Secondary Education Curriculum to Ed.S. in School Curriculum & Instructional Planning – Indiana

Educational Requirements

According to Indiana’s Department of Education: 

• This program will be closing effective July 1, 2024. We recommend the student enrolls in the new MAT: Secondary Education cognate specific program.

The state of Indiana offers the following endorsements.

• Biology: Life Sciences (5-12)

• Business

• Chemistry

• Computer Science

• Engineering and Technology Education

• English/Language Arts

• Family and Consumer Science

• Health and Physical Education: two separate and independent endorsement areas.

• Mathematics

• Music: Fine Arts – Vocal and General Music

• Music: Instrumental and General Music

• Physics

• Physics Education: Earth and Space

• Social Studies – Historical Perspective

• Spanish: World Language

• TESL (English Learners)

• Theatre: Fine Arts

• Visual Fine Arts

Additional Requirements (During Degree Program)

1. Students will be required to complete a Suicide Prevention Training. 
2. Students will be required to pass the Principles of Learning and Teaching Exam (PLT) and content area exams.

Additional Requirements (After Degree Conferral)

1. Please submit all licensure documents (located on the Gate 4 Checklist) to gate4@liberty.edu.
2. Students will need to obtain their Virginia license first to qualify for reciprocity.
3. Gate 4 will complete a College Verification Form which will be used to apply for Virginia licensure.
4. After obtaining a Virginia license students can then apply for an Indiana license through reciprocity. 

Reciprocity

If you hold a valid out-of-state license and have completed an  CAEP or AAQEP accredited or state approved teacher preparation program in another state and want to obtain an Indiana teaching license, or if you are from another state and do not hold a teaching license but would like to obtain an Indiana teaching license, there are licensure paths available for you.

Please note, however, that Indiana requires an applicant to pass a content (subject matter) licensure test in every content area that will appear on the Indiana license issued. In content areas in which you have not passed a test, you may be eligible for a one-year temporary reciprocal permit if you hold a valid out-of-state license, on which you may teach while meeting Indiana’s testing requirements. Eligibility for the reciprocal permit means that both some of the Indiana requirements for licensure have been met and one holds a valid (unexpired) out-of-state license. Reciprocity does not obligate Indiana to waive certain deficiencies, nor to exempt individuals from requirements set forth by Indiana administrative law/rule.