TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR
POST-BACCALAUREATE STUDENTS (T.C.P.)
APPLICATION FOR PROGRAM ADMISSION
(For certification candidates per House Bill 2207)


Directions to Applicants:

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



Send your completed application packet to:
Dr. Frank J. Perino, Coordinator
Teacher Certification for Post-Baccalaureates Office, CLS 3042
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 N. St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL. 60625

DEADLINES
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).
 
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