What advanced certificates provided by NIU require a teaching certificate?
Applicants for the following advanced certificates MUST hold a valid Illinois teaching certificate: principal/general administration and superintendent, both Type 75 certificates, and the reading and media specialists, Type 10 Certificates. The following advanced certificates DO NOT require a teaching certificate: school psychologist, speech-language pathologist, and school counselor, all Type 73 certificates; and chief school business official, Type 75 certificate.
Applicants for the following advanced certificates MUST hold a valid Illinois teaching certificate: principal/general administration and superintendent, both Type 75 certificates, and the reading and media specialists, Type 10 Certificates. A: The following advanced certificates DO NOT require a teaching certificate: school psychologist, speech-language pathologist, and school counselor, all Type 73 certificates; and chief school business official, Type 75 certificate. top Q: I thought the state required that a candidate hold or be eligible for a teaching certificate in order to become a school counselor. How was this changed? How are the new requirements being implemented at NIU? A: The law requiring that a school counselor hold a teaching certificate has been modified, and school counselor programs can now accept candidates with or without a teaching background. As a result, individuals are now enrolling in school counseling programs directly after finishing a baccalaureate program,
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