The College of Education at Chicago State University offers courses to meet the Illinois State Board of Education Endorsement Requirements, which are subject to change. The Office of Teacher Certification can assist teachers to identify which courses at CSU meet specific requirements. Contact the Office of Teacher Certification to set-up an appointment to review your transcript and/or your deficiency statement.
The most commonly-requested endorsements include Driver Education & Safety, Educational Leadership (Type 75 - General Administration Principals & Superintendents), Library Science Specialist, Mathematics, Middle Grades (in several content designations), Science, and Reading. A summary of the requirements will be listed in the table below. All other endorsement-related question should be directed to the Office of Teacher Certification for your particular endorsement needs.
ISBE Endorsement Requirements
[Subject to Change At Any Time] |
Equivalent Courses
Offered at CSU |
Typical Course
Scheduling Options |
Driver Education & Safety
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This endorsement requires 16 semester hours in the field of driver education and safety, including preparation as follows:
- 3 semester hours in general safety
- 5 semester hours in driver education and advanced traffic safety
- 8 semester hours chosen from two or more of the following areas:
* General safety, including traffic and industrial safety
* Advanced psychology and sociology
* First aid and health education
* Instructional materials
- Teachers assigned to either simulation or multiple-car programs shall have preparation in the use of these methods which shall consist of a minimum of 1 semester hour or its equivalent in each area.
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Office of Teacher Certification |
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Program |
Educational Leadership - General Administration [Type 75 Principals]
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- This endorsement is required for principals, assistant principals, assistant or associate superintendents, and staff filling other similar or related positions as indicated in 23 Ill. Adm. Code 1.Appendix B. (See also 23 Ill. Adm. Code 29.120.)
- Candidates for the general administrative endorsement shall hold a master's degree awarded by a regionally accredited institution of higher education that encompasses the coursework in educational administration and supervision.
- Candidates shall have completed an Illinois program approved for the preparation of administrators or a comparable approved program in another state or country or hold a comparable certificate issued by another state or country.
- Candidates shall have two years' full-time teaching or school service personnel experience in public schools, schools under the supervision of the Department of Corrections, schools under the administration of the Department of Human Services, or nonpublic schools recognized by the State Board of Education or meeting comparable out-of-state recognition standards.
- Candidates shall be required to pass the applicable content-area test, as well as the test of basic skills if its passage would be required for receipt of a standard certificate.
- Nothing in this Section is intended to preclude the issuance of a provisional certificate under Section 21-10 of the School Code.
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ELCF 5010
Curr Dvlpmt/
Lrn Thry
ELCF 5130
Hum Reltns/ Leadshp
ELCF 5210 Foundatn Sch Adm/Org
ELCF 5240
Schl Supervision
ELCF 5310 Community Relations
ELCF 5330 School Law
ELCF 5340 Pract: Ldshp/Mgmt I
ELCF 5350 Pract: Ldshp/Mgmt II
ELCF 5370 School Finance
ELCF 5720 Integrating Tech into Curr
ELCF 5960 Fundmntl Ed Research
ELCF 5980
El/Sec Adm & Suprvsn |
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Program |
Educational Leadership – Doctorate [Type 75 Superintendents] |
- This endorsement is required of school district superintendents.
- Candidates for the superintendent's endorsement shall hold a master's degree awarded by a regionally accredited institution of higher education.
- Candidates shall have completed an Illinois program approved for the preparation of superintendents or a comparable approved program in another state or country or hold a comparable certificate issued by another state or country.
- Candidates shall have at least two years' administrative or supervisory experience in schools, on at least a half-time basis, on a general supervisory, general administrative, or all-grade supervisory endorsement on an administrative certificate, or a comparable out-of-state credential; the superintendent's endorsement shall not be issued as an individual's first endorsement on the administrative certificate unless issued on the basis of a comparable out-of-state credential.
- Candidates shall be required to pass the applicable content-area test, as well as the test of basic skills if its passage would be required for receipt of a standard certificate.
- Nothing is intended to preclude the issuance of a provisional certificate under Section 21-10 of the School Code.
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ELCF 6010
Org Theory
/Ldshp
ELCF 6050
Research Statistics I
ELCF 6100 Curric / Instr Ldshp
ELCF 6150
Philosophical Foundations
ELCF 6200 Administrative Law
ELCF 6250 Research Statistics II
ELCF 6300 Public Policy / Politics of Educ
ELCF 6350 Qualitative Research
ELCF 6400 Personnel Admin
ELCF 6450 Financial Admin
ELCF 6500 Educ Change / Schl Improvement
ELCF 6550
Educ Assmt / Evaluation
ELCF 6600
Critical Issues Urban Ed Ldshp ELCF 6650
Seminar Research |
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Library Science Specialist
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- Individuals seeking the secondary level endorsement in Library Information Specialist will be required to complete either a major in the content area or they must have 24 semester hours of content and pass the content test for Library Information Specialist.
