Instructional Licensure Programs
Undergraduate Students
Applying to the Teacher Education Program
Admission to the Teacher Education Program (TEP) is a distinct and unique admission process, separate from admission to Purdue University.
Application Deadlines
Students should plan to submit their TEP Application at the beginning of their second semester, sophomore year (students admitted prior to Fall 2021 will submit their TEP Application by the end of their sophomore year). Applications for admission to the Teacher Education Program are due by the following dates:
- Prior to Fall Semester: July 1
- Prior to Spring Semester: December 1
Submit Your Application by Catalog Year of University Admission
Catalog Admission Year
Fall 2023 and Spring/Summer 2024
Coming Soon
Catalog Admission Year
Fall 2022 and Spring/Summer 2023
Catalog Admission Year
Fall 2021 and Spring/Summer 2022
Now Available!
(Application is on Brightspace under “Content”)
Catalog Admission Year prior to Fall 2021 and ALL Early Childhood Education Students
Teacher Education Program Guidelines and Requirements
Not sure what you want to teach? Read more about each program, coursework, and criteria listed below. To see additional licensure requirements in conjunction with program coursework, please visit the Licensure Requirements and Application Procedures page.
Program specific guidelines and requirements are included below for each individual licensure program. Program guidelines and requirements can vary from year to year. Students should view the licensure program for the semester and year they were admitted to Purdue University. If you have questions about your specific admission semester/year, check with your academic advisor, or the Office of Teacher Education and Licensure (OTEL).
University Admission Catalog Year Fall 2023 and Spring/Summer 2024
Undergraduate Teacher Education Program Visual- Coming Soon!
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Career and Technical Education: Agriculture (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Chinese Studies – Education Track
Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Chinese (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Classical Studies – Education Track
Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Latin (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Early Childhood Education (P-3) and Mild Intervention (P-3)
- Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs Guidelines
- Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs Checklist
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License as an Elementary Generalist (K-6) and Blended and Online Teaching (K-6)
*This major includes coursework for a licensure addition in Reading (K-6)
English: English Education Concentration
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Language Arts (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
- English: English Education Concentration Student Guidelines
- English: English Education Concentration Candidate Checklist
Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Career and Technical Education: Occupational Family and Consumer Sciences (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education Student Guidelines
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education Candidate Checklist
Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in French (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in German (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Japanese (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Mathematics (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Science Education
- Biology
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Life Science (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12) - Chemistry
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Chemistry (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12) - Earth/Space Science
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Earth/ Space Science (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12) - Physics
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Physics (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
The core program includes Economics, Government & Citizenship, and Historical Perspectives with additional areas of Psychology and Sociology
- Economics
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Economics (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12) - Government & Citizenship
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Government and Citizenship (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12) - Historical Perspectives
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Historical Perspectives (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12) - Psychology
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Psychology (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12) - Sociology
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Sociology (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Spanish (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Special Education/Elementary Education
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License as an Elementary Generalist (K-6), Mild Intervention (K-6), Intense Intervention (K-6), and Blended and Online Teaching (K-6)
- Special Education/Elementary Education Student Guidelines
- Special Education/Elementary Education Candidate Checklist
Special Education: Mild & Intense Intervention (5-12)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Mild Intervention (5-12), Intense Intervention (5-12), and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
- Special Education: Mild & Intense Intervention (5-12) Student Guidelines
- Special Education: Mild & Intense Intervention (5-12) Candidate Checklist
Special Education: Mild & Intense Intervention (K-6)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Mild Intervention (K-6), Intense Intervention (K-6), and Blended and Online Teaching (K-6)
- Special Education: Mild & Intense Intervention (K-6) Student Guidelines
- Special Education: Mild & Intense Intervention (K-6) Candidate Checklist
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Technology Education (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Visual Arts (P-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (P-12)
Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Visual Arts (P-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (P-12).
*Undergraduate Concentrations/Pathways
English Language Learners Licensure Pathway (P-12)
High Ability Licensure Pathway (P-12)
Special Education Non-Licensure Pathway
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Non-Licensure Pathway
Undergraduate Licensure Addition for all Licensure Programs
**Blended and Online Teaching (P-3) or (K-6) or (5-12) or (P-12)
*Courses embedded into selected undergraduate Teacher Education Programs and individual student plans of study
**Courses embedded into all undergraduate Teacher Education Programs; grade level aligns with Major
University Admission Catalog Year Fall 2022 and Spring/Summer 2023
Undergraduate Teacher Education Program Visual- Coming Soon!
