Testing and assessment treatment
Requirement
Indiana requires a content test for every area placed on the license, and seven specified content areas also require approved coursework rather than test-only authorization.
Which out-of-state path this covers
Indiana evaluates a valid out-of-state license and approved out-of-state preparation, then either issues the aligned license or uses a one-year reciprocal permit while specified testing or coursework deficiencies are completed.
What can change this answer
The key branch is whether the applicant already has accepted content-test evidence and, for seven protected content areas, approved coursework; an otherwise eligible license holder can receive a one-year temporary reciprocal permit when one of those requirements remains.
Documents you may need
The published checklist includes the valid out-of-state credential, official transcripts, official score reports, signed experience verification and certificates for CPR and the required prevention trainings.
Where the testing answer can change
- •A content test is required for every content area shown on the Indiana license
- •English Learners, Exceptional Needs, Communication Disorders, Elementary Generalist, Early Childhood Generalist, High Ability and Fine Arts cannot transfer from testing alone
- •The temporary reciprocal permit is valid for one year while the listed deficiency is completed
- •An application returned for additional documentation is held for ninety days before closure
- •All licensing fees are nonrefundable, and the date of the second License Application Fee payment becomes the official license issue date
Register and send scores only for the exact exam code named by the state agency.
Official sources
Check again by 2026-11-23