Transition to teaching

 Already have a bachelor’s degree, yet feel a passion for teaching? Anderson University’s Transition to Teaching program will walk with you through the licensing processing and prepare you for the classroom, all in just 12 months online.

Transition to Teaching with AU

Your Schedule

No matter how busy your schedule, we can accommodate it with our live virtual format. Join your evening classes from home.

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Your Cohort

Some of the best learning comes from consistency with professors and classmates. Your classes will be taken with the same cohort of classmates throughout the program.

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Your Relationships

It’s important to be heard in the classroom and beyond. You will enjoy regular access, interaction, and relationship development with professors in our program.

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Your Speed

You’ve made your career decision. Why wait to make it happen? You can obtain your license in just 12 months in our program — one of the fastest programs in the state.

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Admission Requirements

  • Submission of a university application (does not apply to students currently enrolled at AU)
  • Completion of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited and recognized college or university with a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
  • One personal and one professional reference submitted through these forms.
  • Submit résumé.
  • Interviews will be scheduled after all application materials have been submitted

Send all transcripts, documents, and questions to adultgrad@anderson.edu.

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Tuition

  • Elementary Track – 24 Credits = $11,400
  • Secondary Track – 18 Credits = $8,550 

Finance Options
Financial Aid is available to those who qualify
Potential Transition to Teaching Scholarship 

Transition to Teaching Program
Secondary Education Schedule 2023-2024

Summer Sessions

Orientation Teaching as a Profession
EDUC 4200, 3 hours
Exceptional Learners
EDUC 4215, 1 hour
Multidimensional Assessment
EDUC 4242, 2 hours
May 1, 2023
6 p.m.
May 4-June 1
Mondays, Thursdays
5-7 p.m.
June 26-July 13
Mondays, Thursdays
6-8 p.m.
July 17-August 21
Mondays
5-9 p.m.

Fall Sessions

Psychology of Teaching
EDUC 4210, 3 hours
Reading Content
EDUC 4250, 2 hours
Middle-High School Instr.
EDUC 4251, 1 hour
August 21-September 13
Mondays, Thursdays
6-8 p.m.
August 28-December 8
Mondays, Thursdays
5-7 p.m.
October 12-November 16
Thursdays
6:30-9 p.m.

Spring Sessions

Creating an Environment for Student Learning
EDUC 4260, 2 hours
Student Teaching
EDUC 4280, 4 hours
January 2-January 19
Daily
8 a.m.-3 p.m.
January 22-May 4

 

Transition to Teaching Program
Elementary Education Schedule 2023-2024

Summer Sessions

Orientation Teaching as a Profession
EDUC 4200, 3 hours
Psychology of Teaching
EDUC 4210, 3 hours
Exceptional Learners
EDUC 4215, 1 hour
Multidimensional Assessment
EDUC 4240,
2 hours
May 1, 2023
6 p.m.
May 4-June 1
Mondays, Thursdays
5-7 p.m.
May 4-June 8
6-8 p.m.
June 26-July 13
Mondays, Thursdays
6-8 p.m.
July 17-August 21
Mondays
5-9 p.m.

Fall Sessions

Differentiated Curriculum and Instr.:
SS, Math, STEM
EDUC 4220, 4221, 4222, 3 hours

Developmental Reading
EDUC 4231, 3 hours

Diagnostic and Corrective Reading
EDUC 4232, 3 hours

August 24-October 9
Mondays
5-8 p.m.

August 24-Sepbember 28
Thursdays
5:30-9 p.m.

October 5-December 7
Thursdays
5:30-9 p.m.

Spring Sessions

Creating an Environment for Student Learning
EDUC 4260, 2 hours
Student Teaching
EDUC 4280, 4 hours
January 2-January 19
Daily
8 a.m.-3 p.m.
January 22-May 4

 

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ACBSP Accreditation

We are measured and analyzed for quality to ensure that you gain the relevant skills for real-world opportunities. Our professors are committed to teaching and our students come from a diversity of backgrounds. ACBSP is one of the leading accreditation bodies for business schools and programs and has the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide.

Next Steps

Our 12-month program begins each year in May. After you have submitted all application materials and have been admitted to the program, you’ll need to attend a spring orientation before the start of classes. We want to answer your questions and make sure you’re all set for your new adventure!