Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 25 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE › Subpart L - PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DECLARATION › Appendix E - Endorsement Structure Beginning July 1, 2013

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Section
				  25.100
				  explains the endorsements issued on the professional educator license and the
				  availability of any content-specific endorsements (previously called
				  "designations"). The relevant provisions of Section
				  25.100(d)
				  shall apply in cases in which no test is available (see Section
				  25.710) . Any
				  individual holding only an endorsement available prior to July 1, 2004 that was
				  not exchanged for an endorsement available after that date, and, as applicable,
				  content-area endorsement, is limited to teaching only the content encompassed
				  by the endorsement issued prior to July 1, 2004.
Endorsements Currently Available
Content-specific Endorsements Currently
							 Available
Grade Range Currently Available
Endorsements, with Designations, as applicable,
							 Issued July 1, 2004 until July 1, 2013
Endorsements Issued Prior to July 1, 2004
Fundamental Learning Areas
English Language Arts
None
9-12
English Language Arts
English Journalism Language Arts Speech
Reading Teacher
None
PK-12*
Reading Teacher
Reading
Reading Specialist
None
PK-12*
Reading Specialist
Reading
Mathematics
None
9-12
Mathematics
Mathematics
Elementary Mathematics Specialist (2021)
None
1-6
None
None
Science - Content-specific Endorsement
							 Required
Science - Biology
Science - Chemistry
Science - Earth and Space Science
Science - Environmental Science
Sciences - Physics
9-12
Science endorsement with designations for:
Biology
Chemistry
Earth and Space
Science
Environmental
Science
Physics
Biological Science/Biology
Botany Physiology Zoology
Chemistry Aerospace Astronomy
Earth Science Geology
Physical Geography/ Physiography Biological
							 Science
Physical Science General
Science Physics
Social Sciences - Content-specific Endorsement
							 Required
Social Sciences - Economics
Social Sciences - Geography
Social Sciences - History
Social Sciences - Political Science
Social Sciences - Psychology
Social Sciences - Sociology and Anthropology
9-12
Social Sciences endorsement with designations
							 for:
Economics
Geography
History
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology and Anthropology
Economics Geography
U.S. History World History
Political Science Psychology
Anthropology Sociology
Physical Education
None
PK-12*
Physical Education
Physical Education
Health Education
None
PK-12*
Health Education
Health Education
Dance
None
PK-12*
Dance
Dance
Drama/Theatre Arts
None
PK-12*
Drama/Theatre Arts
Theatre and Drama
Music
None
PK-12*
Music
Music Instrumental Music
Vocal Music
Visual Arts
None
PK-12*
Visual Arts
Art
World Languages - Content-specific Endorsement
							 Required
Foreign Languages - Arabic
Foreign Languages - Chinese (Cantonese or
							 Mandarin)
Foreign Languages - French
Foreign Languages - German
Foreign Languages - Hebrew
Foreign Languages - Italian
Foreign Languages - Japanese
Foreign Languages - Korean
Foreign Languages -
Latin
Foreign Languages - Russian
Foreign Languages - Spanish
Other foreign languages, provided the candidate meets
							 the requirements of Section
							 25.100(i).
PK-12*
World Languages endorsement with designations
							 for:
Arabic
Chinese (Cantonese or
Mandarin)
French
German
Hebrew
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latin
Russian
Spanish
Other world languages, provided the candidate
							 completed a major in the foreign language designated.
Arabic
Cantonese, Mandarin
French
German
Hebrew
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latin
Russian
Spanish
Other foreign languages, as applicable
Additional
Teaching Fields
Agricultural Education
None
5-12
Agricultural Education
Agricultural Business and Management Agriculture
Agricultural Power and Machinery Horticulture
Agricultural Resources
Business, Marketing, and Computer Education -
							 Content-specific Endorsement Optional
Business Computer Programming
5-12
Business, Marketing, and Computer Education
							 endorsement with a designation for:
Business Computer Programming
Accounting
Basic Business Business
Computer Programming
Business/Marketing/Management
Information Processing
Information Processing/ Secretarial
Marketing
Computer Applications
None
5-12
Computer Applications
Computer Applications
Computer Science
None
5-12
Computer Science
Computer Science
Family and Consumer Sciences
None
5-12
Family and Consumer Sciences endorsement with
							 designations for:
Apparel and Textiles
Living Environments Nutrition, Wellness, and
							 Hospitality
Child and Day Care Services
Consumer Education and Resource Management Fashion
							 and Clothing Services
Food and Nutrition Services
Home Economics Institutional and Home Management
							 Services
Interior Furnishings Services/Living Environments
							 Interpersonal, Family Relationships, Parenting
Health Careers
None
Not currently issued.
