Frequently Asked Questions

No, simply submit an enrollment form which collects basic contact information as well as payment information. You will be a guest student of Taylor University.

1. Click to begin course enrollment.
2. Create a TU account (for Student Type, select Taylor Online Guest).
3. Click on the Online Application link, which you will receive via email.
4. Complete the Taylor Online application by filling in contact information and course selection.
5. Click on the e-store link, which you will receive via email, and enter payment information.

The course begins on the registration date, which is the date tuition is paid.

Guest students have four months from the registration date to complete a course. All materials are due by midnight EST on the final due date. Degree seeking students, who are using financial aid, complete courses in traditional semesters (15-week time frame).

Students are responsible for getting their own textbooks. The required textbooks are listed under the course descriptions found in the catalog. By clicking on the book, you will be directed to where the book is sold on Amazon.com.

You can access Brightspace by logging into the Taylor portal at my.taylor.edu.

Professors have one week to grade each assignment. If three assignments are submitted at once, the professor will grade one assignment per week, returning the third assignment three weeks after receiving it. It is advisable to submit assignments intermittently throughout the course.

All course materials (assignments, quizzes, exams, etc.) are due in Eastern Standard Time.

Quizzes and exams are facilitated online.

If you forget your password or are locked out of Brightspace, go to passwords.taylor.edu and reset your password.

Yes, a student is eligible for one four-month extension for a fee of $250. Extension requests and payment of the fee must be completed prior to the course expiration date. Click Pay Fees to request and submit payment for an extension.

If the course is not completed within the original enrollment period and the student does not request an extension, or if the student does not complete the course by the end of the extension period, a grade of "F" is issued. Students have the option of re-enrolling in the course and, while the old course and grade remains on the transcript, only the new grade from the repeated course will be counted in the cumulative statistics.

The refund schedule and transcript ramifications for students who withdraw from a course is as follows:

• Withdraw within 7 days of registration: 100% refund and course does not appear on the transcript.
• Withdraw between 8 and 28 days of registration: 50% refund and course appears as a “W” on the transcript.
• Withdraw between 29 days of registration and the original course due date: 0% refund and course appears as a “W” on the transcript.
• Withdraw during the extension period: 0% refund and course appears as a “WF” on the transcript.

To request to be withdrawn, contact the office at online@taylor.edu or 800-845-3149. The date the request is submitted will be honored as the withdrawal date.

Students may drop a course and add another within 7 days of the registration date. The student will pay or be refunded any disparity in tuition between the two courses.

No, but the candidate must have a valid Indiana teaching license.

Yes, candidates must maintain a 2.7 GPA and earn at least a C- in all coursework.

No.

The candidate must meet standards prescribed by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE). For the Mild Intervention Licensure program, the candidate can meet standards with six courses.

SED520 Exceptional Children and SED530 Foundations of Special Education

Yes, up to 50% of the required credit hours for the Mild Intervention Licensure can be transferred in. Courses previously taken at other institutions will be reviewed on an individual basis to see if they meet content criteria. Only courses with a grade of B- or higher and taken within the last seven years can be considered. 

Courses are taken online; however, field experiences in the classroom are required. Prior to taking courses, the candidate must be accepted into the program.

The program is designed to be flexible depending upon the individual candidates. The program could be completed in approximately one to two years if the candidate is willing to commit the time to the program.

Yes, please review the Licensure Tests section for complete information.

Student teaching is not required, though the program does contain several courses in which field experiences are mandatory. Since the Mild Intervention Licensure is for P-12, students must complete at least one field experience in an elementary school and one in secondary.

Yes, many states have reciprocity agreements which ease the transfer of an Indiana state teaching license to another state. Some states only allow for a temporary teaching license while the out-of-state licensed teacher completes an application and additional state specific requirements for a license in that state. Find more information and get links to each state’s procedure regarding reciprocity agreements.

Courses are taught completely online through Brightspace, our virtual course management system.

The courses are delivered in independent study format in which you work one-on-one with the professor. The syllabus as well as all of the assignments are located in Brightspace. Once registered, the student begins completing the assignments as outlined in the syllabus until fulfilling all of the requirements.

Yes, Taylor University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission.

Yes, credits are transferable to most other institutions. Please check with your home institution to ensure the transferability of the course.

The three letters (e.g. BIB) indicate the discipline or category in which a course is placed. The set of three numbers (e.g. 109) indicates the level of the course:

• 100–200 level courses—first and second year college courses
• 300–400 level courses—upper division courses; require advanced writing, cognitive and critical thinking skills

Follow this link to request a Taylor University transcript be sent to your institution.

