As required by federal regulations in 34 CFR 668.43(a)(5)(v) and in compliance with the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA) Manual, the University of Illinois Springfield indicates for each State whether the curriculum of the following programs meets or does not meet the educational requirements for licensure or certification in that State. This disclosure does not guarantee any State licensure or certification authority will approve or deny your application for licensure. Furthermore, this disclosure does not account for changes in State requirements that may have occurred after it was updated, as noted by program below. Current and prospective students are encouraged to contact their State’s licensure authority or review the University of Illinois State Authorization Licensing and Complaint Information page for all licensure and certification requirements pertaining to their State. These public licensure disclosures also address requirements found in 38 CFR Part 21 relating to veterans’ education benefits.

State Licensure Information by Program

Accounting, BA

This program provides foundational knowledge for students preparing to sit for the CPA exam. Additional coursework and professional experience may be required to obtain the CPA license.

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Agency

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of Licensure
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama State Board of Public Accountancy
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaska Board of Public Accountancy
American SamoaAmerican SamoaNone
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona State Board of Accountancy
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas State Board of Accountancy 
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationCalifornia Board of Accountancy
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado Board of Accountancy
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut Certified Public Accountancy
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Board of Accountancy
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDC Board of Accountancy
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida Department of Business & Professional Regulation - Certified Public Accounting
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia State Board of Accountancy
GuamGuam Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGuam Board of Accountancy
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Autdorization ProgramHawaii Board of Public Accountancy
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho State Board of Accountancy
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois Department of Finance & Professional Regulation - Public Accounting Professions
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Professional Licensing Agency - Accountancy
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionIowa Professional Licensing Bureau - Accountants
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas Board of Accountancy
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Board of Accountancy
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsState Board of Certified Public Accounts of Louisiana
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine Professional & Financial Regulation - Board of Accountancy
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland Department of Labor - Public Accountancy
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Board of Public Accountancy
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan State Board of Accountancy
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota eLicensing - Certified Public Accountant
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi State Board of Public Accountancy
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Board of Accountancy
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Board of Public Accounts
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebraska Board of Public Accountancy
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationNevada State CPA Licensing Education Requirement
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Board of Accountancy
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey State Board of Accountancy
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Accountancy Board
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York Certified Public Accountants
Nortd CarolinaNortd Carolina State Education Assistance AutdorityNortd Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners
Nortd DakotaNortd Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNortd Dakota Board of Accountancy
Nortdern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationCNMI National State Boards of Accountancy
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationAccountancy Board of Ohio
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma Accountancy Board
OregonOregon Office of Degree AutdorizationOregon Board of Accountancy
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania State Board of Accountancy
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationColegio CPA
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Board of Accountancy
Soutd CarolinaSoutd Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSoutd Carolina Board of Accountancy
Soutd DakotaSoutd Dakota Department of EducationSoutd Dakota Board of Accountancy
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee State Board of Accountancy
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas State Board of Public Accountancy
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah Division of Professional Licensing - Accountancy
VermontVermont Agency of EducationVermont Office of Professional Regulation - Accountancy
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationVirgin Islands Board of Public Accountancy
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Board of Accountancy
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington State Board of Accountancy
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Board of Accountancy
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardAccounting Examining Board
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Board of Certified Public Accountants

Last updated April 3, 2025

Accounting, MA

This program provides foundational knowledge for students preparing to sit for the CPA exam. Additional coursework and professional experience may be required to obtain the CPA license.  

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Agency

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of Licensure
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama State Board of Public Accountancy
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaska Board of Public Accountancy
American SamoaAmerican SamoaNone
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona State Board of Accountancy
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas State Board of Accountancy 
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationCalifornia Board of Accountancy
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado Board of Accountancy
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut Certified Public Accountancy
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Board of Accountancy
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDC Board of Accountancy
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida Department of Business & Professional Regulation - Certified Public Accounting
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia State Board of Accountancy
GuamGuam Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGuam Board of Accountancy
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Board of Public Accountancy
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho State Board of Accountancy
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois Department of Finance & Professional Regulation - Public Accounting Professions
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Professional Licensing Agency - Accountancy
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionIowa Professional Licensing Bureau - Accountants
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas Board of Accountancy
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Board of Accountancy
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsState Board of Certified Public Accounts of Louisiana
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine Professional & Financial Regulation - Board of Accountancy
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland Department of Labor - Public Accountancy
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Board of Public Accountancy
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan State Board of Accountancy
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota eLicensing - Certified Public Accountant
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi State Board of Public Accountancy
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Board of Accountancy
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Board of Public Accounts
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebraska Board of Public Accountancy
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationNevada State CPA Licensing Education Requirement
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Board of Accountancy
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey State Board of Accountancy
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Accountancy Board
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York Certified Public Accountants
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityNorth Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Board of Accountancy
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationCNMI National State Boards of Accountancy
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationAccountancy Board of Ohio
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma Accountancy Board
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationOregon Board of Accountancy
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania State Board of Accountancy
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationColegio CPA
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Board of Accountancy
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina Board of Accountancy
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota Board of Accountancy
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee State Board of Accountancy
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas State Board of Public Accountancy
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah Division of Professional Licensing - Accountancy
VermontVermont Agency of EducationVermont Office of Professional Regulation - Accountancy
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationVirgin Islands Board of Public Accountancy
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Board of Accountancy
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington State Board of Accountancy
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Board of Accountancy
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardAccounting Examining Board
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Board of Certified Public Accountants

