COE Advising Blog

Many of the programs at DePaul University’s College of Education are approved by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), so that means if you are in one of these programs, you will be eligible to apply for an Illinois educator’s certificate once you complete all of the certificate’s requirements. Here is a quick overview of the following certificate types, based on the approved programs available here at the COE:

Types of Certificates:

Professional Teaching Certificates:

• Type 03 – Elementary Education (Kindergarten through Grade 9) ~ Elementary Education program
• Type 04 – Early Childhood Education (Birth through Grade 3) ~ Early Childhood Education program
• Type 09 – Secondary Education (Grade 6 through Grade 12) ~ Secondary Education program – i.e. Art, English, Math, Social Science,  History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics
• Type 10 – Special Education (Kindergarten through Grade 12) ~ Physical Education, Music, World Languages, Reading Specialist programs
• Type 10 – Special Special Education (Pre-Kindergarten through 21) ~Special Education/LBS1 program

School Service Personnel Certificates:

• Type 73 – School Counseling (Kindergarten through Grade 12) ~ School Counseling program

Administrative Certificates:

• Type 75 – General Administrative (Kindergarten through Grade 12) ~ Master’s level Educational Leadership program

• Type 75 – Superintendent (Kindergarten through Grade 12) ~ Doctoral level Educational Leadership program

Granted, this only scrapes the surface of certification, but it’s certainly a start. For more information about the type of certificate aligned with your program, feel free to consult our Certification page, or speak with your academic advisor.