Applying for a Teaching Certificate

After you have successfully completed student teaching with a grade of "C" or better and grades have been posted, you will receive a letter from ISU’s Evaluation Office with detailed information to apply online for a teaching certificate from the state of Illinois.

You will be issued a certificate number during the online process which can be printed and then taken to a Regional Office of Education to register the certificate. It is not necessary to wait to receive the actual certificate the state will mail to you.

Students who are not US citizens may receive a teaching certificate but must attain American citizenship within six years in order to remain certified.