Indiana § 20-28-4-5 - Participants; qualifications
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§ 20-28-4-5. Participants; qualifications
Sec. 5. An individual who wishes to participate in the program must have one (1) of the following qualifications:
(1) For a program participant who seeks to obtain a license to teach in grades 5 through 12, one (1) of the following:
(A) A bachelor's degree or the equivalent with a grade point average of at least three (3.0) on a four (4.0) point scale from an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the subject area that the individual intends to teach.
(B) A graduate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the subject area or a related field that the individual intends to teach.
(C) A bachelor's degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution with a grade point average of at least two and five-tenths (2.5) on a four (4.0) point scale and either:
(i) eighteen (18) credit hours in the subject area the individual intends to teach; or
(ii) five (5) years professional experience in the subject or a related area that the individual intends to teach.
(D) Both:
(i) a bachelor's degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution; and
(ii) proof that the individual has passed the state approved content area examination in the subject area that the individual intends to teach.
(2) For a program participant who seeks to obtain a license to teach in kindergarten through grade 6, one (1) of the following:
(A) A bachelor's degree or the equivalent with a grade point average of at least three (3.0) on a four (4.0) point scale from an accredited institution of higher education.
(B) Both:
(i) a bachelor's degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution with a grade point average of at least two and five-tenths (2.5) on a four (4.0) point scale; and
(ii) five (5) years professional experience in an education related field, as determined by the department.
(C) Both:
(i) a bachelor's degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution; and
(ii) proof that the individual has passed the state approved content area examination in the subject area that the individual intends to teach.
(3) For a program participant who seeks to obtain a license to teach in prekindergarten through grade 3, one (1) of the following:
(A) A bachelor's degree or the equivalent with a grade point average of at least three (3.0) on a four (4.0) point scale from an accredited institution of higher education.
(B) Both:
(i) a bachelor's degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution with a grade point average of at least two and five-tenths (2.5) on a four (4.0) point scale; and
(ii) five (5) years professional experience in an education related field, as determined by the department.
(C) Both:
(i) a bachelor's degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution; and
(ii) proof that the individual has passed the state approved content area examination in the subject area that the individual intends to teach.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-3-11(e).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.216; P.L.90-2011, SEC.16; P.L.205-2013, SEC.249; P.L.192-2014, SEC.4; P.L.159-2026, SEC.8.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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