Please note: The Middle Grades Library Science Specialist Endorsement requires the Philosophy/Methods and Adolescent Psychology courses listed above.
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Program Description
LIMS 5050 Library Lit/Research
LIMS 5020
Cataloging & Class
LIMS 5190 Clt/Dvlpm/Use Rf Mat
LIMS 5240 Lit/Media Chd/Yng Ad
LIMS 5300 Admin Media Centers
LIMS 5280 Mgmt/Orgnztn Library
Two electives (Advanced Media Productions Recommended) |
Contact Program |
Middle School
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* 3 semester hours of coursework that includes middle-grade philosophy, middle-grade curriculum and instruction, and instructional methods for designing and teaching developmentally appropriate programs in the middle grades, including content-area reading instruction.
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ELCF 4440/5440 Phil/Curr/Inst MIDS |
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Department
Educational Leadership, Curriculum & Foundations
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Fall
Spring |
* 3 semester hours of coursework, approved by the college of education or other institutional unit governing teacher education that includes educational psychology focusing on the developmental characteristics of early adolescents, the nature and needs of early adolescents, and the role of the middle-grade teacher in assessment, coordination and referral of students to health and social services.
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PSYC 4210/5210 Adolscnt Psy: Mid Tch |
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Department
Psychology
Summer
Fall
Spring |
- 18 semester hours of coursework in the endorsement areas:
* 3 semester hours of Teaching Methods in the Content Area + 15 semester hours distributed in four content sub-areas.
Please note: Geometry and History of Mathematics is specifically required for the Middle Grades Mathematics Endorsement.
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Methods
MIDS 5020 Teachg Writg
MIDS 5220 Teachg Math
MIDS 5230 Teachg Science
MIDS 5160 Teachg Crtve Arts
MIDS 5240 Teachg Soc Stds |
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Program
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Fall
Spring
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Mathematics
MATH 5040 Number Thry Mid Schl
MATH 5050 Geom for
Middle Schl
MATH 5060 Modern Alg
Mid Schl
MATH 5070 Math Hist Middle Sch
MATH 5090 Calculus for Teach I
MATH 5095 Calc for Teach II
MATH 5080 Prob & Stat for Teach |
Contact Department
Mathematics & Computer Science |
Science
BIOL 1510
Concepts Bio Tchrs
BIOL 5600
Selected Topics Biol
GEOG 2400 Teaching Phys Geog
PH S 1110
Practical Physics I
PH S 1113 Practicl Chem I
PH S 1114
Practical Earth I
PH S 2110 Practical Physics II
PH S 2113 Practicl Chem II
PH S 5980 Topics in Phys Sci |
Contact
Geography Program
or
Department of Chemistry & Physics
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Department of Biology |
Secondary Mathematics
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- A major in the content area indicated on the transcript or 32 semester hours in the content area; OR
- 24 semester hours in content courses completed at one or more institutions and passing the relevant content area test.
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Contact
Office of Teacher Certification |
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Department
Mathematics & Computer Science |
Secondary Science
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Applicants seeking a first designation must:
- Complete an approved Illinois program OR have 32 semester hours in the field with at least 12 semester hours in the designation plus some work covering at least two other designations (physical and biological) in the science field
- Pass the content area examination for the designation
Applicants who have a previous designation in Science may obtain an additional designation by:
- Passing the content area examination for the designation OR
- Having 32 semester hours in the designation
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Contact
Office of Teacher Certification |
Contact
Department of Chemistry & Physics |
Reading
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- Complete an approved Illinois program which has coursework in six content areas:
(1) Foundations,
(2) Content-Area Reading,
(3) Assessment and Diagnosis of Reading Problems,
(4) Developmental and Remedial Reading Instruction and Support,
(5) Developmental and Remedial Materials and Resources, and
(6) Literature Appropriate to Students in All Grade Levels.
Please note: The Middle Grades Reading Endorsement requires the Philosophy/Methods and Adolescent Psychology courses listed above.
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Area 1
READ 5280
Tch Read Elem Schl
READ 5150
Fdn Tch Read Sp Popl
Area 2
READ 5240 Pract Content Readng
READ 5220 Comprhndng Writn Lng
Area 3
READ 5160 Read Asmnt Clsrm Tch
Area 4
READ 5170 Clncl Prac Rdg Instr
Area 5
READ 5180 Materials In Read
READ 5270 Curr/Supervisn Read
Area 6
LIMS 5002 Lib Mat/Read Guidnce
LIMS 5240 Lit/Media Chd/Yng Ad |
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