Secondary STEM Education/Initial Licensure

*The Secondary STEM Education/Initial Licensure program will not be accepting applications for the 2024 application cycle. 

Supported Degree Objectives


  • Master of Science (MS) - Online

Required Supporting Documents


English Proficiency Requirements


  • The following English proficiency minimum scores are required by this program for the tests listed below. To view additional English proficiency options accepted by this program and the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars, visit the English Proficiency Requirements page.

TOEFL: Internet-Based Test (IBT): Minimum Overall Required Score: 80
Minimum section requirements:

  • Reading: 20
  • Listening: 20
  • Speaking: 20
  • Writing: 20

IELTS (Academic Module): Minimum Overall Required Score: 6.5
Minimum section requirements:

  • Reading: 6.5
  • Listening: 6.5
  • Speaking: 6.5
  • Writing: 6.5

Application Deadlines


  • Fall Spring Summer
    No Entry December 1 May 1 Online MS Degree

Program Contact Information


  • Name MS in Secondary STEM Education with Initial Licensure
    Phone 765-496-0990
    Email onlineadmissions@purdue.edu
    Web Program Website
    Address Purdue Online Admissions
    155 South Grant Street
    Young Hall Room 406
    West Lafayette, IN 47907
    USA

Application Deadlines


  • The Transition to Teaching licensure route (through which ISTR Resident Teachers will meet the requirements for Indiana state teaching licensure at the secondary level in at least one STEM discipline) requires the completion of a transcript evaluation and credential review prior to admission to the ISTR Program.
  • A bachelor’s degree or the equivalent with a grade point average of at least three (3.0) on a four (4.0) point scale from an accredited post-secondary educational institution in the subject area that the individual intends to teach. (Coursework may not be taken or repeated after earning the degree in order to raise the overall GPA.)
  • A graduate degree from an accredited post-secondary educational institution in the subject area or a related field that the individual intends to teach.
  • Both a bachelor’s degree from an accredited post-secondary educational institution with a grade point average of at least two and five-tenths (2.5) on a four (4.0) point scale, and five (5) years professional experience in the subject or a related area that the individual intends to teach.
  • Both a bachelor’s degree from an accredited post-secondary educational institution and proof that the individual has passed the state approved content area examination in the subject area that the individual intends to teach.
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