and (B) ways in which current and future economic needs described in (A) can be disseminated to students.
Addition	Yes	99	2	To renew a five-year Practitioner license, license holders are required to submit a valid CPR card from an IDOE approved provider and must complete of one of the following: 1. National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification 2. 6 semester hours of college or university coursework 3. Completion of 90 hours of professional growth experiences; 15 of the 90 hours must be completed in one or more of the following areas: 1. An externship with a company; 2. Professional development provided by the state, a local business, or a community partner that provides opportunities for school and employers to partner in promoting career navigation; 3. Professional development provided by the state, a local business, or a community partner that outlines: (A) current and future economic needs of the community, state, nation, and globe; and (B) ways in which current and future economic needs described in (A) can be disseminated to students. The two-year Initial Practitioner (IP) license may be renewed two times. Before a third renewal, instructional license holders must submit a 90 point professional growth plan (PGP) or take the appropriate Pearson CORE content exam in order to repeat the six year cycle. In order to convert the Initial Practitioner license to a Practitioner license, the license holder must have two years of teaching experience and complete one of the following two options: 1) Participation in the Indiana Mentor and Assessment Program (IMAP) 2) Completion of a Professional Growth Plan with 40 PGP points Coursework or professional development included in a PGP must have been completed since the issue date of the first IP license. Additions are valid for the same duration as the license upon which it is being added (either 2, 5, or 10 years depending on the license type). Licenses with additions may be renewed an unlimited number of times
Alternative Route to Special Education License	No	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Career Specialist Permit	Yes	99	2	Following the issuance of the initial permit and prior to the first renewal, the permit holder must complete a pedagogy component that includes the areas of literacy, differentiation of instruction, classroom and behavioral management, curriculum development (lesson planning, assessment strategies, use of data to improve instruction), psychology of child development, competence in multicultural awareness, and use of technology in the classroom. The required pedagogy component may be provided by a school employer, college or university coursework, professional development, or another entity. All providers must be approved by the Indiana State Board of Education following a review and recommendation by the Indiana Department of Education. The pedagogy preparation must begin by or before the first month of teaching if the permit holder is actively employed as a classroom teacher. Completion of the pedagogy component is required for the first renewal of the permit. Subsequent renewals require a Professional Growth Plan (PGP) documenting 40 hours/points of completed professional development.
Charter School Licensure	Yes	99	4	An individual with an Initial Charter School license may renew that license twice upon application. If after the third Initial Charter School license has been issued (second renewal), the license holder has still not completed the requirements to obtain a five-year Charter School license, then the license holder must complete a Professional Growth Plan (PGP) with a total of 90 points or take the appropriate Pearson Indiana CORE Content Area exam to start the six-year cycle over. Coursework or professional development included in a PGP must have been completed since the issue date of the initial Charter School license. In order to convert the initial two-year Charter School License to a five-year Charter School license, the license holder must have two years of teaching experience and complete one of the following two options: 1) Participation in the Indiana Mentor and Assessment Program (IMAP) 2) Completion of a Professional Growth Plan with 40 PGP points
Early Literacy Endorsement	Yes	99	0	Renewed with the renewal of an initial, practitioner, or accomplished practitioner license (2, 5, or 10 renewals)
Emergency Permit	Yes	2	1	A school employer may renew an EP annually as long as the EP holder can meet renewal requirements by providing proof of continuing progress toward achieving full licensure in the content area on the permit. Failure to meet renewal requirements may result in denial of the renewal application. How to demonstrate progress toward licensure for EP renewal: (1) Coursework must be documented on official transcripts; (2) Ongoing attempts to complete testing requirements must be documented by official score reports; (3) If college courses for renewal are cancelled, cancellation must be verified by the institution; (4) If the courses necessary for licensure are not yet available because they are offered in a required sequence that has a future start date, that must be verified by the institution; (5) Renewal coursework or testing must be completed after the issue date of the EP being renewed.
Initial Practitioner License	Yes	3	2	The Initial Practitioner license can be renewed twice. Before a third renewal, instructional license holders must submit a 90 point PGP or take a the appropriate Pearson CORE content exam. In order to convert the Initial Practitioner license to a Practitioner license, the license holder must have two years of teaching experience and complete one of the following two options: 1) Participation in the Indiana Mentor and Assessment Program (IMAP) 2) Completion of a Professional Growth Plan with 40 PGP points Coursework or professional development included in a PGP must have been completed since the issue date of the first IP license.
Practitioner License	Yes	99	5	To renew, license holder must complete one of the following: 1. National Board Certification 2. 6 semester hours of college or university coursework 3. Completion of 90 hours of professional growth experiences; 15 of the 90 hours must be completed in one or more of the following areas: 1. An externship with a company; 2. Professional development provided by the state, a local business, or a community partner that provides opportunities for school and employers to partner in promoting career navigation; 3. Professional development provided by the state, a local business, or a community partner that outlines: (A) current and future economic needs of the community, state, nation, and globe; and (B) ways in which current and future economic needs described in (A) can be disseminated to students.
Reciprocal Permit	Yes	2	1	A Reciprocal Permit may be renewed as long as the Reciprocal Permit holder can meet renewal requirements by providing proof of continuing progress toward achieving full licensure in the content area (s) on the permit. Failure to meet renewal requirements may result in denial of the renewal application. How to demonstrate progress toward licensure for Reciprocal Permit renewal (dependent upon evaluation letter): (1) Coursework must be documented on official transcripts; (2) Ongoing attempts to complete testing requirements must be documented by official score reports; (3) If college courses for renewal are cancelled, cancellation must be verified by the institution; (4) If the courses necessary for licensure are not yet available because they are offered in a required sequence that has a future start date that must be verified by the institution; (5) Renewal coursework or testing must be completed after the issue date of the reciprocal permit being renewed.
Renewal	Yes	99	2	Completion of one of the following: 1. NBPTS certification 2. 6 semester hours of college or university coursework 3. Completion of 90 hours of professional growth experiences 4. Initial Practitioner (2 Year License), renewable 2 times 5. Initial Practitioner (2 Year License) by 3rd renewal license holders must have completed either IMAP or 40 hours of professional development 6. Initial Practitioner (2 Year License) by 3rd renewal if the license holder has still not met requirements to obtain a five-year Practitioner license, then the license holder must complete a Professional Growth Plan (PGP) with a total of 90 points or take the appropriate Pearson CORE Content Area exam to start the six-year IP cycle over. Coursework or professional development included in a PGP must have been completed since the issue date of the first IP license. Completion of 90 hours of professional growth experiences; 15 of the 90 hours must be completed in one or more of the following areas: 1. An externship with a company; 2. Professional development provided by the state, a local business, or a community partner that provides opportunities for school and employers to partner in promoting career navigation; 3. Professional development provided by the state, a local business, or a community partner that outlines: (A) current and future economic needs of the community, state, nation, and globe; and (B) ways in which current and future economic needs described in (A) can be disseminated to students. Renewals are valid for the same duration as the license upon which it is being added (either 2, 5, or 10 years depending on the license type). Licenses with renewals may be renewed an unlimited number of times
Transition to Teaching Permit	No	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visiting Teaching Permit	No	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Workplace Specialist 1	Yes	1	2	The initial Workplace Specialist I License is valid for two years, and it may be renewed/extended for one (1) year only at the request of the director.
Workplace Specialist 2	Yes	99	4	Along with the CTE director, the teacher will create a Professional Development Plan (PDP). The PDP will be stored "in-house" and will be utilized as a working document to track the professional development growth. Both old and new PDP's should be provided to the WS teacher's CTE director for authorization. Both forms must have the appropriate authorization lines signed by both the teacher and the director (not another administrator). All supporting documentation (verifying activities completed) as indicated by the PDP point chart must be provided to the CTE director prior to review and authorization of completed PDP's. The teacher must also have a valid CPR card from IDOE approved provider.

