Professional Licensure Requirements

The U.S. Department of Education requires all institutions of higher education to provide state licensure information for programs that are designed to meet educational requirements for a specific license and are required for employment in an occupation, or are marketed or advertised to meet those requirements. Professional licensure refers to specific standards required to legally practice in a profession. Since professional licensure is generally regulated at the state level, it is often necessary to obtain a separate license for each state in which one wishes to practice. Information regarding licensure programs offered by Northeastern Illinois University is provided below.

Program	Meets Education Requirements for Licensure	Does Not Meet Education Requirements for Licensure	Making a Determination
Accounting Bachelor of Science in Accounting Master of Science in Accounting	IL	N/A	No determination has been made for any other state. For further information, contact the department of education, the higher education agency, special education agency or adult education agency for states outside of Illinois.
Education Bachelor of Arts in: Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Secondary Education in Biology, English, History, or Mathematics Elementary Education with Bilingual Endorsement Middle-Level Education in Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Science or Social Studies Physical Education Special Education	IL	N/A	No determination has been made for any other state. For further information, contact the department of education, the higher education agency, special education agency or adult education agency for states outside of Illinois.
Education Master of Arts (MA) in: Educational Leadership School Leadership Higher Education Leadership Rehabilitation Counseling Clinical Mental Health Counseling Couple and Family Counseling Teacher Leaders School Counseling Literacy Education Special Education Learning Behavior Specialist I (LBS I) Teaching: Early Childhood Education Teaching: Elementary Education Teaching: Middle-Level Education in Language Arts, Mathematics, General Science, or Social Studies’ Teaching: Secondary Education in English Language Arts, Mathematics, History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Earth Science	IL	N/A	No determination has been made for any other state. For further information, contact the department of education, the higher education agency, special education agency or adult education agency for states outside of Illinois.
Education Master of Science (MS) in: Special Education Learning Behavior Specialist (LBS II): Behavior Intervention Specialist (BIS) Curriculum Adaptation Specialist (CAS) Combined BIS-CAS	IL	N/A	No determination has been made for any other state. For further information, contact the department of education, the higher education agency, special education agency or adult education agency for states outside of Illinois.
Education Teacher Licensure Programs (none-degree) Early Childhood Education (B-2) Elementary Education (1-6) Middle Level Education (5-8) Secondary Education (9-12): English Language Arts Mathematics Social Science: History Science: Biology Science: Chemistry Science: Physics Science: Earth Science K-12 Education: Foreign Language: Spanish (PK-12) Music Education Physical Education Visual Arts	IL	N/A	No determination has been made for any other state. For further information, contact the department of education, the higher education agency, special education agency or adult education agency for states outside of Illinois.
Social Work BA/MA Bachelor of Social Work Master of Social Work degrees	IL	N/A	No determination has been made for any other state. For further information, contact the department of education, the higher education agency, special education agency or adult education agency for states outside of Illinois.