Chicago State University is proud to have prepared all candidates to succeed since we began as a teacher training institution for urban schools in 1867.  Illinois teachers have chosen to attend Chicago State University because of our distinctive reputation of excellence in teaching, contextualized learning, collaborative partnerships with schools and the community, small class sizes, personal mentoring, and rigorous programs.   Chicago State University is one of only 18 of the 50+ Illinois teacher training institutions accredited by NCATE (The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education) and one of the few who has had that distinction since NCATE began awarding national accreditation in 1954.

If you are interested in obtaining certification in any of the following areas, please click on the links.

Initial Certification in
• Early Childhood Education, Type 04 certificate for teaching children from birth through grade 3.
• Elementary Education, Type 03 certificate for teaching all subjects in self-contained classrooms kindergarten through grade 8, bilingual elementary education, and one or more subject areas in the middle grades.
• Secondary Education, Type 09 certificate in Business, Marketing & Computer Education; English/Language Arts; Mathematics; Social Science/History; Social Science/Geography; Science/Biology; Science/Chemistry; or Science/Physics for grades 6 thru 12.
• Special Teaching Fields, Type 10 certificate in Art, Library Information, Music, Physical Education, or Spanish for grades K thru 12, or Learning Behavior Specialist 1 Special Education for birth to age 21.
  subsequent Certification (for certified teachers) in:
• Early Childhood Education, Type 04 certificate, for teaching children from birth thru grade 3.
• Elementary Education, Type 03, certificate for teaching all subjects in self-contained classrooms kindergarten thru grade 8, and one or more subject areas in the middle grades.
• Secondary Education, Type 09 certificate in Business, Marketing & Computer Education; English/Language Arts; Mathematics; Science/Biology; Science/Chemistry; Science/Physics; Social Science/Geography; Social Science/History; or Technology Education for grades 6 thru 12.
• Special Teaching Fields, Type 10 certificate in Art, Music, Physical Education, or Spanish for grades K thru 12.
  Advanced Certification in
• Special Teaching Fields, Type 10 certificate for specializing in Library Information or Reading in grades K thru 12, or Learning Behavior Specialist 1 Special Education for birth to age 21.
• School Service Personnel, Type 73 certificate for school counseling or school social work in elementary and high school.
• School Administration, Type 75 certificate for principals and assistant principals in elementary and high school.

Until our website is fully operational, you can email us at TeacherCert@csu.edu

We look forward to hearing from you,
Dawn Liddicoatt, Director of Teacher Certification and Certification Officer