State Certification Requirements
Certification | College of Education

Roosevelt University College of Education teacher education programs assure that candidates meet relevant state laws and regulations. This section of the certification website provides a guide to selected aspects of those state requirements.

Please note: this unofficial information is provided as a convenience for current and future education candidates. Not address all aspects of the state certification requirements are addressed here.  For additional information,  please refer to the Guide to Requirements for Certification, Endorsement and Assignment of Teachers, School Service Personnel, and Administrators,  or contact the Illinois State Board of Education  at www.isbe.net, and/or your local Regional Office of Education at www.isbe.net/regionaloffices/pdf/roedirectory.pdf.

In June, 2004, the state rules for certification of teachers, administrators, school service personnel, and other education specialists were changed significantly.  Adoption of the new requirements was the last step in a multi-year process of creating a standards-based system for teaching and learning in Illinois. The new certification requirements generally, though not completely, eliminate specific course requirements in favor of candidate completion of cohesive standards-based programs at an Illinois college or university.

The new state certification requirements reflect state and national standards for teacher preparation institutions and for each certificate and subject area. These standards define what an educator should know and be able to do in his or her area of specialization. In addition, the new requirements reflect the federal requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. In most situations, a teacher candidate in the core academic areas who meets the new state certification requirements will be considered "highly qualified" in the area of certification/endorsement.