Education Licensure Information for Indiana
Here is what you need to know.
Become an Educator in Indiana
American College of Education (ACE) is excited to help you start or advance your education career in Indiana. Whether you want to start teaching in the classroom or leading a school, we have affordable and flexible programs to help you make it happen.
Teaching in Indiana
Elementary Education
Our M.A. in Elementary Teaching and Certificate in Transition to Teaching in Elementary Education are approved by the IDOE as leading to an initial elementary generalist teacher license.
You must satisfy additional requirements, including:
- Completing an application via LVIS
- Clearing the required background check
- Passing the required licensure exams:
- Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205)
- Elementary Education Assessment (5006; subtests 5007, 5008) (5006)
- Elementary Education Assessment: Reading and Language Arts & Social Studies (5007)
- Elementary Education Assessment: Mathematics and Science (5008)
- Obtaining valid CPR certification from an IDOE-approved provider
- Completing suicide prevention training
- Completing human trafficking training
- Completing child abuse and neglect training
For more information about becoming a licensed teacher in Indiana, please visit the Indiana Department of Education website.
Secondary Education
Our M.A. in Secondary Teaching and Certificate in Transition to Teaching in Secondary Education are approved by the IDOE as leading to an initial secondary teacher license.
You must satisfy additional requirements, including:
- Completing an application via LVIS
- Clearing the required background check
- Passing the required licensure exams:
- Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT): Grades 7-12 (5624)
- Appropriate content exam (5-12)
- Obtaining valid CPR certification from an IDOE-approved provider
- Completing suicide prevention training
- Completing human trafficking training
- Completing child abuse and neglect training
For more information about becoming a licensed teacher in Indiana, please visit the Indiana Department of Education website.
Special Education
Our Certificate in Transition to Teaching in Special Education is approved by the IDOE as leading to an initial teacher license in P-12 Exceptional Needs: Mild Intervention.
You must satisfy additional requirements, including:
- Completing an application via LVIS
- Clearing the required background check
- Passing the required licensure exams:
- Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT): PreK–12 (5625)
- Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205)
- Special Education: Foundational Knowledge (5355)
- Obtaining valid CPR certification from an IDOE-approved provider
- Completing suicide prevention training
- Completing human trafficking training
- Completing child abuse and neglect training
For more information about becoming a licensed teacher in Indiana, please visit the Indiana Department of Education website.
Leadership and Administration in Indiana
Our M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and Certificate in Principal Preparation programs are approved by the IDOE for the Building Level Administrator License (P-12):
You must satisfy additional requirements, including:
- Holding an Initial, Standard, Provisional, Proficient or Accomplished Practitioner license or School Counselor license
- An experience verification letter signed by employer on letterhead stating at least two years of teaching experience or two years of school counselor experience
- Completing an application via the Licensing Verification and Information System
- Passing the Educational Leadership: Administration and Supervision (5412) content licensure exam
- Obtaining valid CPR certification from an IDOE-approved provider
- Completing suicide prevention training
For more information on becoming a licensed administrator in Indiana, please visit the Indiana Department of Education website.
Teaching English Learners in Indiana
Our Certificate in Teaching English Learners are approved M.Ed. in Teaching English Learners and Certificate in Teaching English Learners are approved by the IDOE for adding the English Learners content area to your existing Indiana teaching license.
In addition to holding an existing Indiana teaching license, other requirements include:
- Successfully completing all approved courses
- Completing an application via LVIS
- Passing the English to Speakers of Other Languages (5362) content licensure exam
For the most current information about endorsements in Indiana, please check the Indiana Department of Education website.
Have Questions?
Our Enrollment Counselors can guide you through the steps and requirements needed to earn an educator license or endorsement in Indiana. Email [email protected] or call 800-280-0307, option 2 to contact our Enrollment team.