Last updated April 3, 2025

Athletic Training, MAT

Students graduating from the MATR program are eligible to sit for the credentialing examination for athletic trainers and are eligible for licensure in most states. 

Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of LicensureDoes UIS Program Meet State Professional License Educational Requirement?
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama Board of Athletic TrainersMeets
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaska Regulation of Athletic TrainersMeets
American SamoaAmerican SamoaAmerican Samoa Health Services Regulatory BoardNot Applicable
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona Board of Athletic Training Meets
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas State Board of Athletic TrainingMeets
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationDoes not regulateMeets
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado Office of Athletic Trainer LicensureMeets
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut Athletic Trainer Licensure InformationMeets
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Examining Board of Physical Therapists and Athletic TrainersMeets
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDistrict of Columbia Athletic Trainers' AssociationMeets
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida Board of Athletic TrainingMeets
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia Board of Athletic TrainersMeets
GuamGuam Department of EducationNo websiteNot Applicable
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Athletic Trainers ProgramMeets
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho Board of Athletic TrainersMeets
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Meets
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Professional Licensing AgencyMeets
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionIowa Board of Athletic TrainingMeets
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas Board of Healing Arts Meets
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Board of Medical LicensureMeets
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsLouisiana  State Board of Medical ExaminersMeets
MaineMaine Department of EducationState of Maine Professional and Financial RegulationMeets
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland Board of PhysiciansMeets
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Board of Allied Health ProfessionsMeets
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMeets
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota Board of Medical PracticeMeets
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi State Department of HealthMeets
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Division of Professional RegulationMeets
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Board of Athletic TrainersMeets
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebraska Department of Health and Human ServicesMeets
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationNevada State Board of Athletic TrainersMeets
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Athletic Trainers Governing BoardMeets
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey Athletic Training Advisory CommitteeMeets
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Regulation and Licensing DepartmentMeets
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York State Office of the ProfessionsMeets
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityNorth Carolina Board of Athletic Trainer ExaminersMeets
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Board of Athletic TrainersMeets
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationCNMI Board of Professional LicensingNot Applicable
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationOhio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers BoardMeets
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma Athletic Trainers and ApprenticesMeets
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationOregon Health Licensing OfficeMeets
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania State Board of MedicineMeets
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationNoneNot Applicable
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Department of HealthMeets
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina Athletic Trainer Certification VerificationMeets
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of Education South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic ExaminersMeets
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee Health Professionals BoardMeets
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas Department of Licensing and RegulationMeets
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah Division of Professional LicensingMeets
VermontVermont Agency of EducationVermont Office of Professional RegulationMeets
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationNoneNot Applicable
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Board of MedicineMeets
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington State Department of HealthMeets
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Board of Physical TherapyMeets
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardWisconsin Department of Safety and Professional ServicesMeets
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Athletic Training BoardMeets

Last updated April 2, 2025

Chief School Business Officer Certificate

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of LicensureDoes UIS Program Meet State Professional License Educational Requirement?
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaska Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
American SamoaAmerican SamoaAmerican Samoa Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas Educator LicensureDoes Not Meet
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationCalifornia State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDC Educator Credentialing and CertificationDoes Not Meet
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia Prospective EducatorsDoes Not Meet
GuamGuam Department of EducationGuam Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Teacher Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois State Board of EducationMeets
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionIowa Board of Educational ExaminersDoes Not Meet
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Educator Professional Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsTeach LouisianaDoes Not Meet
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Office of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebraska Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationState of Nevada Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Public Educaiton DepartmentDoes Not Meet
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityNorth Carolina State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Education Standards and Practices BoardDoes Not Meet
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationCNMI Public School SystemDoes Not Meet
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationOhio Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationOregon Teacher Standards and Practices CommissionDoes Not Meet
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationPuerto Rico Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas Education AgencyDoes Not Meet
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
VermontVermont Agency of EducationState of Vermont Agency of EducationDoes Not Meet
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationThe Virgin Islands Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardWisconsin Department of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Professional Teaching Standards BoardDoes Not Meet

Last updated April 3, 2025

Educational Leadership, MAE

For prospective students seeking licensure in states other than Illinois, please contact the School of Education for further guidance.

