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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

1 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 in desired Language
2. Option 2
   • Bachelor's Degree from a foreign country in the requested medium
   • 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
• 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:

• Passed the applicable foreign language test

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

​Requirements:

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.

​If a candidate has completed all of the requirements for an Illinois-approved educator preparation program at an Illinois institution of higher education, but has not successfully passed the teacher performance assessment (edTPA), the candidate may be entitled for an educator license with stipulations endorsed for a provisional in-state educator by the institution where the program was completed.