Post-Baccalaureate Certification Program

Evaluation for the program

Students interested in Post Baccalaureate Certification programs must have a transcript evaluation. In this review of your academic work, advisors will determine whether you have the content background needed for a specific teaching license. It is impossible to accurately advise students before this step is complete.

Request your evaluation

Please fill it out your evaluation request, print it, and then send it to:

IU School of Education at IUPUI
902 W. New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5155
Attention: Certification Programs

Gather all the necessary original transcripts for your university or college work. Send the original transcripts in the envelope with your Request for Evaluation. Within 6-8 weeks you will receive your returned evaluation and a detailed information packet on the program for which you are eligible.

Now choose your certification program

Elementary Education Post-Baccalaureate Certification

Eligible students must have a regionally accredited bachelor´s degree with at least a 2.5 GPA overall in their bachelor´s degree. Students enroll as "education undergraduate non-degree" students for this program and receive certification only. Students are currently eligible for limited financial aid and student loans during their course of study if they have not maxed out their aid during their bachelor´s degree.

This program starts in both the Spring and Fall semesters and lasts for two years (4 semesters.) The required courses, which are a part of our traditional, undergraduate program, run only in the fall and spring and are offered during the day. The program consists of 60 undergraduate credit hours which are a part of our traditional undergraduate program. There are an additional 15 credit hours of prerequisites. These must be done prior to beginning the method classes; and may be completed in one semester. The prerequisite courses can be taken in the summer and in the evening. Prerequisite requirements are determined by School of Education advising staff during the transcript evaluation process. Students must apply to the Teacher Education Program (TEP) to begin the methods classes in either the fall or spring semesters.

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Secondary Education Post-Baccalaureate Certification

Eligible students must have a regionally accredited bachelor's degree with at least a 2.5 GPA overall in their bachelor´s degree. Students enroll as "education undergraduate non-degree" students for this program and receive undergraduate certification only. This program results in eligibility for an Indiana teaching license, it does not result in an undergraduate degree. Students are currently eligible for limited financial aid and student loans during their course of study if they have not maxed out their aid during their first bachelor´s degree.

The Secondary Post-Baccalaureate Certification program at IUPUI currently offers licensure in the areas of English, French, German, Spanish, or Social Studies (Social Studies licensure is available in the areas of History, Geography, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, and Psychology). Secondary students are required to have an undergraduate major in the area that they intend to teach. Prospective students submit a request for evaluation to the School of Education. The academic advising staff then determines which content area courses should be taken to earn a major in their chosen area. Equivalent courses with a grade of C or better that students took during their bachelor´s degree are used toward the major requirements.

Students can begin the content area work in any semester. Many of the courses are offered during the day and evening and some are available in the summer sessions. Once the content coursework is half done, students apply to the Teacher Education Program (TEP). These method classes are a part of our traditional undergraduate program and last two years for full time students.