Section 25.110  Definitions

As used in this Subpart C:

"Code" means the Illinois School Code [105 ILCS 5].

"Completer" means an individual who has successfully completed all of the requirements of an educator preparation program.

"Educator Preparation Provider" or "EPP" means the institution or college, school, department, or other administrative body within the institution that is primarily responsible for the initial and continuing preparation of teachers and other education professionals. 

“Enrollment” means:

a declaration, by a student who has accumulated at least 60 semester hours (or equivalent) of undergraduate credit of an intent to graduate with an undergraduate major or minor leading to educator licensure; or

a graduate or post-baccalaureate registration as a candidate in a licensure program.

"Institution" means an Illinois institution of higher education, an out-of-state college or university granted authorization to operate by the Illinois Board of Higher Education as an out-of-state institution, an out-of-state college or university granted authorization to operate by the state in which it is located, or a not-for-profit educational entity subject to the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986 [805 ILCS 105] or incorporated as a not-for-profit entity in another state but registered to do business in the State of Illinois pursuant to the Business Corporation Act of 1983 [805 ILCS 5].

"Institutional Report" means documentation submitted with an application for recognition that meets the conditions set forth in Section 25.115 and includes an educator preparation program proposal for each program for which the institution wishes to be approved.

"National Accreditation" means accreditation through the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) or the Council for the Accreditation for Educator Preparation (CAEP), both of which provide national evidence-based accreditation processes to ensure that educator preparation programs are of high quality and support continuous improvement.

"Program" or "Preparation Program" means a program that leads to licensure. 

"Program Proposal" means the document that meets the requirements of Section 25.120 and, upon confirmation by SBE licensure review team staff and consultation with SEPLB, provides evidence of the institution's alignment to applicable standards and criteria necessary for State approval of any proposed educator preparation program.

"State Reauthorization" or "State Reauthorized" means a program authorized pursuant to this Subpart C.

(Source:  Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 12973, effective July 13, 2022)