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of LicensureDoes UIS Program Meet State Professional License Educational Requirement?
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaska Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
American SamoaAmerican SamoaAmerican Samoa Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas Educator LicensureDoes Not Meet
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationCalifornia State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDC Educator Credentialing and CertificationDoes Not Meet
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia Prospective EducatorsDoes Not Meet
GuamGuam Department of EducationGuam Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Teacher Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois State Board of EducationMeets
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionIowa Board of Educational ExaminersDoes Not Meet
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Educator Professional Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsTeach LouisianaDoes Not Meet
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Office of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebraska Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationState of Nevada Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Public Educaiton DepartmentDoes Not Meet
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityNorth Carolina State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Education Standards and Practices BoardDoes Not Meet
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationCNMI Public School SystemDoes Not Meet
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationOhio Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationOregon Teacher Standards and Practices CommissionDoes Not Meet
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationPuerto Rico Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas Education AgencyDoes Not Meet
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
VermontVermont Agency of EducationState of Vermont Agency of EducationDoes Not Meet
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationThe Virgin Islands Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardWisconsin Department of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Professional Teaching Standards BoardDoes Not Meet

Last updated April 3, 2025

Education Elementary, BA

For prospective students seeking licensure in states other than Illinois, please contact the School of Education for further guidance.

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of LicensureDoes UIS Program Meet State Professional License Educational Requirement?
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaska Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
American SamoaAmerican SamoaAmerican Samoa Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas Educator LicensureDoes Not Meet
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationCalifornia State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDC Educator Credentialing and CertificationDoes Not Meet
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia Prospective EducatorsDoes Not Meet
GuamGuam Department of EducationGuam Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Teacher Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois State Board of EducationMeets
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionIowa Board of Educational ExaminersDoes Not Meet
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Educator Professional Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsTeach LouisianaDoes Not Meet
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Office of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebraska Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationState of Nevada Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Public Educaiton DepartmentDoes Not Meet
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityNorth Carolina State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Education Standards and Practices BoardDoes Not Meet
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationCNMI Public School SystemDoes Not Meet
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationOhio Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationOregon Teacher Standards and Practices CommissionDoes Not Meet
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationPuerto Rico Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas Education AgencyDoes Not Meet
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
VermontVermont Agency of EducationState of Vermont Agency of EducationDoes Not Meet
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationThe Virgin Islands Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardWisconsin Department of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Professional Teaching Standards BoardDoes Not Meet

Last updated April 3, 2025

Education Middle Grades Science, BA

For prospective students seeking licensure in states other than Illinois, please contact the School of Education for further guidance.

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of LicensureDoes UIS Program Meet State Professional License Educational Requirement?
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaska Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
American SamoaAmerican SamoaAmerican Samoa Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas Educator LicensureDoes Not Meet
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationCalifornia State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDC Educator Credentialing and CertificationDoes Not Meet
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia Prospective EducatorsDoes Not Meet
GuamGuam Department of EducationGuam Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Teacher Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois State Board of EducationMeets
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionIowa Board of Educational ExaminersDoes Not Meet
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Educator Professional Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsTeach LouisianaDoes Not Meet
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Office of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebraska Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationState of Nevada Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Public Educaiton DepartmentDoes Not Meet
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityNorth Carolina State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Education Standards and Practices BoardDoes Not Meet
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationCNMI Public School SystemDoes Not Meet
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationOhio Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationOregon Teacher Standards and Practices CommissionDoes Not Meet
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationPuerto Rico Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas Education AgencyDoes Not Meet
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
VermontVermont Agency of EducationState of Vermont Agency of EducationDoes Not Meet
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationThe Virgin Islands Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardWisconsin Department of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Professional Teaching Standards BoardDoes Not Meet

Last updated April 3, 2025

Education Middle Grades English, BA

For prospective students seeking licensure in states other than Illinois, please contact the School of Education for further guidance.

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of LicensureDoes UIS Program Meet State Professional License Educational Requirement?
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaska Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
American SamoaAmerican SamoaAmerican Samoa Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas Educator LicensureDoes Not Meet
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationCalifornia State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDC Educator Credentialing and CertificationDoes Not Meet
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia Prospective EducatorsDoes Not Meet
GuamGuam Department of EducationGuam Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Teacher Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois State Board of EducationMeets
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionIowa Board of Educational ExaminersDoes Not Meet
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Educator Professional Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsTeach LouisianaDoes Not Meet
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Office of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebraska Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationState of Nevada Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Public Educaiton DepartmentDoes Not Meet
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityNorth Carolina State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Education Standards and Practices BoardDoes Not Meet
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationCNMI Public School SystemDoes Not Meet
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationOhio Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationOregon Teacher Standards and Practices CommissionDoes Not Meet
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationPuerto Rico Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas Education AgencyDoes Not Meet
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
VermontVermont Agency of EducationState of Vermont Agency of EducationDoes Not Meet
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationThe Virgin Islands Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardWisconsin Department of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Professional Teaching Standards BoardDoes Not Meet

Last updated April 3, 2025

Education Middle Grades Social Science, BA

For prospective students seeking licensure in states other than Illinois, please contact the School of Education for further guidance.