The courses are college-level and require as much time and effort to complete as the same course taken on campus. The standard formula to determine the time investment for a class is to multiply the number of credit hours by 3, and that total by 15 (which represents a traditional 15 week semester). For example, a 3 credit hour course will require about 135 hours of work total—9 hours a week over 15 weeks.

Credits are recorded in semester hours.

1. High speed internet access
2. Computer or laptop (a mobile device, such as a phone or tablet, is not sufficient)

Guest student registration dates will appear on the transcript as the actual registration and due date of his/her course.

Yes! You may be eligible for a Transition to Teaching permit. It is available to those formally accepted and enrolled in our program and permits you to teach for 3 years in the area in which you are seeking licensure while you complete our program. Our Director of Teacher Licensure, Joy Elzinga, can help certify your permits and can be reached at joy_elzinga@taylor.edu.

Yes, candidates must maintain a 2.7 GPA and earn at least a C- in all coursework.

Yes. There are two potential sources of financial aid. Both are student loans—Federal Stafford Student Loan and Alternative Student Loan Program.

Candidates must meet standards prescribed by the Indiana Department of Education. For the elementary/P-12 programs, candidates meet standards with 24 credit hours, and for the secondary program, candidates meet standards with 18 credit hours.

TTT510 Introduction to the Education Profession and TTT520 Educational Psychology

Yes, up to 50% of the required credit hours for the Transition to Teaching program can be transferred in. Courses previously taken at other institutions will be reviewed on an individual basis to see if they meet content criteria. Only courses with a grade of B- or higher and taken within the last seven years can be considered. 

• Elementary (K-6)
• Secondary programs (5-12): Art, Business, Career and Technical Education (Agriculture, Business and Information Technology, Family and Consumer Sciences, Marketing) Chemistry, Chinese, Computer Education, 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, Vocal), Physical Education, Physical Science, Physics, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, Theater Arts
• All-grade (P-12): Art, Chinese, Computer Education, French, German, Japanese, Latin, Library/Media Specialist, Music (Instrumental, Vocal), Physical Education, Reading, Spanish, Technology Education, Theater Arts
• Mild Intervention
• TESOL

Courses are taken online; however, field experiences in the classroom are required. Prior to taking courses, the candidate must be accepted into the program.

The program is designed to be flexible depending upon the individual candidates. The program could be completed in approximately one to two years if the candidate is willing to commit the time to the program.

Yes, all candidates must pass a content and pedagogy test through Praxis before receiving licensure from the Indiana Department of Education.

Yes, the program contains several courses in which field experiences are mandatory requirements for the course. A full ten-week student teaching experience is required to complete the program.

The candidate should apply a full semester before the anticipated start date of the student teaching experience.

• Application due date—Feb. 1 for an August–October placement
• Application due date—Mar. 15 for an October–December placement
• Application due date—Sept. 1 for a January–March placement
• Application due date—Oct. 15 for a March–May placement

The candidate and the instructor of TTT590 will work together to secure a placement that is appropriate for each individual situation.

Candidates student teaching in Indiana are not assessed additional fees. If a candidate is student teaching out of state, there may be additional fees to cover supervision expenses.

Yes, if candidates have taught full-time in their licensure area for 2-3 years, it might be possible to waive student teaching. Documentation of effective teaching and administrative recommendations will be required. Substitute teaching and/or working as an instructional aide does NOT qualify for a student teaching waiver.

No, student teaching is the capstone class in the program and must be taken only after all other classes are completed.

Yes, many states have reciprocity agreements which ease the transfer of an Indiana state teaching license to another state. Some states only allow for a temporary teaching license while the out-of-state licensed teacher completes an application and additional state specific requirements for a license in that state. Find more information and get links to each state’s procedure regarding reciprocity agreements.

Tuition is $400 per credit hour. Graduate tuition is $450 per credit hour. High school students receive a discounted rate of $200 credit hour.

No, textbooks are not included in the cost of tuition. Therefore, students have the option of buying only the materials they need and do not currently have access to. We recommend purchasing books from an online vendor such as Amazon.

Tuition payment plans are not available. Tuition is paid in full at the time of each course registration.

Students enrolled in a degree program with Taylor University Online are eligible for financial aid. Guest students are not eligible for financial aid from Taylor University.

Yes, our courses have been approved by the Department of Veteran Affairs. Learn more about our benefits for veterans.