Section 1.730  Minimum Requirements for Secondary Teachers and Specified Subject Area Teachers in Grades Six (6) and Above through June 30, 2004

 

The provisions of this Section not already superseded by Section 1.735 or 1.736 of this Part are replaced by Section 1.737 of this Part as the minimum requirements for assignments beginning July 1, 2004.  However, as provided at 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.100(f)(2), the operable requirements of this Section shall continue as an available basis for issuance of the respective endorsements for applications received through June 30, 2005.  Each subsection of this Section applies only to secondary teachers in the respective subject matter area, unless specific requirements for teachers in grades 6 through 8 are set forth.

 

a)         Agriculture (Grades 9 through 12)

The requirements set forth in this subsection (a) shall remain in force through June 30, 1991. Thereafter, the requirements set forth in Section 1.735(a) of this Part shall take effect.

 

1)         24 hours in the field, including an appropriate distribution in the following areas, plus preparation in the specific course taught.

 

A)        Agricultural Production

 

B)        Agricultural Mechanics

 

C)        Agricultural Supplies, Services and Products

 

D)        Horticulture

 

E)         Agricultural Resources and Forestry

 

2)         If special courses are taught in this field, 8 semester hours are required for each course taught.

 

b)         Art (Grades 9 through 12)

24 semester hours in the field, including an appropriate distribution in:

 

1)         Painting, drawing, printmaking

 

2)         Sketching, lettering, jewelry, design, silkscreen

 

3)         Pottery and sculpture

 

4)         Constructional design

 

5)         Art education

 

6)         History and appreciation of art

 

c)         Aviation-Aerospace Education (Grades 9 through 12)

 

1)         General Aviation and/or Aerospace Education

 

A)        Completion of an approved aerospace education workshop course.  5 hours of flight orientation or familiarization within the last five years. This flight experience does not necessarily need to be as a member of a flight crew.

 

B)        If the material that is being taught is strictly sociological in nature, the flight orientation requirement may be minimal.  If the material that is being taught emphasizes astroscience, the teacher should have at least one college course in astronomy.

 

2)         Aviation Science Course

 

A)        (Based upon a preflight course leading to completion of the FAA private pilot's written examination.)

 

B)        A valid FAA private pilot's license or higher, or a valid FAA ground school instructor's certificate and 10 hours of flight orientation or familiarization in the general aviation category aircraft within the last five years.  This flight experience does not necessarily need to be as a member of a flight crew.

 

d)         Business Education (Grades 9 through 12)

 

1)         The requirements set forth in this subsection (d) shall remain in force through June 30, 1991. Thereafter, the requirements set forth in Section 1.735(b) of this Part shall take effect.

 

2)         24 semester hours in the field, which shall include a specialized methods course with the following minimum qualifications for the subject matter areas or course taught:

 

A)        Typing

6 semester hours, or a statement of equivalency from the institution granting the degree, or the completion of the terminal course in the typewriting sequence.

 

B)        Shorthand and Transcription

6 semester hours, or a statement of equivalency from the institution granting the degree, or the completion of the terminal course in the shorthand-transcription sequence.

 

C)        Bookkeeping, accounting, record keeping

6 semester hours in accounting and a course in data processing, or a statement of equivalency from the institution granting the degree.

 

D)        Business law

3 semester hours of business law.

 

E)         Distributive subjects; i.e. marketing, retailing, distributive education

8 semester hours covering at least two of the following:  sales, retailing, advertising, principles of marketing.

 

F)         Business arithmetic

2 semester hours in business mathematics or 6 semester hours in accounting.

 

G)        Office practice, secretarial practice, clerical practice, or office machines

2 semester hours in coursework which includes the operation of the office machines taught in the secondary school course and qualifications for teaching whichever of the following is part of the course: typewriting, shorthand, bookkeeping (see subsections (d)(2)(A), (B), and (C) of this Section).

 

H)        Basic business, general business, introduction to business, business principles

3 semester hours of consumer education; 3 semester hours of economics and at least 4 semester hours in any two of the following areas:  business law, introduction to business marketing, management, or a methods of teaching basic business.

 

I)          Business English

2 semester hours in business English, business correspondence, business communications, or business writing.

