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Teacher Entitlement & Certification
State certification requires passing of the Illinois Certification Basic Skills and Subject Matter Tests. Information about the examinations may be obtained from program advisors or departmental personnel. State of Illinois H.B. 150 requires that all applicants for certification have coursework in the psychology of exceptional children, and identification and methods of teaching the exceptional child. The statute further requires that the child with learning disabilities be given particular focus in the coursework. Northeastern Illinois University will, upon graduation, include a statement on each education major's transcript indicating that H.B. 150 has been met through infusion into all coursework, and is equivalent to three semester hours.
Students must receive a grade of "B" or higher in student teaching to be eligible for certification. Students successfully completing student teaching and any other outstanding requirements, must follow the required entitlement procedures. The instruction sheet for this procedure may be obtained from the Admissions and Records Office during the term in which one student teaches. Further information is provided at the Placement Office Credential File Meeting held once in the Fall and Spring semesters.
Effective August 1, 1995, the Illinois State Board of Education joined the Interstate Certification Agreement. As a result of this, out of state applicants will receive a standard teaching certificate through reciprocity if the following requirements are met:
Possession of a valid, comparable standard teaching certificate from one of the states listed with which we have reciprocity:
Alabama Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Georgia Indiana Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia District of Columbia
Illinois has signed with the following states, but they either have not signed with Illinois or do not sign for the teacher category:
Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin Wyoming
Illinois has no agreement under any certificate category with the following states:
Alaska Arkansas Delaware Florida Hawaii Idaho Louisiana Mississippi Montana Nevada New Jersey
Submit evidence of completing a State Approved Teacher Education Program
OR
Submit evidence of three years of teaching experience on a valid teaching certificate within the previous seven years.
And, successfully take and pass the required Illinois certification tests.
A Provisional Certificate will be issued to those applicants who have:
• requested issuance of a Provisional Certificate.
• met the criteria detailed above, and
• only to take the Illinois certification tests.
Any questions should be directed to your Regional Office of Education.
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