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of LicensureDoes UIS Program Meet State Professional License Educational Requirement?
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaska Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
American SamoaAmerican SamoaAmerican Samoa Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas Educator LicensureDoes Not Meet
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationCalifornia State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDC Educator Credentialing and CertificationDoes Not Meet
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia Prospective EducatorsDoes Not Meet
GuamGuam Department of EducationGuam Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Teacher Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois State Board of EducationMeets
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionIowa Board of Educational ExaminersDoes Not Meet
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Educator Professional Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsTeach LouisianaDoes Not Meet
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Office of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebraska Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationState of Nevada Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Public Educaiton DepartmentDoes Not Meet
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityNorth Carolina State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Education Standards and Practices BoardDoes Not Meet
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationCNMI Public School SystemDoes Not Meet
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationOhio Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationOregon Teacher Standards and Practices CommissionDoes Not Meet
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationPuerto Rico Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas Education AgencyDoes Not Meet
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
VermontVermont Agency of EducationState of Vermont Agency of EducationDoes Not Meet
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationThe Virgin Islands Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardWisconsin Department of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Professional Teaching Standards BoardDoes Not Meet

Last updated April 3, 2025

Education Middle Grades Math, BA

For prospective students seeking licensure in states other than Illinois, please contact the School of Education for further guidance.

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of LicensureDoes UIS Program Meet State Professional License Educational Requirement?
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaska Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
American SamoaAmerican SamoaAmerican Samoa Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas Educator LicensureDoes Not Meet
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationCalifornia State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDC Educator Credentialing and CertificationDoes Not Meet
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia Prospective EducatorsDoes Not Meet
GuamGuam Department of EducationGuam Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Teacher Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois State Board of EducationMeets
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionIowa Board of Educational ExaminersDoes Not Meet
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Educator Professional Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsTeach LouisianaDoes Not Meet
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Office of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebraska Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationState of Nevada Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Public Educaiton DepartmentDoes Not Meet
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityNorth Carolina State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Education Standards and Practices BoardDoes Not Meet
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationCNMI Public School SystemDoes Not Meet
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationOhio Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationOregon Teacher Standards and Practices CommissionDoes Not Meet
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationPuerto Rico Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas Education AgencyDoes Not Meet
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
VermontVermont Agency of EducationState of Vermont Agency of EducationDoes Not Meet
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationThe Virgin Islands Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardWisconsin Department of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Professional Teaching Standards BoardDoes Not Meet

Last updated April 3, 2025

Education Secondary English, BA

For prospective students seeking licensure in states other than Illinois, please contact the School of Education for further guidance.

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of LicensureDoes UIS Program Meet State Professional License Educational Requirement?
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaska Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
American SamoaAmerican SamoaAmerican Samoa Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas Educator LicensureDoes Not Meet
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationCalifornia State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDC Educator Credentialing and CertificationDoes Not Meet
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia Prospective EducatorsDoes Not Meet
GuamGuam Department of EducationGuam Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Teacher Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois State Board of EducationMeets
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionIowa Board of Educational ExaminersDoes Not Meet
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Educator Professional Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsTeach LouisianaDoes Not Meet
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Office of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebraska Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationState of Nevada Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Public Educaiton DepartmentDoes Not Meet
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityNorth Carolina State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Education Standards and Practices BoardDoes Not Meet
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationCNMI Public School SystemDoes Not Meet
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationOhio Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationOregon Teacher Standards and Practices CommissionDoes Not Meet
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationPuerto Rico Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas Education AgencyDoes Not Meet
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
VermontVermont Agency of EducationState of Vermont Agency of EducationDoes Not Meet
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationThe Virgin Islands Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardWisconsin Department of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Professional Teaching Standards BoardDoes Not Meet

Last updated April 3, 2025

Education Secondary History, BA

For prospective students seeking licensure in states other than Illinois, please contact the School of Education for further guidance.

