Section 75.20  Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants under this Subpart B shall be as specified in Section 2-3.80a of the School Code, provided that institutions of higher education that offer State-approved agricultural science teacher preparation programs and public community colleges that provide an articulated agriculture science teacher education course of study [105 ILCS 5/2-3.80a] are only those that offer at least:

a)         the introductory agricultural education course for which transfer credit is accepted by the public universities under the Illinois Articulation Initiative (see the information posted by the Illinois Board of Higher Education at www.itransfer.org); and

b)         a one-semester-hour internship or other, equivalent field experience.

(Source:  Amended at 45 Ill. Reg. 16012, effective December 1, 2021)