The Post-Baccalaureate Elementary Education licensing program leads to an Elementary Generalist license (K-6) (57 credits).

A Post-Baccalaureate Elementary Education Program in education is a certificate program that prepares individuals for teaching or other education-related roles after they have already completed their bachelor's degree.

Post-Baccalaureate Elementary Education candidates must meet one of the following admission requirements:

• Hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution with a grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0-point scale.

Application must include the following:

• Application cover sheet
• Current resume or curriculum vitae including all relevant professional experience,
• Letter of interest explaining your interest in becoming an educator and fitness for the program,
• Two letters of reference from individuals that can speak to your experience working in schools or with youth and potential as an educator.
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate, if applicable, work completed at an accredited college or university.
• Expanded Criminal Background Check (ECBC) through CastleBranch.
• Interview with the IU Kokomo School of Education Alternative Pathways Coordinator.

All Candidates completing the Elementary Transition to Teaching program will demonstrate:

• Knowledge of content and the use of best practices in delivering effective instruction to all students;
• Knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to participate in school transformation, and
• Dispositions necessary to help all students learn.

Candidates in the Post-Baccalaureate Elementary Education Program must:

• Maintain a 2.5 GPA with no grade less than a C in the required professional education courses.
• Demonstrate the dispositions required by the School of Education
• Receive positive recommendations with no unsatisfactory ratings from instructors and cooperating teachers on final evaluations for all courses and field experiences.
• Successfully complete Indiana CPR-AED certification requirements.
• Attempt the required ETS Praxis Content and Pedagogy exam for the candidate's content area prior to student teaching.
• Successfully complete Indiana Suicide prevention certification requirements

Please see Bachelor's of Science in Elementary Education for requirements and curriculum.