Higher Ed FAQs

The goal is to focus on high school teachers needing graduate level courses in liberal arts disciplines to meet the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) requirement for teaching dual credit courses by 2023.

Teach Dual Credit Indiana will accelerate the process, providing ample opportunity and funding for teachers to meet the credentialing requirements for dual credit teachers.

A campus liaison is the person at each institution who is responsible for coordinating Teach Dual Credit Indiana efforts at that campus. This provides Teach Dual Credit Indiana with a single point of contact for information and questions. (However, anyone at each institution is welcome to contact Teach Dual Credit staff regarding questions or concerns at any time!)

Teach Dual Credit Indiana does not involve sub-grants to institutions. Participating institutions will propose specific amounts and be reimbursed at the end of a course for tuition, books and materials within Teach Dual Credit Indiana guidelines. A breakdown of the financial information is available in the RFP. One check will be sent to the business office at each institution, and the institution will disburse funds at its discretion.

No. Contracts are not awarded to participating HE institutions. Tuition and book/materials are paid at the conclusion of each course by utilizing the invoice template provided by Teach Dual Credit Indiana.

Higher education proposals can include the full cost, up to $180 per course/teacher, to purchase/rent, package, and mail textbooks/materials to participating teachers for each course. Teach Dual Credit Indiana recommends that higher education institutions propose the full amount for each course as pricing may increase over time. However, if courses will utilize free (provided by a public or university library) or open-source textbooks/materials, then no amount should be included in the proposal.

Yes, however funds are not available for course development through Teach Dual Credit Indiana.

Teach Dual Credit Indiana will fund courses for teachers who are seeking to fulfill the dual credit credentialing requirements as set forth by the HLC in the Indiana dual credit priority course areas of communications, economics, English, history, political science, and world languages. Therefore, courses will need to be offered from those higher education departments and reflect course titles, e.g., ENG 501, ECON 502, HIST 503, PLYSC 504, SPAN 505, etc.

Teach Dual Credit Indiana along with ICHE will review all proposals and create the final course catalog based on alignment with dual credit teachers’ needs and a variety of offerings.

Teach Dual Credit Indiana hopes to include as many higher education institutions that wish to participate to help high school teachers earn dual credit credentials and inform instruction in the Indiana classroom.

Since teachers from all regions of Indiana are eligible to apply, an online course format for graduate level courses is the method of course delivery. Online synchronous, hybrid, or in-person courses may also be considered.

Courses will be offered beginning in Winter/Spring 2021 and continuing through Spring 2023 or as funding allows.

Syllabi and course descriptions are due approximately 10-12 weeks before the start of each course. Teach Dual Credit Indiana will update the Higher Ed Timeline on the website periodically and each campus liaison will also receive regular email communication with due dates and deadlines to submit course information.

Teach Dual Credit Indiana verifies teaching licenses, postsecondary degrees and teaching assignments prior to accepting teachers into the program.

Teach Dual Credit Indiana information will provide teachers’ names and contact information to higher education liaisons via individual course registration lists. Universities may need to collect additional information such as date of birth, SSN, or driver’s license number to complete enrollment through their campus systems.