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Admission Requirements
Persons wishing to earn licensure through the CBE licensing option must submit:
- A bachelor's degree from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting body or the Association for Biblical Higher Education verified on original transcripts sent by the institution directly to Indiana Wesleyan University.
- An undergraduate cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher from the baccalaureate degree granting institution at which a minimum of 30 semester hours were completed.
- Secondary content area applicants must present:
a. A minimum of 18 semester hours with a GPA of 3.00 in the discipline in which the license is sought.
b. For social studies license, a GPA of 3.00 in 18 semester hours of history or 12 hours of government and 6 hours in other approved social studies areas.
- Elementary applicants must have earned a minimum of 6 semester hours with a GPA of 3.00 in each of these four disciplines: mathematics, sciences, social sciences, and language arts or passing scores on the Praxis II Elementary Content Knowledge Test.
- A teaching license, or a current emergency permit, not a substitute teaching license.
- Applicants from surrounding states not seeking to obtain an Indiana teaching license will present:
a. A letter on official stationary or a copy of an email from the affected state licensing agency verifying that the CBE curriculum will be accepted for the license or addition being sought.
b. A disclaimer signed by the applicant stating that the applicant understands that Indiana license requirements are not being met and that the applicant does not wish to request an Indiana teaching license.
- Satisfactorily pass a criminal history search by the Indiana State Police or that of the applicant's state of residence.
- Satisfactorily pass sexual offender screening from the Indiana Sex and Violent Offender Directory or that of the applicant's state of residence if separate from the state police criminal history check.
During your time at IWU you will be required to take two exams for the State of Indiana - the Praxis I and Praxis II exams. These exams measure your knowledge of the particular subject matter you want to teach. Career Builders for Educators courses do not teach you subject content, they teach you how to teach. It is your responsibility to know the subject you intend to teach.
To help you determine in advance if your mastery of the subject matter is sufficient for teaching, one of IWU's academic counselors will assess your college transcript, work experience and life experience before you start your first Career Builders for Educators course. They will recommend what courses you could take to prepare you for the two Praxis exams. These courses can be taken at IWU or the college for your choice. These courses are not required to complete the program but may be required for entrance into the CBE program.
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