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Professional Education Preparation Programs at the                      University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Passing the Illinois Certification Testing System Test of Academic Proficiency (or the previously offered Basic Skills) is an admission requirement for all teacher education programs. Graduate level certification programs in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, English, Latin, Mathematics, Physics, Social Science: History, and Spanish also require passage of the appropriate content area test for admission.

Early Childhood (Birth - Grade 3)

      1. Early Childhood Education
                Undergraduate Program
                Graduate Program

Elementary (K-9)

      2. Elementary Education
                Undergraduate Program
                Graduate Program

Secondary (6-12)

      3. Agricultural Education
                Undergraduate Program
                Graduate Program

      4. English Language Arts
                Undergraduate Program
                Graduate Program

      5. Mathematics
                Undergraduate Program
                Graduate Program

      6. Science: Biology
                Undergraduate Program
                Graduate Program

      7. Science: Chemistry
                Undergraduate Program
                Graduate Program

      8. Science: Earth and Space Science
                Undergraduate Program
                Graduate Program

      9. Science: Physics
                Undergraduate Program
                Graduate Program

      10. Social Science: History
                  Undergraduate Program
                  Graduate Program

Special (K-12)

      11. Foreign Language: Chinese (Mandarin)

Undergraduate Program


      12. Foreign Language: French
                  Undergraduate Program

      13. Foreign Language: German
                  Undergraduate Program

      14. Foreign Language: Japanese

                 Undergraduate Program

      15. Foreign Language: Latin
                  Undergraduate Program

                  Graduate Program

      16. Foreign Language: Spanish
                  Undergraduate Program
                  Graduate Program

      17. Library Information Specialist
                  Graduate Program

      18. Music
                  Undergraduate Program
                  Graduate Program

      19. Physical Education
                  Undergraduate Program

      20. Visual Arts
                  Undergraduate Program

                  Graduate Program

Special Education (Preschool-Age 21)

      21. Learning Behavior Specialist I
                  Undergraduate Program
                  Graduate Program

      22. Learning Behavior Specialist II: Behavior Interventions Specialist
                  Graduate Program

      23. Learning Behavior Specialist II: Curriculum Adaptations Specialist
                  Graduate Program

      24. Learning Behavior Specialist II: Multiple Disabilities Specialist
                  Graduate Program

      25. Learning Behavior Specialist II: Transition Specialist
                  Graduate Program

School Service Personnel

      26. School Social Worker
                  Graduate Program

      27. Speech/Language Pathologist
                  Graduate Program

Administrative

     28. Director of Special Education

                 Graduate Program


     29. School Leader: General Administrative
                  Graduate Program Per new State rules, no candidates may be admitted to this program after September 1, 2012.  In addition, no general administrative candidate may be certified with the general administrative endorsement after June 30, 2014.

     30. School Leader: Superintendent
                  Graduate Program

   

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