Emergency and temporary credentials

Emergency credentials
Credential	Initial	Years	Renewable	Grade levels
Alternative Route to Special Education License	No	3	No	PK-12, PK-12, PK-12
Emergency Permit	No	1	Yes	K-6, 5-9, 5-12
Reciprocal Permit	No	1	Yes	K-6, 5-9, 5-12
Transition to Teaching Permit	Yes	3	No	K-6, 5-12
Visiting Teaching Permit	Yes	3	No	K-6, 5-12
Workplace Specialist 1	Yes	2	Yes	5-12

Out-of-state teachers

Out-of-state credentials
Credential	Initial	Years	Renewable	Grade levels
Reciprocal Permit	No	1	Yes	K-6, 5-9, 5-12

Newly licensed teachers prepared out of state: 856.

Alternative routes

Alternative Route to Special Education (teach while completing)
American Board (ABCTE) Alternative Licensure (IC 20-28-5-12.5) (teach while completing)
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) (teach while completing)
Post-bacc. for initial licensure (teach while completing)
Transition to Teaching (teach while completing)

All alternative routes in Indiana

About Indiana certification

The Indiana Department of Education serves Indiana Public School Corporations and Indiana Colleges and Universities throughout the ninety-two counties that comprise the State of Indiana.

There are several links available below. The first, "Indiana Department of Education,” is to the Indiana Department of Education Homepage. The next, "Indiana Colleges and Universities," lists each of the Higher Education Institutions with links to the institution websites. The third, "Indiana Public School Corporations (K-12),” provides an interactive map of each county in Indiana. All school corporations in each county are included, along with a link to each school within a school corporation. The final, "Approved Teacher Preparation Programs by Provider," provides links to each Indiana Educator Preparation Provider’s approved program sheets, which detail which licensing content areas are provided by each program.

The accuracy of the institutional data provided for this report is solely the responsibility of the institution.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I get a teaching certificate in Indiana?

Indiana reports 15 credentials to Title II, 4 of them initial. 4 initial credentials require a bachelor's degree, 2 require a preparation program and 2 require tests. Apply through Indiana Department of Education.

How do I verify a teaching license in Indiana?

Licenses are verified on the lookup service run by Indiana Department of Education. PT3 does not verify licenses.

Can I renew a Indiana teaching certificate?

12 of 15 Indiana credentials are reported as renewable. Renewal details by credential are listed in the Renewal section.

Does Indiana issue emergency or temporary teaching certificates?

Yes. Title II lists 6: Alternative Route to Special Education License; Emergency Permit; Reciprocal Permit; Transition to Teaching Permit; Visiting Teaching Permit.

Can I teach in Indiana with an out-of-state license?

Indiana lists 1 credential for out-of-state teachers: Reciprocal Permit.

Is there alternative teacher certification in Indiana?

Yes. Indiana reports 5 alternative routes to Title II.