Middle Level Education

Applying to Illinois State

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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!

Minimum GPA

2.70

Middle 50% GPA

2.91 - 3.84

Required Courses

None

Recommended Courses

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

Recommended for all Middle Level Teacher Education Majors:

• Composition I (ENG 101)
• Writing in the Disciplines (ENG 145)
• Fundamentals of Speech (COM 110)

English Language Arts Endorsement

Take two of the following:

• English Literature (ENG 110)
• Survey of American Literature (ENG 130)
• Children’s Literature (ENG 170)
• Literary Narrative (ENG 125)
• Introduction to African-American Literature & Culture (ENG 165)
• Multimodal Composition (ENG 239)

Mathematics Endorsement

• Geometric Reasoning (MAT 131)
• Algebraic Reasoning for Middle Schoolers (MAT 202)

Science Endorsement

• Fundamentals of Biology (BIO 101)
• Fundamentals of Chemistry (CHE 110)
• Fundamentals of Physics (PHY 105)
• Origin of the Universe (PHY 205) or Energy and the Environment (PHY 207)
• Principles of Geology (GEO 102)
• Natural Disasters (GEO 207) or Earth’s Dynamic Weather (GEO 211)

English Language Learner (ESL) Endorsement

• Cross Cultural Teaching and Learning (TCH 110)
• Unity and Diversity in Language (ENG 143)

Take one of the following: 

• Culture Power and Civic Life (ANT 176)
• Cultures of the World: Introduction to Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology (ANT 185)
• Contemporary Social Problems in Global Perspectives (SOC 108)
• American Diversity (SOC 111)

Social Science Endorsement

• World Geography (GEO 135)
• United States Government and Civic Practices (POL 106)
• Macroeconomics (ECO 101) or Microeconomics (ECO 102)
• Western Civilization to 1500 (HIS 101) or Western Civilization after 1500 (HIS 102) or Non-Western History (HIS 104)
• History of the US to 1865 (HIS 135) or History of the US after 1856 (HIS 136)

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Middle 50% GPA

2.91 - 3.84

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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