Career and Technical Education: Agriculture
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Career and Technical Education: Agriculture (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Career and Technical Education: Family and Consumer Sciences
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Career and Technical Education: Occupational Family and Consumer Sciences (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education Student Guidelines
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education Candidate Checklist
Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs (Mild Intervention)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Early Childhood Education (P-3) and Mild Intervention (P-3)
- Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs (Mild Intervention) Guidelines
- Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs (Mild Intervention) Checklist
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License as an Elementary Generalist (K-6) and Blended and Online Teaching (K-6)
*This major includes coursework for a licensure addition in Reading (K-6)
Inclusion: Elementary Generalist and Exceptional Needs (Mild and Intense Intervention)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License as an Elementary Generalist (K-6), Mild Intervention (K-6), Intense Intervention (K-6), and Blended and Online Teaching (K-6)
- Elementary Generalist and Exceptional Needs (Mild and Intense Intervention) Student Guidelines
- Elementary Generalist and Exceptional Needs (Mild and Intense Intervention) Candidate Checklist
Engineering and Technology Education
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Technology Education (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
- Engineering and Technology Education Student Guidelines
- Engineering and Technology Education Candidate Checklist
Exceptional Needs: Mild and Intense Intervention (K-6)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Mild Intervention (K-6), Intense Intervention (K-6), and Blended and Online Teaching (K-6)
- Exceptional Needs: Mild and Intense Intervention (K-6) Student Guidelines
- Exceptional Needs: Mild and Intense Intervention (K-6) Candidate Checklist
Exceptional Needs – Mild and Intense Intervention (5-12)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Mild Intervention (5-12), Intense Intervention (5-12), and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
- Exceptional Needs- Mild and Intense Intervention (5-12) Student Guidelines
- Exceptional Needs- Mild and Intense Intervention (5-12) Candidate Checklist
Language Arts (English Education)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Language Arts (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
- Language Arts (English Education) Student Guidelines
- Language Arts (English Education) Candidate Checklist
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Mathematics (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Science Education
- Chemistry
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Chemistry (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12) - Earth/Space Science
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Earth/ Space Science (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12) - Biology
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Life Science (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12) - Physics
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Physics (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
The core program includes Economics, Government & Citizenship, and Historical Perspectives with additional areas of Psychology and Sociology
- Economics
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Economics (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12) - Government & Citizenship
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Government and Citizenship (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12) - Historical Perspectives
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Historical Perspectives (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12) - Psychology
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Psychology (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12) - Sociology
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Sociology (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Visual Arts (P-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (P-12).
Visual Arts (Design Emphasis) Education
Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Visual Arts (P-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (P-12)
- Visual Arts (Design Emphasis) Education Student Guidelines
- Visual Arts (Design Emphasis) Education Candidate Checklist
Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Chinese (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in French (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in German (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Japanese (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Latin (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Program completion leads to an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Spanish (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
*Undergraduate Concentrations/Pathways
English Language Learners Licensure Pathway (P-12)
High Ability Licensure Pathway (P-12)
Special Education Non-Licensure Pathway
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Non-Licensure Pathway
Undergraduate Licensure Addition for all Licensure Programs
**Blended and Online Teaching (P-3) or (K-6) or (5-12) or (P-12)
*Courses embedded into selected undergraduate Teacher Education Programs and individual student plans of study
**Courses embedded into all undergraduate Teacher Education Programs; grade level aligns with Major
University Admission Catalog Year Fall 2021 and Spring/Summer 2022
Undergraduate Teacher Education Program Visual- Coming Soon!
