Major requirements
Course requirements
Full admission into the early childhood and elementary education majors is based on:
- Formal application to the School of Education when enrolled in EDUC 2145
- An overall GPA of 2.5 for Elementary (Licensure and Studies) and an overall GPA of 3.00 for Early childhood (Licensure and Studies)
- Completion of Professional Blocks 1 and 2
- Positive recommendations from School of Education Faculty
- Approval by the Education Screening Committee
The Content Area Test must be passed prior to student teaching. The edTPA must be passed prior to receiving a Professional Educator License.
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 no lower than C or equivalent in order to be counted toward fulfillment of the applicable requirements.