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of LicensureDoes UIS Program Meet State Professional License Educational Requirement?
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaska Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
American SamoaAmerican SamoaAmerican Samoa Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas Educator LicensureDoes Not Meet
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationCalifornia State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDC Educator Credentialing and CertificationDoes Not Meet
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia Prospective EducatorsDoes Not Meet
GuamGuam Department of EducationGuam Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Teacher Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois State Board of EducationMeets
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionIowa Board of Educational ExaminersDoes Not Meet
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Educator Professional Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsTeach LouisianaDoes Not Meet
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Office of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebraska Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationState of Nevada Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Public Educaiton DepartmentDoes Not Meet
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityNorth Carolina State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Education Standards and Practices BoardDoes Not Meet
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationCNMI Public School SystemDoes Not Meet
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationOhio Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationOregon Teacher Standards and Practices CommissionDoes Not Meet
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationPuerto Rico Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas Education AgencyDoes Not Meet
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
VermontVermont Agency of EducationState of Vermont Agency of EducationDoes Not Meet
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationThe Virgin Islands Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardWisconsin Department of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Professional Teaching Standards BoardDoes Not Meet

Last updated April 3, 2025

Education Secondary Math, BA

For prospective students seeking licensure in states other than Illinois, please contact the School of Education for further guidance.

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of LicensureDoes UIS Program Meet State Professional License Educational Requirement?
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaska Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
American SamoaAmerican SamoaAmerican Samoa Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas Educator LicensureDoes Not Meet
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationCalifornia State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDC Educator Credentialing and CertificationDoes Not Meet
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia Prospective EducatorsDoes Not Meet
GuamGuam Department of EducationGuam Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Teacher Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois State Board of EducationMeets
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionIowa Board of Educational ExaminersDoes Not Meet
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Educator Professional Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsTeach LouisianaDoes Not Meet
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Office of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebraska Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationState of Nevada Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Public Educaiton DepartmentDoes Not Meet
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityNorth Carolina State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Education Standards and Practices BoardDoes Not Meet
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationCNMI Public School SystemDoes Not Meet
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationOhio Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationOregon Teacher Standards and Practices CommissionDoes Not Meet
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationPuerto Rico Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas Education AgencyDoes Not Meet
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
VermontVermont Agency of EducationState of Vermont Agency of EducationDoes Not Meet
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationThe Virgin Islands Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardWisconsin Department of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Professional Teaching Standards BoardDoes Not Meet

Last updated April 3, 2025

Human Development Counseling

Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs

For prospective students seeking licensure in states other than Illinois, please contact the Human Development Counseling program for further guidance.

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of LicensureDoes UIS Program Meet State Professional License Educational Requirement?
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama Board of Examiners in CounselingDoes Not Meet
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaska Board of Professional CounselorsDoes Not Meet
American SamoaAmerican SamoaProfessional counselor licensing information not foundDoes Not Meet
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona State Board of Behavioral Health Examiners Does Not Meet
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling and Marriage & Family TherapyDoes Not Meet
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationCalifornia Board of Behavioral SciencesDoes Not Meet
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado State Board of Professional Counselor ExaminersDoes Not Meet
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut State Department of Public HealthDoes Not Meet
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency ProfessionalsDoes Not Meet
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDC Health Professional Counseling LicensingDoes Not Meet
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health CounselingDoes Not Meet
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & Family TherapistsDoes Not Meet
GuamGuam Department of EducationGuam Department of Public Health and Social ServicesDoes Not Meet
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Professional & Vocational Licensing DivisionDoes Not Meet
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho Division of Occupational and Professional LicensesDoes Not Meet
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Meets
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Professional Licensing AgencyDoes Not Meet
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionIowa Board of Behavioral ScienceDoes Not Meet
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board Does Not Meet
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Board of Licensed Professional CounselorsDoes Not Meet
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsLouisiana State Board of Licensed Professional CounselorsDoes Not Meet
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine Board of Counseling Professionals LicensureDoes Not Meet
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland Board of Professional Counselors and TherapistsDoes Not Meet
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions  Does Not Meet
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan Board of CounselingDoes Not Meet
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota Board of Behavioral Health and TherapyDoes Not Meet
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional CounselorsDoes Not Meet
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Committee for Professional CounselorsDoes Not Meet
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Board of Behavioral HealthDoes Not Meet
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebrasa Department of Health & Human Services Licensure Unit Does Not Meet
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationNevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists & Clinical Professional CounselorsDoes Not Meet
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and CertificationDoes Not Meet
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey Professional Counselor Examiners CommitteeDoes Not Meet
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Regulation & Licensing DepartmentDoes Not Meet
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York State Office of the ProfessionsDoes Not Meet
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityNorth Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health CounselorsDoes Not Meet
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Board of Counselor ExaminersDoes Not Meet
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationCNMI Board of Professional Licensing Does Not Meet
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationOhio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marrage and Family Therapist BoardDoes Not Meet
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma State Board of Behavioral HealthDoes Not Meet
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationOregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists    Does Not Meet
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationState Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional CounselorsDoes Not Meet
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationPuerto Rico Professional and Health System Examining BoardDoes Not Meet
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Department of HealthDoes Not Meet
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina Labor Licensing RegulationDoes Not Meet
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors & Marriage and Family Therapists Does Not Meet
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee Board for Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists and Licensed Clinical Pastoral TherapistsDoes Not Meet
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas State Board of Examiners of Professional CounselorsDoes Not Meet
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah Division of Professional LicensingDoes Not Meet
VermontVermont Agency of EducationVermont Office of Professional Regulation Allied Mental HealthDoes Not Meet
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationVirgin Islands Department of Licensing and Consume AffairsDoes Not Meet
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Board of CounselingDoes Not Meet
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington Mental Health Counselor Licensing InformationDoes Not Meet
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Board of Examiners in CounselingDoes Not Meet
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardWisconsin Department of Safety and Professional ServicesDoes Not Meet
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing BoardDoes Not Meet

