Kentucky
Teacher Certification
Admission Requirements
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Requirements for Kentucky Teacher Certification Program Admission
Bachelor’s Degree
Minimum GPA
Transcripts
Upload your official transcripts to the Applied #1 box in InstructNet. If you don’t have your transcripts, visit your college or university website and request transcripts from your school’s registrar.
Coursework
Fees
Pay the $10 enrollment fee.
Agreeement
Acknowledge your Letter of Agreement.
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Teach the Subject You Want
You must have a bachelor’s degree or higher with a declared academic major in the content area of certification or in a related field. For example, prospective English teachers must have a major in English, Journalism, or a related subject.
- For elementary education, this would include an academic major in any area for which an elementary teacher has permissions to teach (English, social studies, science, math, music, art, health, P.E.), or a degree in general studies, interdisciplinary studies, or similar.
- For special education, this would include an academic major in any area for which an elementary teacher has permissions to teach (English, social studies, science, math, music, art, health, P.E.), an academic major in an area of disabilities, or a degree in general studies, interdisciplinary studies, or similar.
- P-12 Communication Disorders (SPLA Only) requires a baccalaureate degree in communication or speech language pathology and licensure as a speech-language pathology assistant issued by the Kentucky Board of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology.
- P-12 Communication Disorders requires a master’s degree in communications or speech language pathology.
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Kentucky Teacher Certification Content Areas
iteach offers preparation for the certification areas shown below.
Elementary Education (P–5)
- Middle School English and Communications (5–9)
- Middle School Mathematics (5–9)
- Middle School Science (5–9)
- Middle School Social Studies (5–9)
- Biology (8–12)
- Chemistry (8–12)
- Earth Science (8–12)
- English (8–12)
- Mathematics (8–12)
- Physics (8–12)
- Social Studies (8–12)
Art (P–12)
Health (P–12)
Health and Physical Education (P–12)
Instrumental Music (P–12)
Integrated Music (P–12)
Physical Education (P–12)
School Media Librarian (P–12)
Vocal Music (P–12)
- Arabic (P–12)
- Chinese (P–12)
- French (P–12)
- German (P–12)
- Japanese (P–12)
- Latin (P–12)
- Russian (P–12)
- Spanish (P–12)
- Agriculture (5–12)
- Business and Marketing Education (5–12)
- Family and Consumer Science (5–12)
- Engineering and Technology Education (5–12)
- Learning and Behavior Disorders (P–12)
- Communication Disorders (SPLA only)
Other Requirements
- Correspond using your personal email account
- Access to a personal (not school) computer
- Add iteach.net to your contacts list
- Verification of Work Authorization Status
If not a U.S. citizen, you must provide verification of lawful permanent residence and a copy of your current Green Card at the time of application with at least two years of employment eligibility.
Outside of the United States Graduate Requirements
Graduates from a university outside the United States or its territories will need to provide:
- An original Foreign Credential Review from an approved agency. We cannot accept transcripts from a foreign university. The evaluation credential review must include a U.S. equivalency for each credential, a course-by-course analysis, and a GPA of credit hours.
The Indiana Department of Education provides a list of foreign credential review companies that iteach will accept. This evaluation may be obtained from the below organizations: