Code

Type of Certificate

Grade Level

Valid For

Still Issued

Years

Valid

School

Code or Ill. Adm. Code

02

Early Childhood

to age 6

excluding Kdg.

No

4

21-2.1

03

Standard Elementary

K-9

No

4

21-3

03

Initial Elementary

K-9

Yes

4 years of teaching

21-1a; 21-2;

21-3

03

Standard Elementary

K-9

Yes

5

21-1a; 21-2;

21-3

03

Master Elementary

K-9

Yes

10

21-1a; 21-2;

21-3

04

Early Childhood

Birth-3

No

4

21-2.1

04

Initial Early

Childhood

Generally Birth-Grade 3 (as endorsed)

Yes

4 years of teaching

21-1a; 21-2;

21-2.1

04

Standard Early

Childhood

Generally Birth-Grade 3 (as endorsed)

Yes

5

21-1a; 21-2;

21-2.1

04

Master Early

Childhood

Generally Birth-Grade 3 (as endorsed)

Yes

10

21-1a; 21-2;  21-2.1

05

Provisional Early

Childhood

Birth-3

Yes

2

21-10

06

Kindergarten-Primary

K-3

No

4

09

Standard High School

6-12*

No

4

21-5

09

Initial Secondary

6-12

Yes

4 years of teaching

21-1a; 21-2;

21-5

09

Standard Secondary

6-12

Yes

5

21-1a; 21-2;

21-5

09

Master Secondary

6-12

Yes

10

21-1a; 21-2;

21-5

10

Standard Special

K-12 Field Endorsed

No

4

21-4

10

Initial Special K-12

K-12 Field Endorsed

Yes

4 years of teaching

21-1a; 21-2;

21-4

10

Standard Special K-12

K-12 Field Endorsed

Yes

5

21-1a; 21-2;

21-4

10

Master Special K-12

K-12 Field Endorsed

Yes

10

21-1a; 21-2;

21-4

10

Initial Special

Preschool-Age 21

Generally Birth-Age 21

Yes

4 years of teaching

21-1a; 21-2;

21-4

10

Standard Special Preschool-Age 21

Generally Birth-Age 21

Yes

5

21-1a; 21-2;

21-4

10

Master Special

Preschool-Age 21

Generally Birth-Age 21

Yes

10

21-1a; 21-2;

21-4

11

Vocational

7-12 Field Endorsed

No

4

14

Junior College

9-14 Field Endorsed

No

4

17

Special Exc. Children

K-14 Field Endorsed

No

20

Special

11-12 Electives 10 hrs. per Week

No

4

21

General

Adult Field Endorsed

No

(21-11 repealed)

22

Alternative Elementary

K-9

No

4

21-5b

22

Initial Alternative Elementary

K-9

Yes

4

21-5b

22

Standard Alternative Elementary

K-9

No

4

21-5b

23

Provisional Alternative Elementary

K-9

Yes

1

21-5b; 21-5c

24

Alternative Secondary

6-12

No

4

21-5b

24

Initial Alternative Secondary

6-12

Yes

4

21-5b

24

Standard Alternative Secondary

6-12

No

4

21-5b

25

Provisional Alternative Secondary

6-12

Yes

1

21-5b; 21-5c

26

Provisional Alternative Administrative

K-12

Yes

1

21-5d

27

Provisional Alternative Special

K-12 Field Endorsed

Yes

1

21-5b; 21-5c

28

Alternative Special

K-12 Field Endorsed

No

4

28

Initial Alternative

Special

K-12 Field Endorsed

Yes

4

21-5b

29

Transitional Bilingual

K-12 Language Endorsed

Yes

6

14C-8

30

Provisional Elementary

K-9

Yes

2

21-10

31

Provisional Secondary

6-12

Yes

2

21-10

32

Provisional Foreign

Lang.

K-14 Language Named

No

4

33

Provisional Special

K-12 Field Endorsed

Yes

2

21-10

34

Provisional Vocational

K-12 Field Endorsed

No

21-10

34

Provisional Vocational

11-12 Field Endorsed

No

21-10

35

Provisional Vocational

7-12 Field Endorsed**

Yes

21-10

36

Temp. Prov. Vocational

11-12 Field Endorsed***

Yes

1

21-10

37

Temp. Prov. Vocational

K-12 Field Endorsed

No

1

21-10

38

Resident Teacher

K-12

No

4

21-11.3

39

Substitute-90 days

K-12 All

Yes

4

21-9

40

Part-Time Provisional

6-12

Yes

2

21-10

42

Life Elementary

1-8

No

Life

43

Provisional Alternative Early Childhood

Birth-Grade 3

Yes

1

21-5b; 21-5c

44

Alternative Early Childhood

Birth-Grade 3

No

4

21-5b

44

Initial Alternative Early Childhood

Birth-Grade 3

Yes

4

21-5b

45

Life Kindergarten

K-3

No

Life

47

Life High School

6-12*

No

Life

48

Life Special

K-14 Field

Endorsed

No

Life

49

Life Junior College

9-14 Field

Endorsed

No

Life

50

Visiting International Teacher – Special

K-12

Yes

3

23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.92

51

Life School Librarian

K-14 Library

No

Life

53

Visiting International Teacher – Elementary

K-6

Yes

3

23 IAC 25.92

54

Visiting International Teacher – Early Childhood

Birth-Grade 3

Yes

3

23 IAC 25.92

59

Visiting International Teacher – Secondary

6-12

Yes

3

23 IAC 25.92

60

Ltd. Supervisory

K-14 All

*No

4

61

All-Grade Supervisory

K-14 All

*No

4

62

Ltd. Elem. Supervisory

K-9 All Elementary

*No