1. Your application must be completed
before you will be considered for admission. A complete application
consists of:
a. _____
T.C.P. Application
b. _____
Be admitted as a "student-at-large with degree"
c. _____
Official transcripts in sealed envelopes from each university or
college you have attended.
d. _____
Your score from the Graduate Record Examination (see item #2 below)
e. _____
Submit a photocopy of your passing scores of the Illinois Basic Skills exam
2. You are required to submit a score from the Graduate Record Examination (General Test only) to be considered for admission into the T.C.P. Program. Your score must be sent to the T.C.P. office by the testing service and be received on or before the application deadline. (You are exempt from this requirement if you have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above, a doctoral or other terminal degree, or a master's degree with a minimum GPA of 3.25/4.0) See the GRE Registration booklet for information on test registration and score reporting.
3. Foreign Credentials. Students who have taken coursework or who have received degrees from universities or colleges in another country must submit an evaluation of their coursework from Educational Credentials Evaluators. ECE can be contacted:
Educational Credentials Evaluators
PO Box 92970
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-0970
Phone 414/289-3400
FAX 414/289-3411
Website: www.ece.org
Dr. Frank J. Perino, Coordinator
Teacher Certification for Post-Baccalaureates Office, CLS 3042
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 N. St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL. 60625
To begin FALL term, (of any year) completed applications must be submitted by MARCH 1st.
To begin SPRING term, completed applications must be submitted by AUGUST 1st. (of previous year).