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Graduate Certificate in Transition to Teaching P-12 Education

Today’s students need teachers committed to sparking creativity and curiosity in the classroom – because that’s where inspiration starts. Through the Transition to Teaching (TTT) P-12 program, you’ll build on your bachelor’s degree and learn to create a technology-rich, student-centered learning environment in P-12 classrooms. What is P-12 education? P-12 education encompasses preschool through senior year of high school education.

If you want to be the catalyst who sets students on the course to a successful future, you’re in the right place. The TTT - P-12 certificate program is a graduate level, non-degree initial licensure program structured to prepare candidates to apply subject matter expertise, assessment knowledge, and differentiated instructional practices to technology rich learning environments for today's P-12 students. Indiana Wesleyan’s 100% online P-12 certificate program can be completed in two years and prepares you for Indiana licensure exams.

Why Pursue My P-12 Certificate Online at IWU?

Our highly qualified faculty have extensive, practical experience in P-12 education and offer faith-based guidance that will help you grow academically and personally. Our Christian faculty teach from the same biblical worldview valued on our campus, so that students can implement these principles in an education career. You’ll graduate ready for Indiana employment, with background checks, fingerprinting, and trainings already completed. Additionally, our tuition guarantee lets you lock in your tuition cost at the beginning of your program.

What Will I Learn in a P-12 Certificate Program?

You will learn how to create a safe and culturally responsive learning environment using sound classroom management strategies and high standards. Prepare to design and implement a variety of instructional strategies that consider the diverse needs of all P-12 students while collaborating effectively with students, colleagues, administrators, parents, and your community in written and verbal formats. Content areas covered in the P-12 certificate program include:

  • Computer Education
  • Music: Instrumental
  • Music: Vocal
  • Physical Education
  • Theater Arts
  • Visual Arts

What Makes IWU Different?

Education Pioneer

IWU has provided on-campus education for more than 100 years.

Rooted in Christ

Faith-integrated curriculum and a commitment to changing the world.

Superior Support

Center for Student Success for counseling, tutoring, and more!

Tuition & Aid

21 Credit Hours

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$499/ Credit Hour

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Financial aid is available in the form of grants, loans, scholarships, veterans’ benefits, and employer reimbursement.

Financial Aid Tuition & Fees Info

Applicable fees for resources and services will be assessed throughout the program. Tuition and fees for prerequisites and required elective courses are in addition to the charges shown on the program cost sheet. Your tuition rate will remain the same as long as you remain continuously enrolled in the same program. The estimated cost of attendance is available on the financial aid webpage. Cost sheets may be requested from an enrollment counselor by calling 866.498.4968 or emailing iwuenroll@indwes.edu.
What You Will Study in This P-12 Certificate Program?

These courses contain the program-specific knowledge. Upon completion, you should have the tools to conquer your new career with confidence.

  • EDUT-563 | Learning Processes, Diversity, and Development of P-12 Students | 3 Hours
  • EDUT-575 | Assessment and Learning in the Secondary and P-12 Classroom | 3 Hours
  • EDUT-560 | Content Literacy Instruction for Secondary and P-12 Education | 3 Hours
  • EDUT-580 | Learning Environments in the Secondary and P-12 Classroom | 3 Hours
  • EDUT-578 | Secondary and P-12 Teaching Methods and Resources | 3 Hours
  • EDUT-520 | Foundations in Phonics and Language Structure | 3 Hours
  • EDUT-595 | Student Teaching: Secondary and P-12 Education | 3 Hours

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Program Requirements

All applicants must have:

  • Earned a baccalaureate or graduate degree from a college or university that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by both the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) with one of the following:
    • Baccalaureate degree with a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale; or
    • Both a baccalaureate degree with a GPA of at least 2.50 on a 4.0 point scale, and five (5) years of professional experience; or
    • Both a baccalaureate degree and proof of passing Indiana’s approved content area examination(s) in the subject area that the individual attends to teach.
  • A criminal history background check that meets School of Integrated Learning and Development guidelines.
  • Submit a signed FERPA Release Form.

NOTE: Applicants should be aware that Indiana State Legislation has mandated that expanded background checks are required for those working with students in Indiana schools. Applicants will also be required to adhere to any additional State Mandates required for educators. Though candidates will be required to submit an initial background check that is acceptable to the university as a part of their application materials, that successful background report will only serve to gain admittance to that academic program. School corporations are governed by a locally elected Board of Trustees who set policy for their school corporation. All accepted candidates should understand that additional background checks at the candidate's expense will most likely be required by school corporations before participating in clinical experiences.

Program Requirements
  • All Transition to Teaching P-12 Education candidates will be required to provide passing scores for Indiana's approved content area examination(s) based on the following schedule, or will be administratively withdrawn from the program: 
    • If scheduled for student teaching in September, testing is due the preceding April 1st.
    • If scheduled for student teaching in January, testing is due the preceding September 1st.
  • The Transition to Teaching P-12 Education program is lock-step. Candidates who are unable to complete a course or who receive an unsatisfactory grade will repeat that course before moving on in the program. Tuition and fees will be charged for repeating the course.
Clinical Experience Requirements
  • All candidates must complete field experiences throughout the program as well as a 14-week full-time student teaching experience in a P-12 classroom.
  • All course work prior to student teaching must be completed with a minimum grade of no less than "B-" in each course to be eligible to student teach.
  • All clinical placements will be made by the Office of Clinical Experiences, unless otherwise outlined in course curriculum. Candidates are not to contact any school or attempt to secure their own student teaching assignment at any time.
  • Removal from a clinical experience may result in the candidate not passing the course and/or being permanently withdrawn from the program.
Completion Requirements
  • Complete all course requirements with a minimum GPA of 3.00 and no grade lower than a "B-."
  • Successfully complete all Clinical Experience requirements associated with the program.
  • Provide passing scores for all required state licensure content and pedagogy examinations.
  • Payment of all tuition and fees is required to receive a certificate.

Upon completion of the Transition to Teaching P-12 Education Program, candidates will be recommended for P-12 Educator Licensure in the state of Indiana. Candidates seeking licensure in states other than Indiana bear the responsibility to determine whether completion of the IWU Transition to Teaching P-12 Education program will meet the academic and assessment requirements of the state in which licensure is sought.

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Accreditation

Indiana Wesleyan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), www.hlcommission.org, 312-263-0456. Other accreditations and associations of Indiana Wesleyan University are available at www.indwes.edu/about/iwu-profile/accreditation.

Education programs at Indiana Wesleyan University are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), 1140 19th Street, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20036, 202-223-0077.

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