Last updated April 3, 2025

Human Development Counseling (School Counseling Concentration)

Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs

For prospective students seeking licensure in states other than Illinois, please contact the Human Development Counseling program for further guidance.

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of LicensureEducation LicensureDoes UIS Program Meet State Professional License Educational Requirement?
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama Board of Examiners in CounselingAlabama Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaska Board of Professional CounselorsAlaska Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
American SamoaAmerican SamoaProfessional counselor licensing information not foundAmerican Samoa Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona State Board of Behavioral Health ExaminersArizona Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling and Marriage & Family TherapyArkansas Educator LicensureDoes Not Meet
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationCalifornia Board of Behavioral SciencesCalifornia State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado State Board of Professional Counselor ExaminersColorado Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut State Department of Public HealthConnecticut State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency ProfessionalsDelaware Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDC Health Professional Counseling LicensingDC Educator Credentialing and CertificationDoes Not Meet
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health CounselingFlorida State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & Family TherapistsGeorgia Prospective EducatorsDoes Not Meet
GuamGuam Department of EducationGuam Department of Public Health and Social ServicesGuam Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Professional & Vocational Licensing DivisionHawaii Teacher Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho Division of Occupational and Professional LicensesIdaho State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationIllinois State Board of EducationMeets
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Professional Licensing AgencyIndiana Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionIowa Board of Behavioral ScienceIowa Board of Educational ExaminersDoes Not Meet
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory BoardKansas State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Board of Licensed Professional CounselorsKentucky Educator Professional Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsLouisiana State Board of Licensed Professional CounselorsTeach LouisianaDoes Not Meet
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine Board of Counseling Professionals LicensureMaine Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland Board of Professional Counselors and TherapistsMaryland State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan Board of CounselingMichigan Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota Board of Behavioral Health and TherapyMinnesota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional CounselorsMississippi Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Committee for Professional CounselorsMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Board of Behavioral HealthMontana Office of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebrasa Department of Health & Human Services Licensure UnitNebraska Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationNevada Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists & Clinical Professional CounselorsState of Nevada Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and CertificationNew Hampshire Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey Professional Counselor Examiners CommitteeNew Jersey Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Regulation & Licensing DepartmentNew Mexico Public Educaiton DepartmentDoes Not Meet
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York State Office of the ProfessionsNew York State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityNorth Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health CounselorsNorth Carolina State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Board of Counselor ExaminersNorth Dakota Education Standards and Practices BoardDoes Not Meet
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationCNMI Board of Professional LicensingCNMI Public School SystemDoes Not Meet
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationOhio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marrage and Family Therapist BoardOhio Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma State Board of Behavioral HealthOklahoma State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationOregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists   Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices CommissionDoes Not Meet
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationState Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional CounselorsPennsylvania Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationPuerto Rico Professional and Health System Examining BoardPuerto Rico Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Department of HealthRhode Island Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina Labor Licensing RegulationSouth Carolina Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota Board of Examiners for Counselors & Marriage and Family TherapistsSouth Dakota Department of Education Does Not Meet
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee Board for Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists and Licensed Clinical Pastoral TherapistsTennessee Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas State Board of Examiners of Professional CounselorsTexas Education AgencyDoes Not Meet
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah Division of Professional LicensingUtah State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
VermontVermont Agency of EducationVermont Office of Professional Regulation Allied Mental HealthState of Vermont Agency of EducationDoes Not Meet
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationVirgin Islands Department of Licensing and Consume AffairsThe Virgin Islands Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Board of CounselingVirginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington Mental Health Counselor Licensing InformationWashington Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Board of Examiners in CounselingWest Virginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardWisconsin Department of Safety and Professional ServicesWisconsin Department of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing BoardWyoming Professional Teaching Standards BoardDoes Not Meet

