Illinois Administrative Code
Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 25 - EDUCATOR LICENSURE
Subpart L - PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DECLARATION
Appendix C - Exchange of Certificates for Licenses (July 1, 2013)

Existing Certificate

Description

Exchanged for:

Early Childhood Certificates:

02

Standard Early Childhood (0 to 6, excluding kindergarten)

To Age 6 excluding K

Professional Educator License endorsed for prekindergarten (0 to 6, excluding kindergarten)

04

Initial or Standard Early Childhood (0 to grade 3)

Age 0-Grade 3

Professional Educator License endorsed for early childhood and self-contained general education endorsements (age 0 to grade 3)

04

Master Early Childhood Certificate

Age 0-Grade 3

Professional Educator License with an NBPTS master teacher designation, endorsed for prekindergarten, if applicable, and/or the NBPTS area of endorsement

05

Provisional Early Childhood

Age 0-Grade 3

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator with early childhood and self-contained general education endorsements (age 0 to grade 3)

Elementary Certificates:

03

Initial or Standard Elementary

K-9

Professional Educator License endorsed for self-contained general education (kindergarten to grade 9)

03

Master Elementary Certificate

K-9

Professional Educator License with an NBPTS master teacher designation endorsed for self-contained general education, if applicable, and/or the NBPTS area of endorsement

High School Certificates:

09

Initial or Standard Secondary

6-12

Professional Educator License with any applicable grade-level and content-area endorsements

09

Master Secondary Certificate

6-12

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

12

Short-Term Emergency

Preschool-Age 22

Professional Educator License endorsed in a teaching field with short-term emergency approval in special education

Special Certificates:

10

Initial or Standard Special

K-12 Field Endorsed or Preschool-Age 22

Professional Educator License with any applicable grade-level and content-area endorsements

Provisional and Alternative:

22

Initial Alternative Elementary

K-9

Professional Educator License endorsed for self-contained general education (kindergarten to grade 9)

26

Provisional Alternative Administrative

K-12

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for alternative provisional superintendent

27

Provisional Alternative Special

K-12 Field Endorsed or Preschool-Age 22

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)

28

Initial Alternative Special

K-12 Field Endorsed or Preschool-Age 22

Professional Educator License with any applicable grade-level and content-area endorsements

Other Teaching:

29

Transitional Bilingual

K-12 Language Endorsed

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for transitional bilingual educator with bilingual language and applicable grade-level endorsements

30

Provisional Elementary

K-9

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator with self-contained general education endorsement (kindergarten to grade 9)

31

Provisional Secondary

6-12

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator with any applicable grade-level and content-area endorsements

33

Provisional Special

K-12 Field Endorsed or Preschool-Age 22

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator with any applicable grade-level and content-area endorsements

35

Provisional Vocational

7-12 Field Endorsed

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for career and technical educator with any applicable grade-level and field endorsements

36

Temporary Provisional Vocational

11-12 Field Endorsed

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for provisional career and technical educator with grade 11-12 and any applicable field endorsements

40

Part-Time Provisional

6-12

Beginning July 1, 2013, Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for part-time career and technical educator with any applicable grade-level and field endorsements

43

Provisional Alternative Early Childhood

Age 0-Grade 3

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for alternative provisional educator with early childhood and self-contained general education (age 0 to grade 3)

44

Initial Alternative Early Childhood

Age 0-Grade 3

Professional Educator License endorsed for early childhood and self-contained general education (age 0 to grade 3)

50

Visiting International Teacher - Special

K-12

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)

53

Visiting International Teacher - Elementary

K-9

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)

54

Visiting International Teacher - Early Childhood

Age 0-Grade 3

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)

59

Visiting International Teacher - Secondary

6-12

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)

80

Resident Teacher - Special

K-12

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for resident teacher with any content-area endorsements (kindergarten to grade 12)

83

Resident Teacher - Elementary

K-9

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for resident teacher with self-contained general education endorsement (kindergarten to grade 9)

84

Resident Teacher - Early Childhood

Age 0-Grade 3

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for resident teacher with early childhood and self-contained general education (age 0 to grade 3) endorsements

89

Resident Teacher - Secondary

6-12

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for resident teacher with any applicable grade-level and content-area endorsements

School Support Personnel:

73

School Service Personnel

K-12

Professional Educator License endorsed for school support personnel with any applicable service area endorsement

74

Provisional School Service Personnel

K-12

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator and school support personnel with any applicable service area endorsement

Administrative:

75

Administrative

K-12

Professional Educator License endorsed for general administrative, chief school business official, superintendent or special educator director, as applicable

76

Provisional Administrative

K-12

Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for provisional educator and any of general administrative, chief school business official, superintendent or special education director, as applicable

77

Administrative K-12

K-12

Professional Educator License endorsed for Superintendent

78

Interim School Counselor Intern

K-12

Approval issued by the State Superintendent

79

Interim Speech-Language Pathologist Intern

K-12

Approval issued by the State Superintendent