 

J)         Business economics

8 semester hours in the area of economics, finance, financial management, or marketing, including at least one course in principles of economics.

 

K)        Data processing

5 semester hours in data processing or the equivalent.

 

e)         Language Arts − English (Grades 9 through 12)

24 semester hours in the field, including 6 semester hours in rhetoric and composition and not more than 8 semester hours in speech and journalism.  To teach grammar, American Literature, English Literature, reading or dramatics, the English teacher must have one course in the subject.

 

f)          Journalism (Grades 9 through 12)

8 semester hours in journalism and 16 semester hours in English, or 18 semester hours in journalism and 6 semester hours in rhetoric and composition.

 

g)         Speech (Grades 9 through 12)

8 semester hours in speech selected from at least three of the following four areas:  public speaking, interpersonal communication, oral interpretation, and group discussion; and 16 semester hours in English or 18 semester hours in speech, selected from the four areas listed above, and 6 semester hours in rhetoric and composition.

 

h)         Foreign Language (Grades 9 through 12)

20 semester hours in the language.  

No credit may be allowed for high school language, unless such credit is approved by an institution of higher learning, and it is noted on the official transcript, in which case 1 semester hour may be allowed for each unit of high school language, not to exceed 4 semester hours.

 

i)          Health Education (Grades 9 through 12)

The requirements described in this subsection (i) shall remain in force through June 30, 1994.  Thereafter, the requirements set forth in Section 1.736(a) of this Part shall take effect.

 

1)         20 semester hours in the field

 

2)         Required Health Education Component − One course from each of the following areas to total 10-14 semester hours:

 

A)        Advanced Concepts of Health

 

B)        Programs in School Health

 

C)        Programs in Community Health

 

D)        Curriculum Development and Evaluation in Health Education

 

3)         Additional Health Education Components − One course from at least three of the following areas to total 6-10 semester hours:

 

A)        The Growing and Developing Organism

 

B)        Ecological Relationships

 

C)        Disease Control

 

D)        Human Sexuality and Family Life

 

E)         Food Practices and Eating Patterns

 

F)         Consumer Health Sources and Resources

 

G)        Safety

 

H)        Mood-Modifying Substances

 

I)          Personal Health Practices

 

J)         Mental-Emotional Health

 

j)          Health Occupations (Grades 9 through 12)

The requirements set forth in this subsection (j) shall remain in force through June 30, 1991. Thereafter, the requirements set forth in Section 1.735(c) of this Part shall take effect.

 

1)         24 semester hours in a health occupations specialty (e.g., medical laboratory, nursing, radiologic technology, inhalation therapy).

 

2)         Graduation from an approved technical-level program in a specific health field with a minimum of 2,000 hours of post-graduate practical work experience in the health specialty in which trained.

 

3)         Shall be certified, licensed or registered in the health occupations specialty.

 

k)         Home Economics Education (Grades 9 through 12)

The requirements set forth in this subsection (k) shall remain in force through June 30, 1991. Thereafter, the requirements set forth in Section 1.735(d) of this Part shall take effect.

 

1)         24 semester hours in the field, including work in some of the following areas, plus preparation in the specific teaching area.

 

A)        Human Development (includes prenatal, child, adolescent and adult development and care)

 

B)        Interpersonal and Family Relationships

 

C)        Consumer Education and Home Management

 

D)        Nutrition and Food

 

E)         Housing, Home Furnishings and Equipment

 

F)         Clothing and Textiles

 

2)         To teach a special course in any of the above areas, 8 semester hours are required in the area to be taught.

 

l)          Industrial Arts (Grades 9 through 12)

The requirements set forth in this subsection (l) shall remain in force through June 30, 1991. Thereafter, the requirements set forth in Section 1.735(e) of this Part shall take effect.

 

1)         24 semester hours in the field, including work in each shop subject to be taught.

 

2)         To teach a unit shop, the teacher shall have 8 semester hours in the subject taught.