Health Careers
Health Occupations
Gifted Education Teacher
None
PK-12*
None
None
Gifted Education Specialist
None
PK-12*
None
None
Technology Education
None
5-12
Technology Education
Industrial Technology Education
Construction Electronics Graphic Communications
							 Transportation Manufacturing Industrial Technology
Public Service Drafting/Design Autobody Repair
							 Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
Technology Specialist
None
PK-12*
Technology Specialist
Computer Technology
Instructional Technology
Library Information Specialist
None
PK-12*
Library Information Specialist
Media
Safety and Driver Education
None
9-12
Safety and Driver Education
Safety and Driver Education
Bilingual Education
Bilingual Education - Target Language
PK-12*
Bilingual Education endorsement with a designation
							 for:
Target Language
Bilingual Education with a Target Language
							 Designation
English as a New Language (ENL) - Content-specific
							 Endorsement Optional (secondary or K-12)
ENL - Bilingual Education (language-specific)
Not currently issued.
ENL endorsement with a designation for:
Bilingual Education (language-specific)
Bilingual Education
English as a Second Language
English as a Second Language (ESL)
None
PK-12*
ESL
ESL
Middle School (departmentalized)
Subject-specific
Not currently issued
Middle School endorsement with subject specific
							 designations
Middle-Grades Junior High School
Middle Grades (grades 5-8) (February 2018)
Subject-specific
Mathematics Language Arts (Literacy)
Social Science General Science
5-8
Middle School (departmentalized)
Middle Grades Junior High School
Elementary
Self-Contained General Education (grades K-9)
None
Not currently issued
Self-Contained General Education
Self-Contained General Education
Self-Contained General Education (grades 1-6)
None
1-6
None
None
Early Childhood
Early Childhood Special Education
None
Birth-grade 2
Early Childhood Special Education
Early Childhood Prekindergarten and Self-Contained
							 General Education (Birth-grade 2)
None
Birth-grade 2
Early Childhood Self-Contained General
							 Education
Early Childhood
Special Education
Learning Behavior Specialist I (LBS I)
None
K-age 22
LBS I
LBS I
Learning Behavior Specialist II - Content-specific
							 Endorsement Required
LBS II/Transition Specialist
LBS II/Technology Specialist
LBS II/Bilingual Special Education Specialist
LBS II/Deaf-Blind Specialist
LBS II/Behavior Intervention Specialist
LBS II/Curriculum Adaptation Specialist
LBS II/Multiple Disabilities Specialist
PK-age 22
An LBS II endorsement with designations for:
LBS II/Transition Specialist
LBS II/Technology Specialist
LBS II/Bilingual Special Education Specialist
LBS II/Deaf-Blind Specialist
LBS II/Behavior Intervention Specialist
LBS II/Curriculum Adaptation Specialist
LBS II/Multiple Disabilities Specialist
LBS II/Transition Specialist
LBS II/Technology Specialist
LBS II/Bilingual Special Education Specialist
LBS II/Deaf-Blind Specialist
LBS II/Behavior Intervention Specialist
LBS II/Curriculum Adaptation Specialist
LBS II/Multiple Disabilities Specialist
Speech-Language Pathologist (teaching)
None
Not currently issued
Speech-Language Pathologist
Speech-language impaired
Teacher of Blind or Visually Impaired
None
PK-age 22
Blind or Visually Impaired
Blind or partially sighted
Teacher of Deaf or Hard of Hearing
None
PK-age 22
Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Hearing Impaired
Administrative
Chief School Business Official
None
PK-age 22
Chief School Business Official
Chief School Business Official
Director of Special Education
None
PK-age 22
Director of Special Education
Director of Special Education
General Administrative (through June 30, 2014)
None
Not currently issued
General Administrative
General Administrative
Principal (2013)
None
PK-age 22
General Administrative
General Administrative
Superintendent
None
PK-age 22
Superintendent
Superintendent
Supervisory - endorsement area (special education
							 only and school support personnel)
None; see Section
							 25.497
							 of this Part
PK-age 22
Supervisory - endorsement area
Supervisory
Teacher
Leader
None
PK-22
Teacher Leader
None
School Support Personnel
School Counselor
None
PK-age 22
School Counselor
Guidance
School Nurse
None
PK-age 22
School Nurse
School Nurse
School Psychologist
None
PK-age 22
School Psychologist
School Psychologist
School Social Worker
None
PK-age 22
School Social Worker
School Social Worker
Speech-Language Pathologist
None
PK-age 22
Non-Teaching Speech-Language Pathologist
Non-Teaching Speech-Language Pathologist
*All Illinois approved educator preparation programs for
				  endorsements valid for PK-12 shall submit confirmation of program course and
				  fieldwork coverage of all grades PK-12 to State Board of Education staff no
				  later than June 30, 2023.