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The Illinois Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, and the Illinois State Board of Education collaborated to create a new endorsement for nine dual credit disciplines. A Dual Credit Endorsement, as designated in 110 ILCS 27/Dual Credit Quality Actis an endorsement valid for grades 11-12 to be placed on the Professional Educator License (PEL) at the request of an educator who meets the appropriate credential standards.

The Content Specific Endorsement will be a recognized credential that will help with the portability of approved coursework for qualified high school dual credit teachers across the State of Illinois.

The nine dual credit areas include:

• English Composition
  
• English Literature
  
• General Math
  
• Statistics
  
• Speech
  
• History
  
• Biology
  
• Calculus
  
• Psychology
  

To obtain a dual credit endorsement:

1. Step1
   

   QMD or 18 Credit Hours

   The teacher completes a Qualified Master's Degree or any master's degree with 18 graduate credit hours of coursework within the discipline.

2. Step2
   

   Application & Fee

   The teacher completes the Endorsement Application and pays the $50 fee in the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS).

3. Step3
   

   Transcript Verification

   The teacher takes a copy of their transcripts and completed application to their hiring institution* for verification.
   *Community College Chief Academic Officer or University Provost's Office

4. Step4
   

   Send to ROE

   The CAO or Provost sends the form to the Regional Office of Education for sign off. If the teacher's ROE is Region 15 (City of Chicago), the form may be emailed to licensureforms@isbe.net.

5. Step5
   

   ROE Action

   The Regional Office of Education uploads the form to the teacher's ELIS account.

6. Step6
   

   Endorsement Issued

   Upon receipt of the form in ELIS, the Endorsement is auto issued.​​​​​