(PK-21/Approved Program)

All teaching endorsements require the following:

A bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution of higher education
Proof of a valid, comparable, out of state license or State Approved Program Verification (Use form 80-02: State Approved Program and Completion of Standards Verification )
Student teaching or equivalent experience
Completion of coursework* addressing methods of teaching exceptional children, reading methods, content area reading, and methods of teaching English learners (Use form 80-02: State Approved Program and Completion of Standards Verification)
Licensure Tests: All test scores are valid indefinitely. View the options below to see the required tests for each area. Click here to register for the tests .

If completing a program at an Illinois institution, please work closely with the institution to ensure their specific requirements/timeframes are met.

Early Childhood

Validity/Grade Range	ILTS Tests
Self-contained general education from birth to grade 3	A test of basic skills Early Childhood (107) New Test - 206 (Available 1/22/18) ONE of the following options: Student teaching completed prior to 8/31/15: edTPAor APT Student teaching completed 9/1/15 or later: edTPA**

Elementary

Validity/Grade Range	ILTS Tests
Self-contained general education in kindergarten-grade 9***	A test of basic skills Elementary Middle Grades(110) ONE of the following options: Student teaching completed prior to 8/31/15: edTPA or APT Student teaching completed 9/1/15 or later: edTPA**

Middle Grades

Validity/Grade Range	ILTS Tests
Subject-specific courses in grades 5-8.	A test of basic skills Specific Content-Area Test ONE of the following options: Student teaching completed prior to 8/31/15: edTPA or APT Student teaching completed 9/1/15 or later: edTPA**

Secondary

Validity/Grade Range	ILTS Tests
Subject-specific courses in grades 6-12. Senior high endorsements are valid 9-12***	A test of basic skills Specific Content-Area Test ONE of the following options: Student teaching completed prior to 8/31/15: edTPA or APT Student teaching completed 9/1/15 or later: edTPA**

Special K-12

Validity/Grade Range	ILTS Tests
Area of specialization in K-grade 12	A test of basic skills Specific Content-Area Test ONE of the following options: Student teaching completed prior to 8/31/15: edTPA or APT Student teaching completed 9/1/15 or later: edTPA**

Special Pre K-Age 21 Special Education

Validity/Grade Range	ILTS Tests
Areas of Learning Behavior Specialist I (LBS I), Blind or Visually Impaired, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, or Speech Language Pathologist (Teaching)	A test of basic skills LBS I (155) OR Teacher of Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired (150) OR Teacher of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (151) OR Speech Language Pathologist; Teaching (153) Special Education General Curriculum Test (163) ONE of the following options: Student teaching completed prior to 8/31/15: edTPA or APT Student teaching completed 9/1/15 or later: edTPA**

Validity/Grade Range

ILTS Tests

Areas of Learning Behavior Specialist I (LBS I), Blind or Visually Impaired, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, or Speech Language Pathologist (Teaching)

A test of basic skills**
LBS I (155) OR Teacher of Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired (150) OR Teacher of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (151) OR Speech Language Pathologist; Teaching (153)
Special Education General Curriculum Test (163)
ONE of the following options:
- Student teaching completed prior to 8/31/15: edTPA**** or APT
- Student teaching completed 9/1/15 or later: edTPA****

Early Childhood Special Education

Validity/Grade Range	ILTS Tests
Special education from birth to grade 3	A test of basic skills Early Childhood Special Education (152) ONE of the following options: Student teaching completed prior to 8/31/15: edTPAor APT Student teaching completed 9/1/15 or later: edTPA**

*View a list of acceptable courses you may take to fulfill this coursework requirements.

Specific Testing Information/Options

This information is accurate at the date posted below. Applicants will be held to the most current statutory and administrative rule requirements.

If you do not have a major on an official transcript in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education, the suggested coursework acceptable to fulfill the 32 hour constructed major includes the following:

Early Childhood: history and philosophy of early childhood education, child growth and development, language acquisition and development, early childhood assessment, early childhood methods, primary level teaching methods, and a child, family, and community course.

Elementary: elementary reading methods, elementary reading assessment, elementary content area reading,children's literature, elementary math methods, elementary science methods, elementary social science methods, a general elementary methods course, child growth and development, adolescent psychology, and history and philosophyof education.

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