Section 24.10  Purpose

This Part establishes certain standards that shall apply to the issuance of all Illinois initial teaching certificates.  The standards set forth in this Part shall apply both to candidates for certification and to the programs that prepare them.  That is:

a)         approval of any preparation program or course of study in any teaching field pursuant to the State Board's rules for Certification (23 Ill. Adm. Code 25, Subpart C) shall be based on the congruence of that program's or course's content with the applicable standards identified in this Part; and

b)         the examinations required for issuance of an initial teaching certificate shall be based on the applicable standards set forth in this Part.

(Source:  Amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 11505, effective July 26, 2010)