 

m)        Mathematics

 

1)         In grades 9-12

            25 semester hours in the field, including:

 

A)        a minimum of 8 semester hours from calculus

 

B)        3 semester hours of coursework in the teaching of secondary school mathematics

 

C)        14 semester hours of work from at least four of the following areas:

 

i)          Computer Science

 

ii)         Linear Algebra

 

iii)         Modern Algebra

 

iv)        Geometry

 

v)         Applied mathematics

 

vi)        Probability and statistics

 

vii)        History of mathematics

 

2)         In grades 6-8

18 semester hours in the field including:

 

A)        3 semester hours in the methods of teaching mathematics in grades 6-8

 

B)        15 semester hours to be selected from four of the following areas:

 

i)          Math content courses for elementary teachers

 

ii)         Calculus

 

iii)         Modern algebra or number theory

 

iv)        Geometry

 

v)         Computer Science

 

vi)        Probability and statistics

 

vii)        History of mathematics

 

3)         The requirements of Section 1.730(m) are not applicable to personnel employed prior to September 1, 1985.

 

n)         Music (Grades 9 through 12)

 

1)         Vocal

            24 semester hours in the field, including:

 

A)        Applied vocal music

 

B)        Music theory

 

C)        Conducting

 

D)        History of music

 

E)         Methods and materials for general school vocal music

 

2)         Music − Instrumental

24 semester hours in the field, including:

 

A)        Applied instrumental music

 

B)        Music theory

 

C)        Conducting

 

D)        Methods and materials for general school instrumental music

 

3)         These standards do not apply to those individuals employed prior to September 1, 1978.

 

o)         Physical Education (Grades 9 through 12)

The requirements described in this subsection (o) shall remain in force through June 30, 1994.  Thereafter, the requirements set forth in Section 1.736(b) of this Part shall take effect.

 

1)         20 semester hours in the field which shall include the following:

 

A)        5 semester hours to be selected from at least two of these areas:

 

i)          Anatomy

 

ii)         Physiology

 

iii)         Kinesiology

 

iv)        Physiology of exercise

 

B)        One course from each of the three areas below to total 5 semester hours:

 

i)          Dance and/or rhythmic activities

 

ii)         Individual-dual activities

 

iii)         Team sports

 

C)        10 semester hours to be selected from at least three of the four areas listed below:

 

i)          Instructional methods for physical education

 

ii)         Curriculum design for physical education

 

iii)         Physical Education for the atypical child (optional, but strongly recommended)

 

iv)        Physical education for the elementary school (required for elementary school; optional, but strongly recommended for secondary school)

 

2)         This standard does not apply to those individuals employed prior to September 1, 1978.

 

p)         Psychology (Grades 9 through 12)

20 semester hours in the field

 

q)         Safety and Driver Education (Grades 9 through 12)

16 semester hours in the field, including preparation as follows:

 

1)         3 semester hours in general safety

 

2)         5 semester hours in driver education and advanced traffic safety

 

3)         8 semester hours chosen from two or more of the following areas:

 

A)        General safety, including traffic and industrial safety

 

B)        Advanced psychology and sociology

 

C)        First aid and health education

 

D)        Instructional materials

 

4)         Teachers assigned to either simulation or multiple-car programs shall have preparation in the use of these methods which shall consist of a minimum of 1 semester hour or its equivalent in each area.

 

r)          Science, Biological (Grades 9 through 12)

24 semester hours in the field, including the semester hours indicated in the subject to be taught

 

1)         Biology

8 semester hours in botany including 5 semester hours in laboratory work, 8 semester hours in zoology including 5 semester hours in laboratory work.  10 semester hours laboratory work in biology satisfies the laboratory requirement.

 

2)         Botany

8 semester hours including 5 semester hours in laboratory work.

 

3)         Physiology

8 semester hours

 

4)         Zoology

8 semester hours in zoology including 5 semester hours in laboratory work.

 

s)         Science, Physical (Grades 9 through 12)

24 semester hours in the field, including the semester hours indicated in the subject to be taught:

 

1)         Astronomy − 5 semester hours

 

2)         Chemistry − 10 semester hours including 4 semester hours in laboratory work

 

3)         Geology − 8 semester hours

 

4)         Physics − 10 semester hours including 4 semester hours in laboratory work

 

5)         Physiography − 5 semester hours

 

6)         Aerospace − 5 semester hours

 

7)         Earth science − 8 semester hours

 

8)         In astronomy, geology, and earth science, it is recommended that field experiences be included as part of the hourly requirements.  In addition, it is recommended that a teacher of astronomy, chemistry, or physics have the minimum preparation required of a mathematics teacher.

