Out of State Applicants
IMPORTANT: Please be aware that ISBE will be developing new rules to accompany recent changes to state law effective January, 2017 regarding educator licensure (SB 2912). The information in this document is subject to change with new rules, so please verify with our office that the information is still in effect at the time you apply for your Illinois Professional Educator License.
If you hold a valid out-of-state educator license, you will qualify for an Illinois Educator License with Stipulations Provisional Educator (ELS PEDU):
1. Application in ELIS
2. Official transcript with bachelor's degree or higher awarded.
*Please send your official transcripts and a copy of your out-of-state license to our office.
In order to get a full Illinois Professional Educators License (PEL) you must also meet other Illinois minimum requirements.
1. Student teaching or equivalent experience*
2. Licensure Tests: Basic skills test from out of state as well as content area tests. EDTPA test: EDTPA will be waved with one year of proficient teaching experience in Illinois on your ELS license.*
*If your state did not require a basic skills test or content area test you will be able to complete this requirement after receiving your ELS license.
3. Verification of course content on exceptional child, reading methods, English language learners.*
*In order to verify out of state student teaching, licensure tests, and additional coursework you will need to send to your university the State Approved Program and Completion of Standards Verification form 80-02 which can be found at https://www.isbe.net/Documents/80-02-standards-verification.pdf. Your university will send the completed form directly to ISBE per the instructions on the top of the form. This form will indicate that you have completed all requirements.
If the 80-02 form is completed by your out of state university most applicants will only be deficient in the EDTPA test which will be waived with one year of proficient teaching in Illinois.
To apply you will need to log into the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS) at www.isbe.net
1. Click on teachers then log in to ELIS
2. Click on Educator Access
3. Click on Sign Up Now on the left side of the page (Click here for a short instructional video, courtesy of the Madison County ROE)
*Once you fill in all of the required fields, you will click to continue. Once logged into ELIS, you will click to apply for an Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) and follow the application wizard to apply for your Illinois license. If you have not met all of the Illinois requirements for the PEL, but have met the ELS PEDU requirements ISBE will automatically issue the ELS PEDU.
*ISBE is currently running at more than 30 days for issuance of Illinois licenses. The ELS PEDU is valid for a minimum of two full fiscal years, July 1st through June 30th and is also renewable under certain conditions.
If you hold a valid out-of-state educator license, you will qualify for an Illinois Educator License with Stipulations Provisional Educator (ELS PEDU):
1. Application in ELIS
2. Official transcript with bachelor's degree or higher awarded.
*Please send your official transcripts and a copy of your out-of-state license to our office.
In order to get a full Illinois Professional Educators License (PEL) you must also meet other Illinois minimum requirements.
1. Student teaching or equivalent experience*
2. Licensure Tests: Basic skills test from out of state as well as content area tests. EDTPA test: EDTPA will be waved with one year of proficient teaching experience in Illinois on your ELS license.*
*If your state did not require a basic skills test or content area test you will be able to complete this requirement after receiving your ELS license.
3. Verification of course content on exceptional child, reading methods, English language learners.*
*In order to verify out of state student teaching, licensure tests, and additional coursework you will need to send to your university the State Approved Program and Completion of Standards Verification form 80-02 which can be found at https://www.isbe.net/Documents/80-02-standards-verification.pdf. Your university will send the completed form directly to ISBE per the instructions on the top of the form. This form will indicate that you have completed all requirements.
If the 80-02 form is completed by your out of state university most applicants will only be deficient in the EDTPA test which will be waived with one year of proficient teaching in Illinois.
To apply you will need to log into the Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS) at www.isbe.net
1. Click on teachers then log in to ELIS
2. Click on Educator Access
3. Click on Sign Up Now on the left side of the page (Click here for a short instructional video, courtesy of the Madison County ROE)
*Once you fill in all of the required fields, you will click to continue. Once logged into ELIS, you will click to apply for an Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) and follow the application wizard to apply for your Illinois license. If you have not met all of the Illinois requirements for the PEL, but have met the ELS PEDU requirements ISBE will automatically issue the ELS PEDU.
*ISBE is currently running at more than 30 days for issuance of Illinois licenses. The ELS PEDU is valid for a minimum of two full fiscal years, July 1st through June 30th and is also renewable under certain conditions.