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​Welcome to the Illinois Educator Preparation and Licensure Resource Hub

This page is designed to support deans, faculty, staff, and licensure officers at Illinois colleges and universities engaged in educator preparation. Whether you're overseeing program development, managing licensure compliance, or guiding candidates through entitlement processes, you'll find essential resources and tools below to help you navigate state requirements and strengthen your institution's contributions to Illinois's educator workforce.

This centralized hub reflects ISBE's commitment to equity, collaboration, quality, and community, and aims to streamline access to the information and materials needed to ensure Illinois educators are learner-ready on day one.

Licensure Calendar

Out Of State Colleges and Universities

  • ​Out of state institutional representatives interested in more information on Illinois licensure and endorsement requirements should send an email to Preparation@isbe.net and a representative will follow up with you as soon as possible.
    • Educators should NOT utilize this email address for inquiries and should instead contact their local Regional Office of Education​ for their specific licensure​ questions and requests.
  • Click Institution Recognition if your institution is interested in becoming recognized in the State of Illinois.
  • Professional Educator License (PEL) ChecklistPDF Document
    • ​Out of State Colleges and Universities may direct educators to this checklist. The Professional Educator License (PEL) checklist is a resource for educators to use when applying for an IL Professional Educator License (PEL) as an out of state (OOS) or out of country (OOC) license holder.​​​
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