Graduate Initial Licensure Program (GILP)
What is GILP?
- 31 credit hour, non-degree graduate program for secondary
(grades 5-12) initial licensure
- A teacher preparation program beyond Transition to Teaching
(T2T) coursework
- Does not require content courses, however, students may need to
take content courses if there are content deficiencies in student
transcripts
- Licensure content areas:
- English/Language Arts
- Mathematics
- Science (Life Science, Physical Science, Physics, Chemistry,
Earth Space)
- Social Studies (Economics, Geographical Perspectives,
Government and Citizenship, Historical Perspectives, Psychology,
Sociology)
- Foreign Languages (Spanish, French, German)
- GILP will be "housed" within the Master's in Effective Teaching
and Leadership (METL) program and by completing the GILP
requirements, candidates will make progress toward the M.S.
degree. GILP candidates will not, however, be mandated to
complete the M.S. degree as a part of the GILP requirements.
Target Audience
- Individuals with content expertise in the area of intended
licensure
- recent BU grads with LAS majors
- those interested in a Transition to Teaching program
- working adults
- specific option for individuals currently working as
instructional assistants in grades 5-12 setting
Admission
- Demonstration of readiness for graduate studies
- Possess an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or
university
- Submit either a GRE or MAT score, unless undergraduate GPA is a
3.0 or higher
- Complete an admission interview with a COE faculty member
- Demonstration of content expertise
- Pass Praxis II in area of intended licensure
- Undergraduate major or Master's degree, from an accredited
university, in the content area they intend to teach or submit a
portfolio providing evidence of competency in the content area of
intended licensure, based upon the Indiana Content Standards for
that area.
- There are additional requirements from the Indiana Department
of Education. Please visit their
website to review requirements for admission to a pre-service
teacher education program.
Enrollment
- We are currently accepting applicants for the May 2013 GILP
cohort.
- Interested individuals should apply online for the METL program
(https://adm.butler.edu/apply/). There is an option for GILP
within the METL application.
- We project an initial cohort size of 10 candidates.
GILP Plan of Study
First Summer
Summer I
ED 450 Introduction to Secondary
Education (2 credit hours)- intensive May course
ED 534a Topical Seminar: Inclusive Pedagogy for
Diverse Learners (3 hours)
(Could take ED 529- Teaching Reading in the Content Areas-
during Summer I instead of ED 420 below)
Summer
II
ED 534b Topical Seminar: Human Developmental
Theory and Application for Educators (3 hours)
Fall
ED 420 Young Adolescent Literature and
Strategies for Teaching Literature (3 hours)
ED 528 Issues in Curriculum & Instruction
(Secondary Content Methods) (3 hours)
ED 528A Secondary Curriculum and Instruction
Field Experience Lab (1 hour)
ED 584 Methods and Materials: Strategies for
Teaching Children with Mild Disabilities (3 hours)
Spring
ED 438 Seminar for the Secondary Clinical
Capstone Experience - (2 credit hours) AND
ED 580 Secondary Student Teaching OR ED 581
Secondary Intensive Field Experience (5 credit hours)
Second Summer
Summer I
ED 530 Foundations in Effective Teaching and
Leadership, Part I (3 credit hours)
Summer II
ED 531 Foundations in Effective Teaching and
Leadership, Part II (3 credit hours)
Program faculty
contact info:
Ryan Flessner:
rflessne@butler.edu