In order to participate, IUP String Project teachers must be enrolled as a String Music major or minor at IUP and demonstrate an intermediate to advanced playing level on their instrument.
Teachers must commit to teaching weekly private lessons, two to three group classes per semester, and attending all pedagogy meetings.
In accordance with IUP and Pennsylvania state regulations, teachers must also complete and keep up-to-date paperwork for Act 34, Act 151, and FBI fingerprinting before the beginning of each school year.