Transition to Teach Program
The T2T program provides a direct route for individuals with a bachelor’s degree who desire to teach in secondary settings.
Transition to Teach Program Requirements
- GRE score of at least 301 based on Verbal and Quantitative (test must have been taken after 8/1/11)
- Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators
- ACT composite score of 24 (based on Math, Reading, Grammar and Science)
- SAT score of 1170 based on Evidence-based Reading and Writing and Math
- Baccalaureate degree:
- GPA: 3.0/4.0 in the subject area for which they are seeking licensure: OR
- GPA 2.5/4.0 scale and five years of professional experience in the subject area; OR
- Degree in subject area and successfully passed the state approved content area examination
- Graduate degree in the subject area/related field
- Agriculture
- Chemistry
- Business
- Mathematics
- Engineering and/or Technology
- Physics
- English
- Biology/Life Science
- Fine Arts (music, theater, visual arts)
- Economics
- Health
- Geography
- Journalism
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Political Science
- World Language (Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin, Spanish)
For information on the PRAXIS content exams, please visit https://www.ets.org/praxis/site.html
Expand the Tests Required for Specific Licensure Areas (Secondary Education) to learn more about the specific content area test for your discipline
Transition to Teach Plans of Study
Secondary Education Transition to Teach: 18 Credits
Participants in the Secondary T2T program will complete the following 6 courses, plus an interview with program faculty:
- EDPS 53200 – Measuring Educational Achievement
- EDCI 51300 – Foundations Of Learning Design And Technology
- EDPS 59100 – Special Topics In Education
- Taught as:
- Content-Specific Methods and
- Secondary Methods I and
- Teaching Students with Diverse Needs
- EDPS 69500 – Internship In Education
Elementary Education Transition to Teach: 24 Credits
Below courses are listed as undergraduate courses as equivalent graduate courses have not yet been created to implement changes in Science of Reading and Mathematics requirements from the state.
Most courses ONLY available during the day in a face-to-face environment.
Choose one course from below:
- EDCI 32300 – Educational Technology For Teaching And Learning
- EDCI 36600 – Use Of Assessment In The K-12 Classroom
- EDPS 43000 – Creating And Managing Learning Environments
Required Courses:
- EDCI 36100 – Social Studies In The Elementary School
- EDCI 36201 – Literacy Instruction In K-3 Classrooms
- EDCI 36301 – Literacy In The Elementary School II
- EDCI 36404 – Mathematics In The Elementary School
- EDCI 36500 – Science In The Elementary School
- EDPS 69500 – Internship In Education
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