Transition to Teaching at Taylor University

You want to become a teacher, and we are dedicated to walk with you every step of the way through this significant change in your life. With personalized support, Taylor University’s Transition to Teaching program offers an affordable, graduate-level roadmap to achieving your goal. You’ll get hands-on field experiences in locations convenient to you and online coursework that will prepare you for the classroom. All licensure tracks lead to eligibility for an Indiana teaching license.

It all starts when you’re ready! Our rolling admissions timeline means you select your start date.

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Why Choose Taylor?

  • Learn to teach from one of Indiana’s top education programs.
  • Feel cared for by dedicated faculty and staff who will support you every step of the way.
  • Enjoy the flexibility of online courses blended with in-person classroom experiences in your local community.

Financial Information

  • Lowest tuition in Indiana for an online, faith-based program.
  • $450 per credit hour, with no additional fees.
  • Financial aid is available!
Earn your licensure in about 18 months with flexible, online classes.
Take classes on your schedule, at your pace.
Learn how to teach students by practicing in real classrooms.
Enroll at one of Indiana’s MOST AFFORDABLE Transition to Teaching programs.

Transition to Teaching Track Options

You will be prepared to teach in one of these areas:

You will take 9 classes to become an elementary teacher in Indiana. 

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You’ll take 7 classes to become a middle or high school teacher in Indiana:

You can earn a secondary license through Taylor for these content areas: 

  • Art 
  • Business 
  • Career and Technical Education: Agriculture 
  • Career and Technical Education: Business and Information Technology 
  • Career and Technical Education: Family and Consumer Sciences 
  • Career and Technical Education: Health Science Occupations 
  • Career and Technical Education: Marketing 
  • Chemistry 
  • Chinese 
  • Computer Science 
  • Earth/Space Science 
  • Economics 
  • English Language Arts 
  • French 
  • Geographical Perspectives 
  • German 
  • Government and Citizenship 
  • Health 
  • Historical Perspectives 
  • Japanese 
  • Journalism 
  • Latin 
  • Life Science 
  • Mathematics 
  • Music: Instrumental or Vocal 
  • Physical Education 
  • Physical Science 
  • Physics 
  • Psychology 
  • Sociology 
  • Spanish 
  • Technology Education
  • Theatre Arts 

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You’ll take 10 classes to become licensed as an all-grade teacher within a specialized content area in Indiana. 

You can earn an all-grade license through Taylor for these content areas: 

  • Art 
  • Chinese 
  • Computer Science 
  • French 
  • German 
  • Japanese 
  • Latin 
  • Library/Media Specialist 
  • Music: Instrumental 
  • Music: Vocal 
  • Physical Education 
  • Reading
  • Spanish 
  • Technology Education 
  • Theatre Arts 

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You’ll take 8 classes to become licensed for mild intervention in Indiana. 

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You’ll take these 8 classes to be licensed to teach English-language learners in Indiana: 

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Start Teaching Now

Do you want to teach while still enrolled in Taylor’s Transition to Teaching program? The demand for teachers in the state of Indiana is so great that you may be eligible for a 3-year Transition to Teaching permit. This unique permit allows you to teach in Indiana classrooms if you have been formally accepted in our program, are enrolled in a course, and are employed in an Indiana school.

Transition to Teaching

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CAEP: Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation Higher Learning Commission