 

t)          Science, General (Grades 9 through 12)

24 semester hours in the field including:

 

1)         Physical science − 8 semester hours

 

2)         Biological science − 8 semester hours

 

u)         Social Studies (Grades 9 through 12)

24 semester hours in the field, including the semester hours indicated in each subject to be taught:

 

1)         United States History − 8 semester hours

 

2)         Civics, Political Science − 8 semester hours

 

3)         Economics − 8 semester hours

 

4)         Geography − 8 semester hours

 

5)         Sociology − 8 semester hours

 

6)         World History − 8 semester hours in World History, 5 semester hours in U.S. History

 

7)         Anthropology − 5 semester hours

 

8)         Every history teacher shall have 16 semester hours in history.

 

v)         Vocational Education (Reimbursable Training Programs, Grades 9 through 12)

All instructional personnel and coordinators shall hold a valid teaching certificate. The requirements set forth in this subsection (v) shall remain in force through June 30, 1991. Thereafter, the requirements set forth in Section 1.735(f) of this Part shall take effect.

 

1)         Instructional Personnel − The requirements for instructional personnel in reimbursable programs in the five areas of Industrial-Oriented, Applied Biological and Agricultural, Home Economics, Health Occupations, and Business, Marketing and Management are:

 

A)        A minimum of 2,000 hours of employment experiences in the occupational specialty to be taught.

 

B)        The district may employ an individual who does not meet the provisions of subsection (v)(1)(A) of this Section, providing the employment experience requirement will be met within four  years from the date of employment by:  2,000 hours of employment experience in the occupational specialty to be taught or a combination of work experience and directed occupational experience.  Options exercised under this subsection (v)(1)(B)  must be submitted in detail in the district's One and Five Year Plan for occupational education and are subject to approval.

 

C)        For those occupations in which employment or preparation is regulated by law or licensure, compliance with those laws is mandated.

 

2)         Cooperative Teacher Coordinator

Professional competencies for specialized cooperative occupational education:

 

A)        Occupational Education

Teacher-coordinators of specialized cooperative education in any one of the following areas:

 

i)          Agriculture and Agri-Business

 

ii)         Business and Office

 

iii)         Distributive Education

 

iv)        Health Occupations

 

v)         Home Economics and Related Occupations

 

vi)        Industrial Oriented Occupations Cooperative Work Training

 

B)        To be approved, an individual shall possess 16 semester hours in the field, which shall include a methods course in the occupational specialized area; in addition, 6 semester hours in the area of organization and administration of cooperative occupational education, coordination in techniques, and individualized instructional methodology.  In addition, the coordinator shall possess a minimum of: 2,000 hours of employment experience in the occupational specialty to be taught, or complete a directed occupational experience in the appropriate specialized area, equivalent to the 2,000 hour employment requirement, or complete a combination of employment experience and directed occupational experience equivalent to the 2,000 hour employment experience requirement within four  years from date of initial employment as a coordinator.  The latter two of these three options shall be submitted in detail in the district's One and Five Year Plan for occupational education and are subject to approval.

 

3)         Special Needs Cooperative Teacher Coordinator

In schools with cooperative courses to serve students with special needs, such as Work Experience and Career Exploration Program, the coordinator shall meet the requirements for specialized cooperative occupational education coordinators as shown in subsection (v)(2) of this Section (except that the 16 semester hours in occupational education shall be waived).

 

4)         Interrelated Cooperative Occupational Teacher Coordinator

Coordinators of interrelated cooperative education shall meet certification standards in at least one of the occupation areas listed in subsection (v)(2)(A) and meet the requirement of subsection (v)(2) of this Section.

 

5)         Compliance with Legal, Governmental and Professional Requirements

For those occupations in which employment or preparation is regulated by law or licensure, compliance with those laws is required.

 

6)         The requirements of subsection (v) are not applicable to personnel employed prior to September 1, 1978.

 

(Source:  Amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 8486, effective June 1, 2004)