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Applying to Illinois State

Applying by our priority deadline is encouraged for best consideration for your academic program and for scholarships. Start your application today!

Applying to Illinois State

Applying by our priority deadline is encouraged for best consideration for your academic program and for scholarships. Start your application today!

Minimum GPA

2.70

Middle 50% GPA

3.10 - 3.70

Required Courses

None

Recommended Courses

To find the course equivalencies at an Illinois community college, please review our Course Articulation Guides.

• Composition I and II (ENG 101 and ENG 145)
• Speech (COM 110)
• Dimensions of Mathematical Reasoning (MAT 152)
• Biology (BSC 101)
• Chemistry or Physics (CHE 102 or PHY 102)
• Earth’s Dynamic Weather (GEO 211)
• Foundations in Children’s Literature (ENG 170)
• History (HIS 135 or HIS 136)
• Microeconomics (ECO 101) or Macroeconomics (ECO 102)
• Geography (GEO 135)
• Political Science (POL 101 or POL 106)
• Child Growth and Development (TCH 210)
• Exceptional Child (SED 101)
• Dimensions of Numerical Reasoning (MAT 130)
• College Algebra (MAT 119) *Students may be able to test out of this
• Physical Education for the Elementary Teacher (KNR 222)
• Second-year Spanish II (SPA 116 or 120)
• History of Latin America (HIS 104.03) (IAI H2 903N)
• Cross Cultural Teaching & Learning (TCH 110)

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Middle 50% GPA

3.10 - 3.70

Application Period

Application Periods Applications are always opened and will be reviewed monthly.

Application Information

Current students can use the Apply to Your Program tool on My.IllinoisState.edu.

Major Requirements

To be considered for acceptance into any of the Teaching and Learning majors, you must meet the following requirements. These requirements do NOT guarantee acceptance into the major.

• Must have completed 12 hours of graded college-level coursework
• ENG 101 in progress or passed with a C or better
• COM 110 in progress or passed with a C or better
• The number of students admitted varies based on space availability and the quality of the pool of applicants. The range should not be viewed as a minimum for acceptance into these programs. After acceptance into a program, a minimum 2.70 GPA must be maintained to complete these programs. The following represents the middle 50 percent GPA range of admitted students for the last three semesters:
  • Early Childhood Education: 3.06-3.51
  • Elementary Education: 3.11-3.73
  • Middle Level Education: 3.08-3.70
  • Bilingual Education: 2.81-3.56

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