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Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education (Mild or Intensive Intervention)

For more information, see Indiana Department of Education Special Education Licensure 

• All special education Licenses: Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT): PreK–12 (5625) 

• Mild Intervention: Special Education: Foundational Knowledge (5355) 

• Intensive Intervention: Special Education: Severe to Profound (5547) 

For more information, see Educator Testing 

• Create an account on the Licensing Verification & Information System (LVIS) 

• To apply for your license, you need the following: 

  • Official university transcripts posted 

  • Praxis exams passed and scores sent to Indiana Department of Education  

  • Suicide prevention training completed 

  • CPR/AED/Heimlich certification completed  

• Apply on the LVIS website by submitting required documentation and paying a fee of $35  

• Licenses are approved in LVIS by your education preparation program’s licensing advisor

For questions, contact your institution’s licensing advisor.   

Step-by-step instructions on how to apply for the license in LVIS can be found here.  

• Transition to Teaching programs are designed to enable those who already hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution to more easily transition to education without requiring an additional degree.  

  • For more information: https://www.in.gov/doe/educators/educator-licensing/transition-to-teaching/ 

• The Alternative Special Education License is available for applicants who hold a bachelor’s degree and who are enrolled in a post-baccalaureate-approved alternative preparation program (including Transition to Teaching) for initial special education licensure or for a special education addition to an existing license. An application for this license must be submitted through the applicant’s online LVIS account. Applicants for this license must be employed in Indiana as a classroom teacher in the special education area of the preparation program. This license is also available to applicants who hold a bachelor’s degree, are employed in Indiana as a special education teacher, and have completed an approved special education licensure program but require additional time to pass the required licensure tests.  

  • For more information, visit: https://www.in.gov/doe/educators/educator-licensing/alternative-licensure-paths/   

Indiana's Department of Education provides a list of approved educator preparation programs. You can sort this provider or by content area: https://www.in.gov/doe/educators/educator-licensing/indiana-approved-educator-preparation-programs/ 

• Indiana Council for Exceptional Children: https://indiana.exceptionalchildren.org/  

• Indiana State Teachers Association: https://www.ista-in.org/  

• Indiana Special Education Assisted Licensure (I-SEAL): https://sites.google.com/uindy.edu/indianaiseal/home 

• Completing the Dream GAP Scholarship Program 

• ETS Cares Scholarship 

• Indiana Retired Teachers Association Foundation 

• Indiana State Teachers Association Scholarship 

• IU Credit Union Scholarships (for Indiana University students) 

• Janice S Jones Scholarship Program * (applicants must meet or be one of the following: African American/Black, Hispanic American, Asian American, and/or Native American) 

• Lenora M. Green Scholarship 

• Lilly Endowment 

• Next Generation Teacher Scholarships 

• Transition to Teaching Scholarship 

• Ball State Scholarship Opportunities* 

• Earline S. Rogers Student Teaching Scholarship for Minorities  

• William A. Crawford Minority Teacher Scholarship  

• University of Indianapolis School of Education Scholarships & Awards  

• Student Teaching Scholarship for High-Needs Fields* 

Additional Information 

• ScholarTrack: Indiana’s one-stop shop for all state financial aid information 

• Indiana State Financial Aid: The Commission for Higher Education is dedicated to making college affordable for all students by offering both need-based and non-need-based awards. 

• The Indiana Special Education Assisted Licensure (I-SEAL) initiative is designed to increase the number of qualified special education teachers in Indiana by providing financial assistance and streamlining coursework for Indiana teachers to earn special education licensure. I-SEAL funds post-baccalaureate programs of study that enable teachers to become fully licensed to teach special education for a public school in Indiana. 

  • For more information, visit: https://sites.google.com/uindy.edu/indianaiseal/home 

• ASSET is an approved alternative licensure Transition to Teaching program through IDOE and the Indiana State Board of Education. The Indiana Council of Administrators of Special Education (ICASE) offers ASSET for licensed Indiana educators to add a special education teaching credential. Completing the ASSET program and passing the appropriate licensing exams enable educators to add either the Mild or/and Intense Interventions endorsement to their existing license. Access the ASSET program application here. Contact IDOE’s Office of Special Education or ICASE with any questions.