Post-Baccalaureate Licensure

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Earning licensure through the post-Baccalaureate route requires successful completion of all pre- requisites listed above and all 21 credit hours of required course work listed below. The following courses are required to earn an Illinois Professional Teaching License with Early Childhood Endorsement through the Post-Baccalaureate route. The courses require admission to the College of Education.

Required Courses for Post-Baccalaureate Licensure Certificate (21 hours):

ECH 5412 - Methods of Teaching Fine Arts PreK - Grade 2 Credit Hours: 2
ECH 5413 - Methods of Teaching Social Studies PreK to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 2
ECH 5414 - Methods of Teaching Science PreK to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 2
ECH 5415 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics PreK to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 3
ECH 5416 - Methods of Reading and language Arts PreK to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 3
ECH 5445 - Field Practicum Pre-K to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 3
ECH 5450 - Student Teaching and Seminar in PreK to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 6

Program Completion Requirements

General program completion requirements include completing an application for graduation with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in all required and elective courses in professional education and the designated content area, as well as completion of the following addition licensure requirements:
- Pre-clinical and clinical fieldwork forms documenting 100 clock hours are submitted to the Office of Field Placement. A summer practicum can be completed to make up missing field hours.
- Field Practicum and Student Teaching Clinical Experiences successfully completed.
- All College of Education and Program Assessments submitted in the LiveText by Watermark courseware domain, including the Candidate Work Sample (edTPA) Capstone Project and Professional Portfolio.
Illinois State Board of Education licensure examination / assessments, including the Content Area Test in the discipline. Proof of passing must be submitted to the academic program by announced due dates PRIOR to permission given to register for the final Student Teaching clinical experience course.
- Spring Semester Student Teaching - October 15th in the prior Fall Semester as part of the Application for Student Teaching Process
- Fall Semester Student Teaching - March 15th * in the prior Spring Semester as part of the Application for Student Teaching Process
  * Extensions to June 30th can be granted with program approval.
- All requirements are met for state licensure as mandated by the Illinois State Board of Education, in consultation with the Office of Teacher Licensure.

Transfer Credits

Any required general education courses with a grade of C or above may be transferred from another institution. Any professional courses transferred from another institution requires a grade of B or above. Credit for

ECH 5412 - Methods of Teaching Fine Arts PreK - Grade 2 Credit Hours: 2
ECH 5413 - Methods of Teaching Social Studies PreK to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 2
ECH 5414 - Methods of Teaching Science PreK to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 2
ECH 5415 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics PreK to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 3
ECH 5416 - Methods of Reading and language Arts PreK to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 3
ECH 5445 - Field Practicum Pre-K to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 3
ECH 5450 - Student Teaching and Seminar in PreK to Grade 2 Credit Hours: 6 cannot be transferred into the program.