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Requirements

• Master's degree or higher
  
• 2 years of school business management or 2 years of university experience
  
• 24 semester hours of Chief School Business Official coursework as part of a state's approved preparation program
  
• Passed the CSBO (185) content test
  

OR

• Master's in Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance, or Accounting.
• 6 semester hours of CSBO Internship
  
• Passed the CSBO (185) content test
  

Years Valid

5

Limitations 

Cannot add teaching endorsements to this credential

Renewable?

May be renewed if PD and Illinois Administrators Academy (IAA) requirements are fulfilled​

Requirements

• At least 19 years of age to serve students in prekindergarten through grade 12.
• Beginning January 1, 2023, you may qualify for the ELS-Paraprofessional license by meeting the requirements outlined below at age 18 but only may serve in prekindergarten through grade 8.
• One of the following required:
• Associate’s degree or higher
• 60 semester hours of coursework
• High School Diploma or GED and a score of 460 or higher on the ETS Parapro
• High School Diploma or GED and the following scores on the ACT Workkeys:
• Applied Mathematics/Applied Math (with a score of 4)
• Reading for information/Workplace Documents (with a score of 4)

Years Valid

5

Limitations​

Must work under the direct supervision of a licensed teacher

Renewable?

May be renewed with payment of registration fees

Notes: 

• ​If you hold a Paraprofessional License and have a Bachelor’s Degree on file, you are qualified to be a substitute teacher.
• Coursework must be at the 100-level or higher from a regionally accredited college or university.​​​​
  

​Requirements

One of the following options:

1. Option 1
   • Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited institution in the U.S. taught in English​
     
   • Target Language Proficiency Test or an Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy or Global Seal of Biliteracy in the requested medium
     
2. Option 2
   • Bachelor's Degree from a foreign country in the requested medium from an equivalent of a regionally accredited institution
     
   • Target Language Proficiency Test in English
3. Option 3
• A degree* from a regionally accredited institution in the U.S. taught in English
  
• A degree* from a foreign country in the requested medium from an equivalent of a regionally accredited institution​
  
• No testing required
  ​*ONE of the degrees must be a Bachelor’s Degree
  
4. Option 4
•  Bachelor’s degree from a foreign country in the medium of English and the requested medium from an equivalent of a regionally accredited institution 
  
• No testing required
  

Years Valid

5

Limitations

Valid only for teaching transitional bilingual courses in a Pre K - Grade 12 setting and English as a Second Language (ESL) in Kindergarten - Grade 6.

Can add a world language endorsement by meeting the following requirements:

• Pass the applicable world language test or have an Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy or Global Seal of Biliteracy in desired language

The world language endorsement​ would allow the licensee to teach that particular language in a Prekindergarten - Grade 12 setting.

Can add an LBSI endorsement by passing the LBSI (155) test and completing coursework in the following areas:

• Survey of the exceptional child
  
• General characteristics of children with disabilities within the LBSI scope
• General methods for teaching children with disabilities within the LBSI scope
• Psychological assessment of children with the disabilities within the LBSI scope

Renewable?

No​​

Fo​r more information, visit the Visiting International Teacher Program page​​.

​​Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree*
• Successfully completed the first phase of the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers
• Passed the applicable content-area test

Years Valid

2

​​Limitations 

N/A

​​Renewable?

May be renewed for a third year if the holder of the license meets requirements set by the university.