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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION4GRADUATE DEGREES 4233
d. Applicants whose undergraduate CGPAs are
between 2.500 and 2.999 may take S/F graded
graduate workshops before being fully admitted.
These S/F graded workshops will not fulfill
degree requirements.
e. All applicants whose undergraduate degrees are
more than ten years old must take two sections
of the GRE. The applicant must earn a score of at
least 450 on the Verbal Reasoning and at least a
3.5 on the Analytical Writing sections of the GRE
to be eligible for admission.
• Complete an interview with program faculty.
• Must obtain a recommendation from their corporation
superintendent or the educational leadership program
coordinator.
• Complete an interview with department head.
MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING SPECIAL
EDUCATION (pending final approval)
ADMISSION PROCEDURES
• Visit www.iusb.edu/apply to complete the IU South
Bend graduate application online.
• Provide two letters of recommendations.
• Submit a written statement of your teaching philosophy
of educating students with special needs.
• Answer the following four questions (up to one typewritten
page per question):
a. How do you think children and youth learn?
b. What is the value and purpose of special education?
c. Describe your comfort level with technology. What
types of technology do you use daily? When you
have difficulty with technology, what do you do?
d. Discuss the importance of collaboration
between educational professionals, parents, and
community organizations.
• Provide official transcripts from all graduate and
undergraduate institutions attended. Degrees must be
earned from a regionally accredited institution or an
IU approved international institution.
a. Applicants to graduate programs in the School of
Education must have an overall CGPA of 3.000 or
have earned a CGPA of 3.000 in the last 60 hours
of their undergraduate degree and meet all other
admission requirements to be fully admitted to
graduate programs in the School of Education.
b. Applicants whose CGPAs are between 2.500 and
2.999 must earn required GRE scores and meet
all other admissions requirements to be fully
admitted to programs in the School of Education.
c. Applicants with undergraduate CGPAs between
2.500 and 2.999 will not be allowed to take any
graded graduate course work until they have
submitted the required GRE scores and met all
other admissions requirements.
d. Applicants whose undergraduate CGPAs are
between 2.500 and 2.999 may take S/F graded
graduate workshops before being fully admitted.
These S/F graded workshops will not fulfill
degree requirements.
e. All applicants whose undergraduate degrees are
more than ten years old must take two sections
of the GRE. The applicant must earn a score of at
least 450 on the Verbal Reasoning and at least a
3.5 on the Analytical Writing sections of the GRE
to be eligible for admission.
• Submit passing scores on the Praxis I®: Reading,
Mathematics, and Writing prior to completion of the
first 6 credit hours of the program.
ADMISSION TO SCHOOL OF EDUCATION LICENSURE
PROGRAMS—transition to teaching
The Transition to Teaching (T2T) Program at IU South
Bend is an alternative route-to-licensure program
designed for mid-career professionals with a bachelor’s
degree who want to become licensed teachers in the state
of Indiana. The rigorous, field-based program is most
appropriate for mid-career changers. To participate in
the program, applicants must meet minimum GPA and
bachelor’s degree requirements as well as additional
admission requirements.
Beyond the basic admission requirements, applicants
will be screened on their knowledge base including
appropriateness of their original bachelor’s degree
program.
The program is offered when there are an adequate
number of qualified cohort candidates who commit to
participation. Visit www.iusb.edu/~t2tiusb for more
information.
Secondary Transition to Teaching
IU South Bend is approved by the Office of Educator
Licensing and Development to recommend for licensure
in the following content areas: mathematics; English;
foreign language (French, Spanish, and German);
social studies (historical perspectives, government
and citizenship, geographical perspectives, economics,
psychology, and sociology); science (life science, Earth/
space science, physical science, physics, and chemistry).
IU South Bend is not approved to recommend licensure
in any other areas. The Secondary T2T Program licenses
at the early adolescence and adolescent/young adult
developmental levels.
Most appropriate are majors directly linked to licensure
areas listed above. Those with closely related majors
may require some additional content course work to
meet licensure requirements prior to applying to the T2T
Program. Those with other majors will need significant
hours in content course work to meet licensure
requirements.