Existing
Certificate
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Description
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Exchanged for:
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Early
Childhood Certificates:
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02
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Standard Early Childhood (0 to
6, excluding kindergarten)
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To Age 6
excluding K
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Professional Educator License endorsed for prekindergarten (0 to 6,
excluding kindergarten)
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04
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Initial or Standard Early
Childhood (0 to grade 3)
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Age 0-Grade 3
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Professional Educator License endorsed for early childhood and self-contained
general education endorsements (age 0 to grade 3)
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04
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Master Early Childhood
Certificate
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Age 0-Grade 3
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Professional Educator License with an NBPTS master teacher designation,
endorsed for prekindergarten, if applicable, and/or the NBPTS area of
endorsement
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05
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Provisional Early Childhood
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Age 0-Grade 3
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Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator
with early childhood and self‑contained general education endorsements
(age 0 to grade 3)
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Elementary Certificates:
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03
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Initial or Standard Elementary
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K-9
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Professional Educator License
endorsed for self‑contained general education (kindergarten to grade 9)
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03
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Master Elementary Certificate
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K-9
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Professional Educator License
with an NBPTS master teacher designation endorsed for self-contained general
education, if applicable, and/or the NBPTS area of endorsement
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High School Certificates:
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09
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Initial or Standard Secondary
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6-12
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Professional Educator License
with any applicable grade-level and content‑area endorsements
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09
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Master Secondary Certificate
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6-12
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Professional Educator License
with an NBPTS master teacher designation and any grade-level and content-area
endorsements, if applicable, and/or the NBPTS area of endorsement
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12
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Short-Term Emergency
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Preschool-Age 22
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Professional Educator License
endorsed in a teaching field with short‑term emergency approval in
special education
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Special Certificates:
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10
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Initial or Standard Special
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K-12 Field Endorsed or
Preschool-Age 22
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Professional Educator License with any applicable grade-level and
content‑area endorsements
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Provisional and Alternative:
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22
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Initial Alternative Elementary
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K-9
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Professional Educator License
endorsed for self‑contained general education (kindergarten to grade 9)
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26
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Provisional Alternative
Administrative
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K-12
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Educator License with
Stipulations endorsed for alternative provisional superintendent
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27
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Provisional Alternative
Special
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K-12 Field Endorsed or
Preschool-Age 22
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Educator License with
Stipulations endorsed for alternative provisional educator with any
applicable grade-level and content-area endorsements or applicable
administrative area (e.g., general administrative)
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28
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Initial Alternative Special
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K-12 Field Endorsed or
Preschool-Age 22
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Professional Educator License
with any applicable grade-level and content‑area endorsements
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Other Teaching:
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29
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Transitional Bilingual
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K-12 Language Endorsed
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Educator License with Stipulations
endorsed for transitional bilingual educator with bilingual language and
applicable grade-level endorsements
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30
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Provisional Elementary
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K-9
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Educator License with
Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator with self-contained general education
endorsement (kindergarten to grade 9)
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31
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Provisional Secondary
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6-12
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Educator License with
Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator with any applicable
grade-level and content-area endorsements
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33
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Provisional Special
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K-12 Field Endorsed or
Preschool-Age 22
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Educator License with
Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator with any applicable
grade-level and content-area endorsements
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35
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Provisional Vocational
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7-12 Field Endorsed
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Educator License with
Stipulations endorsed for career and technical educator with any applicable
grade-level and field endorsements
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36
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Temporary Provisional
Vocational
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11-12 Field Endorsed
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Educator License with
Stipulations endorsed for provisional career and technical educator with grade
11-12 and any applicable field endorsements
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40
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Part-Time Provisional
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6-12
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Beginning July 1, 2013, Educator
License with Stipulations endorsed for part-time career and technical
educator with any applicable grade-level and field endorsements
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43
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Provisional Alternative Early
Childhood
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Age 0-Grade 3
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Educator License with
Stipulations endorsed for alternative provisional educator with early
childhood and self‑contained general education (age 0 to grade 3)
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44
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Initial Alternative Early
Childhood
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Age 0-Grade 3
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Professional Educator License
endorsed for early childhood and self‑contained general education (age
0 to grade 3)
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50
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Visiting International Teacher
– Special
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K-12
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Educator License with
Stipulations endorsed for visiting international educator with any applicable
foreign language, transitional bilingual language and content-area
endorsements (kindergarten to grade 12)
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53
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Visiting International Teacher
− Elementary
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K-9
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Educator License with
Stipulations endorsed for visiting international educator with self‑contained
general education and any applicable foreign language and transitional
bilingual language endorsements (kindergarten to grade 9)
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54
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Visiting International Teacher
– Early Childhood
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Age 0-Grade 3
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Educator License with
Stipulations endorsed for visiting international educator with self‑contained
general education and any applicable foreign language and transitional
bilingual language endorsements (age 0 to grade 3)
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59
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Visiting International Teacher
– Secondary
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6-12
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Educator License with
Stipulations endorsed for visiting international educator with any applicable
foreign language, transitional bilingual language and content-area
endorsements (grades 6 to 12)
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80
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Resident Teacher – Special
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K-12
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Educator License with
Stipulations endorsed for resident teacher with any content-area endorsements
(kindergarten to grade 12)
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83
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Resident Teacher – Elementary
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K-9
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Educator License with
Stipulations endorsed for resident teacher with self‑contained general
education endorsement (kindergarten to grade 9)
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84
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Resident Teacher – Early
Childhood
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Age 0-Grade 3
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Educator License with Stipulations
endorsed for resident teacher with early childhood and self‑contained
general education (age 0 to grade 3) endorsements
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89
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Resident Teacher – Secondary
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6-12
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Educator License with
Stipulations endorsed for resident teacher with any applicable grade-level
and content-area endorsements
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School Support Personnel:
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73
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School Service Personnel
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K-12
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Professional Educator License
endorsed for school support personnel with any applicable service area
endorsement
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74
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Provisional School Service
Personnel
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K-12
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Educator License with
Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator and school support personnel
with any applicable service area endorsement
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Administrative:
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75
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Administrative
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K-12
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Professional Educator License
endorsed for general administrative, chief school business official,
superintendent or special educator director, as applicable
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76
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Provisional Administrative
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K-12
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Educator License with
Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator and any of general
administrative, chief school business official, superintendent or special
education director, as applicable
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77
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Administrative K-12
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K-12
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Professional Educator License
endorsed for Superintendent
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78
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Interim School Counselor
Intern
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K-12
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Approval issued by the State
Superintendent
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79
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Interim Speech-Language
Pathologist Intern
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K-12
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Approval issued by the State
Superintendent
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Individuals who receive a professional
educator license will receive on that license the endorsements that are
comparable to what they currently hold, as well as any applicable endorsements
comparable to any other certificates they currently hold.
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill.
Reg. 6326, effective April 11, 2022)