Teaching Licensure Only-Post B.A. Degree

This program is designed for students who possess an undergraduate degree recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education and wish to become licensed to teach. The program is offered in the evenings and on Saturdays as well as the regular day schedule. All field and clinical experiences take place during school hours.

Licensure-only candidates must meet the same program (Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle Grades, Secondary, or K-12) and GPA requirements as undergraduate licensure candidates, that is 2.5 overall, 2.75 in the major/concentration, and 2.75 in education coursework, Secondary and K-12 candidates must take a minimum of 24 sh at North Park University and early childhood and elementary candidates must take a minimum of 28 sh at North Park University.

All professional education and content-area coursework that forms part of an application for licensure, endorsement, or approval that is received by ISBE on or after February 1, 2012, must have been passed with a grade of no lower than C in order to be counted toward fulfillment of the applicable requirements.

Program requirements and course descriptions can be found under the Education major in the undergraduate section of the catalog.