Post Baccalaureate Licensure Programs (Non-degree)

Admission criteria

For admission to a post-baccalaureate certificate program, a student must have earned a minimum of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution with a minimum of a 2.0 GPA in the last 60 credits (currently, certificates for undergraduate students are considered  minors). Completion time is determined by the amount of transfer credit accepted by the program.

Students must achieve a 3.0 or better GPA in their Education/Professional courses.

Post-Baccalaureate Lisensure/Non-Degree (Focus) for Bilingual/Elementary Education Endorsement for Candidates Seeking Initial Teaching License

The program provides individuals holding a baccalaureate degree the opportunity to complete program requirements needed to earn Illinois Teacher Licensure for Bilingual Elementary Education. Program completers qualify for an initial Illinois License with an Elementary Endorsement and ESL or BIL Approval. Successful completion of the Illinois Basic Skills/Test of Academic Proficiency is required for program admission. Certificate completion requires the passing of the Illinois Content Area Test for Elementary Education and Assessment of Professional Teaching Test.

Taking licensure methods courses requires that all general education and professional education courses required for undergraduate Teacher Licensure Program be completed and that the teacher education candidate be admitted to the College of Education with an 3.0 GPA.

Area of Concentration (12 credit hours)
*12 credit hours in upper level (2000-4000) Spanish courses only (i.e. Span 2060). 6 credits must be in Spanish Literature
Discipline	Course Number	Credit Hours	Course Title	Field Hours	Prerequisite
*Spanish # 1	-	3	-	None	See Catalog
*Spanish # 2	-	3	-	None	See Catalog
*Span Lit # 3	-	3	-	None	See Catalog
*Span Lit # 4	-	3	-	None	See Catalog
Professional Education Courses (39 credit hours)
Discipline	Course Number	Credit Hours	Course Title	Field Hours	Prerequisite
ED	1500	1	COE Seminar	None	None
ED	1520	2	Introduction to Teaching	15hrs	None
ED	4312/5312	3	Educational Computing	None	ED 1500
BIL	4700/5700	3	Foundations of Bilingual Education	None	None
BIL	2000	3	Prin & Prac in Bilingual	10hrs	BIL 4/5700
ED	2000/5000	3	Hist & Phil of Edu	20hrs	BIL 4/5700 or ED 1520
PSYC	2020	3	Educational PSYC ELED	10hrs	PSYC 1100 and PSYC 2040
S ED	4301/5301	3	Characteristics of Exceptional Children	15hrs	PSYC 2040 *grade B or better required
BIL	4240/5240	3	Tch Math Elem School	15hrs	None
BIL	4150/5150	3	Tch Lit in Ling Dif Cl		BIL 4/5100
BIL	4100/5100	3	Teach ESL	20hrs	BIL 4/5700
BIL	4050/5050	3	Cr-Cult St Lng Minor	20hrs	Consent of Dept
BIL	4720/5720	3	Eval/Assess/Tch Lang	20hrs	BIL 4/5700, 2000, 4/5100
PE	2040	3	Hlth/PE for Elem Tchrs	None	None
Professional Education Methods Courses (33 credit hours)
*These courses may only be taken after you have passed the state Language Proficiency Test (TLP 056-Spanish) and Test of Academic Proficiency (T.A.P. Exam formerly known as the Basic Skills Test) Required of all teacher candidates. Candidates must apply and have been accepted into the College of Education
Discipline	Course Number	Credit Hours	Course Title	Field Hours	Prerequisite All require admission into COE
*S ED	4303/5303	2	Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs	15hrs	S ED 4/5301
*ELED	4170/5170	3	Tch Math Elem School	20hrs	Math 1010, BIL 2000
*READ	4280/4280	4	Tch Rdg/ Lang Arts	10hrs	READ 3700 or BIL 4/5150, 4/5170
*BIL or ELED	4220/5220 or 4190/5190	3	Tch Lit & Hum		BIL 2000
*BIL	4230/5230	3	Rd/Lang in Bilingual Classroom	15hrs	BIL 2000
*BIL	4300/5300	3	Meth/Mat Bil Prog	25hrs	BIL 2000
*BIL	4350/5350	3	ESL Meth & Mat	25hrs	BIL 4/5100
*READ	4160/5160 or 3700	3	Rd Assess for Classroom Teachers or Foundations in Reading Instruction		BIL 4/5150
*BIL	4400/5400	3	Field Practicum	100hrs	ELED 4/5170, BIL 4/5300
*BIL	4450/5450	6	Student Teaching	400+	BIL 4/5400, COE Admit/GPA 2.5 cum, 3.0 professional courses

