These web pages primarily treat the academic and legal aspects of obtaining a license to take on the public role of an elementary or secondary school teacher in the State of Illinois. The information contained in these pages is extremely important in guiding you through the requirements that will qualify you for certification as a teacher. You should realize, though, that at a personal level the steps in becoming a teacher are more involved and complex than portrayed in these pages. Love of learning, fondness for children, and generosity to the needs of others are personal traits in which development is immensely important if you are to be a good teacher. The personal dimensions of teaching are are in a fundamental way the agenda of your course work and your interaction with our faculty.
Teaching is a privileged calling.
We hope these web pages are useful instruments in preparing you for that profession.