General Requirements for Professional Teaching Certificates
for Applicants from Other States:
Elementary (K-9), Secondary (6-12), Special (K-12),
Early Childhood (Birth to Grade 3)
Applicants from other states who have completed approved
programs in their states, or who hold certificates from
their states, comparable to the certificates they want
in Illinois may obtain Illinois certificates when they
- are of good character;
- are U.S. citizens, or are legally present and eligible
for employment and have forwarded Form 73-91, "Notice
of Intent to Become a US Citizen";
- have a bachelor's degree;
- have completed pre-student teaching field experience;*
- have completed student teaching;**
- have completed coursework addressing the psychology
of, the identification of and the methods of instruction
for the exceptional child, including without limitation,
the learning disabled child;
- have a major specified on the transcript appropriate
to the certificate sought (early childhood education,
elementary education, art, music, etc.) or have 32 semester
hours in content appropriate to the certificate sought;
and
- have passed the Illinois basic skills, and content
area tests, where required, and the assessment of professional
teaching test required for the grade level of the certificate.
*Waiver Provided
Elementary and secondary certificates: Teaching
experience at the grade level, as verified by the employer.
Early childhood certificate: Teaching experience
at the K-3 level as verified by the employer.
Special certificate: Teaching experience in the
area of specialization as verified by the employer.
**Waiver Provided: Student teaching credit and
three months' successful teaching experience as verified
by the employer will permit a waiver of another student
teaching experience. Those without student teaching credit
may obtain a waiver of student teaching when they present
proof of five years' teaching experience on a valid certificate.
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