Last updated April 3, 2025

Medical Laboratory Science, BS

National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of LicensureDoes UIS Program Meet State Professional License Educational Requirement?
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
American SamoaAmerican SamoaLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary Education

California Laboratory Personnel Licensing

 

Does Not Meet
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationBoard of Clinical Laboratory PersonnelMeets
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
GuamGuam Department of EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Department of Health State Laboratory DivisionMeets
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
KansasKansas Board of RegentsLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsLouisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersMeets
MaineMaine Department of EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Clinical Laboratory Science PractitionersMeets
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationNevada Medical Laboratory Personnel LicensingMeets
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York Office of the ProfessionsMeets
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Board of Clinical Laboratory PracticeMeets
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationPuerto Rico Medical Technology Board of Medical ExaminersDoes Not Meet
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee Health Professions BoardMeets
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
VermontVermont Agency of EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Office of Laboratory ServicesMeets
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardLicensure not requiredNot Applicable
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationLicensure not requiredNot Applicable

Last updated May 5, 2025

Principal Endorsement

For prospective students seeking licensure in states other than Illinois, please contact the School of Education for further guidance.

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of LicensureDoes UIS Program Meet State Professional License Educational Requirement?
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaska Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
American SamoaAmerican SamoaAmerican Samoa Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas Educator LicensureDoes Not Meet
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationCalifornia State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDC Educator Credentialing and CertificationDoes Not Meet
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia Prospective EducatorsDoes Not Meet
GuamGuam Department of EducationGuam Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Teacher Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois State Board of EducationMeets
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionIowa Board of Educational ExaminersDoes Not Meet
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Educator Professional Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsTeach LouisianaDoes Not Meet
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Office of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebraska Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationState of Nevada Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Public Educaiton DepartmentDoes Not Meet
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityNorth Carolina State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Education Standards and Practices BoardDoes Not Meet
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationCNMI Public School SystemDoes Not Meet
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationOhio Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationOregon Teacher Standards and Practices CommissionDoes Not Meet
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationPuerto Rico Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas Education AgencyDoes Not Meet
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
VermontVermont Agency of EducationState of Vermont Agency of EducationDoes Not Meet
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationThe Virgin Islands Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardWisconsin Department of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Professional Teaching Standards BoardDoes Not Meet

Last updated April 3, 2025

Secondary Education Minor

A minor in Secondary Education when paired with a degree in Political Science, Sociology/Anthropology, Chemistry, Biology, Math, English, or History, can lead to licensure at the secondary level.

For prospective students seeking licensure in states other than Illinois, please contact the School of Education for further guidance.

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of LicensureDoes UIS Program Meet State Professional License Educational Requirement?
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaska Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
American SamoaAmerican SamoaAmerican Samoa Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas Educator LicensureDoes Not Meet
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationCalifornia State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDC Educator Credentialing and CertificationDoes Not Meet
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia Prospective EducatorsDoes Not Meet
GuamGuam Department of EducationGuam Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Teacher Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois State Board of EducationMeets
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionIowa Board of Educational ExaminersDoes Not Meet
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Educator Professional Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsTeach LouisianaDoes Not Meet
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Office of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebraska Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationState of Nevada Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Public Educaiton DepartmentDoes Not Meet
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityNorth Carolina State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Education Standards and Practices BoardDoes Not Meet
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationCNMI Public School SystemDoes Not Meet
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationOhio Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationOregon Teacher Standards and Practices CommissionDoes Not Meet
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationPuerto Rico Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas Education AgencyDoes Not Meet
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
VermontVermont Agency of EducationState of Vermont Agency of EducationDoes Not Meet
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationThe Virgin Islands Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardWisconsin Department of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Professional Teaching Standards BoardDoes Not Meet

Last updated April 3, 2025

Social Work, BSW

The Social Work, BSW program provides foundational knowledge for students seeking licensure as a social worker. Additional coursework and/or professional experience is required for licensure in most states including Illinois.

