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Educator Certification

Guide to Requirements for Certification, Endorsement and Assignment of Teachers, School Service Personnel, and Administrators



Note: Nothing in this document supersedes statutes or rules that are in effect at the time of application. While these requirements were in effect at the time this document was posted on the ISBE website, there will be significant rule changes with various dates of implementation when Public Act 097-0607 becomes effective.

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  1. Notice regarding Certification Requirements

  2. Teaching Certificate Types and Levels

  3. Requirements for Applicants Prepared at an Illinois Institution (Entitlement)

  4. Requirements for Applicants Trained or Certified in Another State

  5. Requirements for Individuals Educated in Countries Outside of the United States
  6. Subsequent Illinois Teaching Certification

  7. Endorsement of Teaching Certificates


  8. Requirements for Assignment
    1. Assignment to Teaching Positions
    2. Authorization to Employ Teachers in Positions Otherwise Unfilled

  9. School Service Personnel Certificates

  10. Administrative Certificates

  11. Information on Special Education Requirements

  12. Application and Registration Procedures
    1. Applying for a Certificate
    2. Registering a Certificate
    3. Certificates that are not registered or renewed

  13. Application Background Questions

  14. Teaching Certificates/Approvals Which Do Not Require Completion of an Approved Program
    1. Certificates
      1. Substitute Certificates
      2. Provisional Vocational Certificates
      3. Visiting International Teacher Certificates
      4. Transitional Bilingual Certificates
    2. Approvals
      1. Bilingual
      2. English as a Second Language
      3. Paraprofessional
      4. Educational Interpreters: Sign Language and Cued Speech

  15. Certification Tests for Educators