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You can complete your Elementary Education Degree in 16 months with in-classroom instruction at Independence Community College (ICC). (For students at Independence, Allen, Coffeyville, Labette, and Neosho Community Colleges).

Below you can find information on how you can learn about the TEP Program at ICC, transferring credits and/or degree information, licensure information and the requirements for the program.

Requirements

What are the TEP entrance requirements?
- 2.5 GPA
- 64 credit hours
- Completion of all General Education courses (may have 6 hours still to complete)
- Click here (PDF 18 KB) for a list of transferable credit hours
- Completion of Application to the School of Education
- Passing assessment test-ACT or PPST

Am I required to take the PPST before entrance into the TEP?

Students have the option of taking and passing one of, or a mixture of the following assessment tests with at least the minimum score

Assessment Test	Reading Min.	Writing Min.	Math Min.
PPST (519 Total Score)	171 minimum	171 minimum	171 minimum
ACT scores (must be within the last 5 years)	19	N/A-Must use PPST	19

Students must present evidence that they have taken the PPST before entering the TEP

The deadline for successful completion of the PPST is the end of the student’s first semester at Newman

Click here (PDF 17 KB) for a list of the Distance TEP block requirements.

About the Program

Will I have to take courses online or by Interactive Television (ITV)?
- No.
Is my teaching internship part of the 16-month program?
- Yes. The internship will be the last semester of the program.
Can I take all the Teacher Education Program (TEP) courses at night?
- All classes are offered at night but the program requires different levels of Field Experience that must be completed in a classroom setting during the day.
Can I take blocks in any order?
- No. The Distance TEP is sequential and incremental

Transfer Information

Can I transfer in credits?
- A student may transfer in a maximum of 74 community college credit hours into the TEP program.
- There is not a limit to the number of transfer credit hours from a 4-year institution.
- To receive a degree or recommendation for licensure from Newman, a student must take at least 30 hours from NU.
- Click here (PDF 17 KB) for a checklist of transferable credit hours.

If I already have a degree, am I eligible for the Teacher Education Program and Licensure?
- Yes. A four-year bachelor’s degree will be accepted to meet the university’s general education requirements.
- In addition, if a degreed student has a cumulative GPA of at least 2.7, the PPST requirement will be waived.
- For licensure only, a student is required to complete HIST 1033 American History 1.
- For degree and licensure, a student is required, in addition to the above requirements, to complete the university’s theology and philosophy requirements.

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2 Plus 2 Contacts

Travis Githens,
Director of Evening and Outreach Programs

E-mail: tgithens@indycc.edu

Phone: 620.332.5420

FAX: 620.331.6821

Location: Academic Building, Lower Level