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Professional Development/Non-Degree Admission

Applicants who hold a current or expired teaching certificate/license may enroll on a non-degree basis. Applicants may take up to 15 quarter hours of graduate education credit and unlimited undergraduate credit hours.

The following are criteria for permission to take undergraduate or graduate course work as a non-degree student:

  • MAE/Non-degree application indicating desire to take graduate course work as a non-degree student.
  • Copy of the teaching certificate/license.
  • Applicants holding an out-or-state certificate/license must provide an official transcript showing receipt of their bachelor's degree. In order to be considered official, the transcript must be sent directly from the issuing institution to the Graduate School.

Note: All non-degree applicants are strongly encouraged to speak with the Education Advisor in the Graduate School prior to enrollment.

Adding Licensure

The following areas can be added to a certificate or license at Otterbein College:

  • Early Childhood Teaching License: Licensure for teaching ages 3-8 (grades PK-3)
    One concentration area required from Early Childhood Intervention (includes 2nd license); foreign language; language arts; language/culture; deaf community; mathematics; reading (includes endorsement); science; social studies.
  • Middle Childhood Teaching License: Licensure for teaching ages 8-14 (grades 4-9)
    Two concentration areas required from reading/language arts; mathematics; science; social studies.
  • Adolescence to Young Adult Teaching Licensure: Licensure for teaching ages 12-21 (grades 7-12)
    Available areas include: integrated language arts; integrated mathematics; integrated social studies; life sciences; physical sciences.
  • Multi-Age Teaching License: Licensure for teaching ages 3-21 (PK-12)
    Available areas include: art; foreign language (French or Spanish); health; music; physical education.

For more information about this program, you may fill out an online request information form, email grad@otterbein.edu or call us at 614.823.3210.