Career and Technical Education: Agriculture
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Career and Technical Education: Agriculture (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Career and Technical Education: Family and Consumer Sciences
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Career and Technical Education: Occupational Family and Consumer Sciences (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education Student Guidelines
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education Candidate Checklist
Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs (Mild Intervention)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Early Childhood Education (P-3) and Mild Intervention (P-3)
- Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs (Mild Intervention) Student Guidelines
- Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs (Mild Intervention) Candidate Checklist
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License as an Elementary Generalist (K-6) and Blended and Online Teaching (K-6)
*This major includes coursework for a licensure addition in Reading (K-6)
Inclusion: Elementary Generalist and Exceptional Needs (Mild and Intense Intervention)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License as an Elementary Generalist (K-6), Mild Intervention (K-6), Intense Intervention (K-6), and Blended and Online Teaching (K-6)
- Elementary Generalist and Exceptional Needs (Mild and Intense Intervention) Student Guidelines
- Elementary Generalist and Exceptional Needs (Mild and Intense Intervention) Candidate Checklist
Engineering and Technology Education
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Technology Education (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
- Engineering and Technology Education Student Guidelines
- Engineering and Technology Education Candidate Checklist
Exceptional Needs: Mild and Intense Intervention (K-6)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Mild Intervention (K-6), Intense Intervention (K-6), and Blended and Online Teaching (K-6)
- Exceptional Needs: Mild and Intense Intervention (K-6) Student Guidelines
- Exceptional Needs: Mild and Intense Intervention (K-6) Candidate Checklist
Exceptional Needs – Mild and Intense Intervention (5-12)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Mild Intervention (5-12), Intense Intervention (5-12), and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
- Exceptional Needs- Mild and Intense Intervention (5-12) Student Guidelines
- Exceptional Needs- Mild and Intense Intervention (5-12) Candidate Checklist
Language Arts (English Education)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Language Arts (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
- Language Arts (English Education) Student Guidelines
- Language Arts (English Education) Candidate Checklist
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Mathematics (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Science Education
- Chemistry
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Chemistry (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
- Earth/Space Science
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Earth/ Space Science (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
- Biology
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Life Science (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
- Physics
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Physics (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
The core program includes Economics, Government & Citizenship, and Historical Perspectives with additional areas of Psychology and Sociology
- Economics
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Economics (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12) - Government & Citizenship
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Government and Citizenship (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12) - Historical Perspectives
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Historical Perspectives (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12) - Psychology
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Psychology (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12) - Sociology
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Sociology (5-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (5-12)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Visual Arts (P-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (P-12)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional License in Visual Arts (P-12) and Blended and Online Teaching (P-12)
- Visual Arts (Design Emphasis) Education Student Guidelines
- Visual Arts (Design Emphasis) Education Candidate Checklist
*Undergraduate Concentrations/Pathways
English Language Learners Licensure Pathway (P-12)
High Ability Licensure Pathway (P-12)
Special Education Non-Licensure Pathway
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Non-Licensure Pathway
Undergraduate Licensure Addition for all Licensure Programs
**Blended and Online Teaching (P-3) or (K-6) or (5-12) or (P-12)
*Courses embedded into selected undergraduate Teacher Education Programs and individual student plans of study
**Courses embedded into all undergraduate Teacher Education Programs; grade level aligns with Major
University Admission prior to Catalog Year Fall 2021
***TEP Student Guidelines and TEP Candidate Checklist were not separated by licensure program prior to Fall 2021
Career and Technical Education: Agriculture
Program completion leads to Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Career and Technical Education: Agriculture (5-12)
Career and Technical Education: Family and Consumer Sciences
Program completion leads to Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Career and Technical Education: Occupational Family and Consumer Sciences (5-12)
Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Early Childhood Education (P-3), Mild Intervention (P-3)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license as an Elementary Generalist (K-6) and an addition in Reading (K-6)
Elementary Generalist and Exceptional Needs
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license as an Elementary Generalist (K-6), Mild Intervention (P-12), and an addition in Reading (K-6)
Engineering and Technology Education
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Technology Education (5-12)
Exceptional Needs: Mild Intervention
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Mild Intervention (P-12)
Exceptional Needs – Mild and Intense Intervention
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Mild Intervention (P-12) and Intense Intervention (P-12)
Language Arts (English Education)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Language Arts (5-12)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Mathematics (5-12)
Science Education
- Chemistry
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Chemistry (5-12) - Earth/Space Science
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Earth/ Space Science (5-12) - Biology
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Life Science (5-12) - Physics
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Physics (5-12)
Social Studies
The core program includes Economics, Government & Citizenship, and Historical Perspectives with additional areas of Psychology and Sociology
- Economics
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Economics (5-12) - Government & Citizenship
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Government and Citizenship (5-12) - Historical Perspectives
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Historical Perspectives (5-12) - Psychology
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Psychology - Sociology
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Sociology (5-12)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Visual Arts (Fine Arts) (P-12)
Visual Arts (Fine Arts – Design Emphasis)
Program completion leads to a Bachelor’s Degree and an Indiana REPA 3 Initial Instructional license in Visual Arts (Fine Arts-Design Emphasis) (P-12)