Admission to Professional Studies
Applying for a Teaching Certificate
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Search these lists for NCATE information and rubrics that you will need to complete these requirements.
Susan Hildebrandt
Coordinator of Teacher Education
Office: WIH 110
Phone: (309) 438-7874
Email: Email Susan Hildebrandt
After you have read and understood the guide, please contact:
Languages, Literatures & Cultures advisor
Office: WIH 344,
Phone: (309) 438-3279
Email: foradvisor@ilstu.edu
Approximately a year and a half before you plan to student teach, you will also need to contact
Jackie Mitchell
Supervisor of Student Teaching
Office: STV 209
Phone: (309)438-7960
Email: Email Jackie Mitchel
Illinois State University offers a nationally certified K-12 teacher education program in French, German and Spanish. Although the certification program is an undergraduate program, it is possible to complete the requirements for teacher certification while working on a M.A. in French, German or Spanish. Those who already have a B.A. degree may wish to return to the university to complete a 2nd Bachelor’s degree to obtain certification or they may take classes for teacher certification only, depending on the courses still needed to complete the certification requirements.
Click here to download a detailed guide to our French/German/Spanish Teacher Education programs. (updated 2/2010)
List of Gateways and Performance Based Assessments required
There are two forms to turn in when registering to take the OPI. Please print out both the OPI registration form and the Test Taker Acknowledgement Consent and Waiver form. To sign up to take the OPI interview, please contact Krista Nave in the Languages, Literatures and Cultures department office, STV 114 (phone: 309-438-3604).
Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) level guidelines : There is additional helpful information under the "Certification Tests" link (links on left of screen).