Post-Baccalaureate Licensure/Non-Degree (Focus) Endorsement in Early Childhood Education for Candidates Seeking Initial Teaching License

The program provides individuals holding a baccalaureate degree the opportunity to complete program requirements needed to earn Illinois Teacher Licensure for Early Childhood Education. Program completers qualify for an initial Illinois License with an Early Childhood Endorsement. Successful completion of the Illinois Basic Skills/Test of Academic Proficiency is required for program admission. Certificate completion requires the passing of the Illinois Content Area Test for Early Childhood Education and Assessment of Professional Teaching (Pre-K-Grade 3) Test.

Area of Concentration (9 credit hours)
*Discipline must be discussed with an advisor
Discipline	Course Number	Credit Hours	Course Title	Field Hours	Prerequisite
*Course # 1	-	3	-	None	See Catalog
*Course # 2	-	3	-	None	See Catalog
*Course # 3	-	3	-	None	See Catalog
Professional Education Courses (39 credit hours)
Discipline	Course Number	Credit Hours	Course Title	Field Hours	Prerequisite
ED	1500	1	COE Seminar	None	None
ED	1520	2	Introduction to Teaching	15hrs	None
ED	4312/5312	3	Educational Computing	None	ED 1500
READ	3700	3	Foundations in Reading Instruction	None	None
ECH	4000/5000	3	Foundations for Instruction in Early Childhood Education	None	None
ECH	4001/5001	3	History and Philosophy of Early Childhood Education	None	ED 1520
ECH	4002/5020	3	The Young Child	15hrs	PSYC 2040 *grade B or better required
ECH	4304/5304	3	Infant/Toddler Development and Programming	None	PSYC 2040 *grade B or better required
ECH	4170/5170	3	Nutrition, Health and Safety of the Young Child	None	PSYC 2040 *grade B or better required
ECH	4310/5310	3	Literature for the young child	None	None
ECH	4850/5850	3	Screening, Assessment, and Evaluation of Young Children	See Syllabus	ECH 4/5002
S ED	4301/5301	3	Characteristics of Exceptional Children	15hrs	PSYC 2040 *grade B or better required
ECH	4009/5009	3	Speech & Language Development	None	ECH 4/5000, 4/5001, 4/5002 & 4/5850
ECH	4150/5150	3	Child, Family & Community Relationship	None	ECH 4/5000, 4/5001, 4002/5020 & 4/5850
Professional Education Methods Courses ( 25 credit hours)
*Courses below may only be taken after you have passed the state Test of Academic Proficiency (T.A.P. Exam formerly known as the Basic Skills Test) Required of all teacher candidates. Candidates must apply and have been accepted into the College of Education
Discipline	Course Number	Credit Hours	Course Title	Field Hours	Prerequisite All require admission into COE
*S ED	4303/5303	2	Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs	15cr hrs	S ED 4/5301
*ECH	4008/5008	3	Creative Experiences in Early Childhood Education	None	ECH 4002/5020/ ART/MUS
*ECH	4120/5120	3	Reading and Language Arts for Young Children	None	ECH 4/5009
*ECH	4180/5180	4	Methods of Instruction at the Pre-Primary Level	None	ECH 4/5020
*ECH	4319/5319	4	Methods of Instruction at the Primary Level	None	ECH 4/5020
*ECH	4740/5740	3	Field Practicum in Early Childhood Education	100hrs	Completion of a minimum of two of the following courses: ECH 4/5008, 4/5120, 4/5180, 4/5319
*ECH	4750/5750	6	Student Teaching	400+	ECH 4/5740, COE Admit/GPA 2.5 cum, 3.0 professional courses