The usual steps
- Create an account in the Licensing Verification and Information System
- Upload the valid out-of-state credential and official transcripts
- Submit official content-test score reports and preparation evidence
- Document experience in each requested content area
- Complete Indiana-required safety and prevention trainings
- Pay the evaluation fee and, after approval, the separate license or permit fee
What can change your path
- • 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
What the state says
These facts come from official sources. The state agency still makes the final licensing decision.
License or bridge permit
An applicant with a valid out-of-state license and approved preparation may qualify for the aligned Indiana license; if accepted testing or protected-area coursework remains, the agency may issue a one-year temporary reciprocal permit.
Every content area is evaluated
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.
Core evidence
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.
Two-stage agency fees
Indiana publishes a $35 credential-evaluation fee and a separate $35 license or permit application fee, plus payment-processing charges; a reciprocal permit may require another fee.
Why your details matter
State websites describe the possible routes. The right one for you can depend on your license, preparation, experience, subjects, grades, tests, National Board status and compact eligibility. TeachPassport uses those details to build your checklist and keeps checking the state’s rules.
One thing to know: 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.