Council on Social Work Education

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of Licensure
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama State Board of Social Work Examiners 
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaskan Board of Social Work Examiners 
American SamoaAmerican SamoaAmerican Samoa’s Department of Human and Social Services
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners 
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas Social Work Licensing Board 
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationCalifornia Board of Behavioral Sciences
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado Department of Regulatory Agencies 
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut Department of Public Health 
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Division of Professional Regulation
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDC Health
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists 
GuamGuam Department of EducationGuam Board of Social Work
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Professional and Vocational Licensing 
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation 
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Professional Licensing Agency 
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionBoard of Social Work 
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board 
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Board of Social Work 
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsLouisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners 
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine State Board of Social Work Licensure 
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland Board of Social Work Examiners    
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers 
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs 
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota Board of Social Work 
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi State Board of Examiners for Social Workers 
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Division Professional Registration 
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Board of Behavioral Health 
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebraska Department of Health and Human Services 
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationState of Nevada Board of Examiners Social Workers 
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice 
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs 
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department 
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York State Office of the Professions
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityNorth Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board 
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners 
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationNorthern Mariana Island’s Board of Professional Licensing
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationOhio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage, and Family Therapist Board 
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers 
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationOregon Board of Licensed Social Workers
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Department of State 
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationPuerto Rico Board of Examiners of Professional Social Workers
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Department of Health
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee Department of Health
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas Department of State Health Services 
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
VermontVermont Agency of EducationVermont Office of Professional Regulation
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationVirgin Islands Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Department of Health Professions 
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington Department of Health 
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Board of Social Work 
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardWisconsin Department of Safety and Consumer Services 
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Mental Health Professions 

Last updated April 3, 2025

Superintendent Endorsement

For prospective students seeking licensure in states other than Illinois, please contact the School of Education for further guidance.

StateHigher Education Licensing AgencyState Professional Board of LicensureDoes UIS Program Meet State Professional License Educational Requirement?
AlabamaAlabama Commission on Higher EducationAlabama Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
AlaskaAlaska Commission on Postsecondary EducationAlaska Teacher CertificationDoes Not Meet
American SamoaAmerican SamoaAmerican Samoa Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
ArizonaArizona Commission for Postsecondary EducationArizona Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ArkansasArkansas Department of Higher EducationArkansas Educator LicensureDoes Not Meet
CaliforniaCalifornia - Bureau for Private Secondary EducationCalifornia State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
ColoradoColorado Department of Higher EducationColorado Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
ConnecticutConnecticut Office of Higher EducationConnecticut State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Higher Education Licensure CommissionDC Educator Credentialing and CertificationDoes Not Meet
FloridaFlorida Commission for Independent EducationFlorida State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
GeorgiaGeorgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education CommissionGeorgia Prospective EducatorsDoes Not Meet
GuamGuam Department of EducationGuam Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
HawaiiHawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization ProgramHawaii Teacher Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
IdahoIdaho State Board of EducationIdaho State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IllinoisIllinois Board of Higher EducationIllinois State Board of EducationMeets
IndianaIndiana Commission for Higher EducationIndiana Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
IowaIowa College Student Aid CommissionIowa Board of Educational ExaminersDoes Not Meet
KansasKansas Board of RegentsKansas State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
KentuckyKentucky Council on Postsecondary EducationKentucky Educator Professional Standards BoardDoes Not Meet
LouisianaLouisiana Board of RegentsTeach LouisianaDoes Not Meet
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MarylandMaryland Higher Education CommissionMaryland State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Higher EducationMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsMichigan Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MinnesotaMinnesota Office of Higher EducationMinnesota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MississippiMississippi Public UniversitiesMississippi Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
MissouriMissouri Department of Higher EducationMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationDoes Not Meet
MontanaMontana University SystemMontana Office of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
NebraskaNebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary EducationNebraska Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
NevadaNevada Commission on Postsecondary EducationState of Nevada Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew Hampshire Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New JerseyNew Jersey Secretary for Higher EducationNew Jersey Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
New MexicoNew Mexico Higher Education DepartmentNew Mexico Public Educaiton DepartmentDoes Not Meet
New YorkNew York Office of College and University EvaluationNew York State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
North CarolinaNorth Carolina State Education Assistance AuthorityNorth Carolina State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
North DakotaNorth Dakota State Board of Higher EducationNorth Dakota Education Standards and Practices BoardDoes Not Meet
Northern Mariana IslandsCNMI Department of EducationCNMI Public School SystemDoes Not Meet
OhioOhio Department of Higher EducationOhio Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
OklahomaOklahoma State Regents for Higher EducationOklahoma State Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
OregonOregon Office of Degree AuthorizationOregon Teacher Standards and Practices CommissionDoes Not Meet
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of EducationPuerto Rico Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Governors for Higher EducationRhode Island Department of EducaitonDoes Not Meet
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TennesseeTennessee Higher Education CommissionTennessee Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
TexasTexas Higher Education Coordinating BoardTexas Education AgencyDoes Not Meet
UtahUtah Division of Consumer ProtectionUtah State Board of EducationDoes Not Meet
VermontVermont Agency of EducationState of Vermont Agency of EducationDoes Not Meet
Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands Department of EducationThe Virgin Islands Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
VirginiaVirginia State Council of Higher EducationVirginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WashingtonWashington Student Achievement CouncilWashington Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy CommissionWest Virginia Department of EducationDoes Not Meet
WisconsinState of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids BoardWisconsin Department of Public InstructionDoes Not Meet
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationWyoming Professional Teaching Standards BoardDoes Not Meet

Last updated April 3, 2025