Additional Endorsements may be added to Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle Grades, Secondary, Special Education, and PK-12 Licensure. 

Public Teacher Education Candidates are strongly recommended to add at least one endorsement to their Professional Educator License. The following endorsements are available at Concordia University Chicago. Be sure to check with the Program Coordinator regarding the required Illinois Licensure Content Tests.

English as a Second Language Endorsement

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDUC-4027	Assessment of Language Minority Students	3
EDUC-2050	Teaching in Diverse Classrooms	3
EDUC-2700	Linguistics and Language Development for Diverse Learners	3
EDUC-2300	Theoretical Foundations of Teaching ESL Students	3
EDUC-4620	Teaching ESL	3
EDUC-4630	Methods and Materials for Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students	3
100 hours of field experience in ESL classrooms is required.

Middle Grades Endorsements to be added for Majors below:

Elementary Education Majors

To add Middle Grades Literacy, add the following courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDMG-3000	Middle Grades: Development and Philosophy	3
EDMG-4900	Content and Methods for Middle Grades Literacy	3
EDMG-4220	Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas	3
or EDSC-4220	Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas
PSY-2125	Child and Adolescent Psychology	3

To add Middle Grades Math, add the following courses:

• Course List

  Code	Title	Hours
  EDMG-3000	Middle Grades: Development and Philosophy	3
  EDMG-4905	Content and Methods for Middle Grades Math	3
  EDMG-4220	Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas	3
  or EDSC-4220	Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas
  PSY-2125	Child and Adolescent Psychology	3
  MAT-1820	Pre-Calculus	3
  MAT-2400	Calculus for Business and Life Sciences	3
  or MAT-2500	Calculus I
  MAT-3700	College Geometry	3
  MAT-2000	Statistics	3
  2 additional MATH courses above MAT-1820		6

To add Middle Grades Science, add the following courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDMG-3000	Middle Grades: Development and Philosophy	3
EDMG-4907	Content and Methods for Middle Grades Science	3
or EDSC-4618	Content and Methods of Middle/Secondary Science
EDMG-4220	Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas	3
or EDSC-4220	Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas
PSY-2125	Child and Adolescent Psychology	3
EDUC-3400	Integrated Sciences – STEM	3
Additional hours from the categories of Life, Physical and/or Earth sciences		10

To add Middle Grades Social Sciences, add the following courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDMG-3000	Middle Grades: Development and Philosophy	3
EDMG-4903	Content and Methods for Middle Grades Social Science	3
EDMG-4220	Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas	3
or EDSC-4220	Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas
PSY-2125	Child and Adolescent Psychology	3
HIS-2800	A History of Illinois	3
Additional hours from the categories of: Economics, Geography, History, and/or Civics/Government in relation to Illinois, United States, and/or the world.		12

Secondary Education Candidates

To add Middle Grades Literacy, add the following courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDMG-3000	Middle Grades: Development and Philosophy	3
EDMG-4900	Content and Methods for Middle Grades Literacy	3

Secondary Math Education Candidates:

To add Middle Grades Math, add the following courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDMG-3000	Middle Grades: Development and Philosophy	3
EDMG-4905	Content and Methods for Middle Grades Math	3
MAT-1411	Mathematics for Teachers: Number and Measurement	3

Secondary Biology/Chemistry Education candidates:

To add Middle Grades Science, add the following courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDMG-3000	Middle Grades: Development and Philosophy	3
EDUC-3400	Integrated Sciences – STEM	3

Secondary Social Science/History Education candidates:

To add Middle Grades Social Sciences, add the following course:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDMG-3000	Middle Grades: Development and Philosophy	3

Special Education Candidates

To add Middle Grades Math, add the following courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDMG-4905	Content and Methods for Middle Grades Math	3
MAT-1820	Pre-Calculus	3
MAT-2000	Statistics	3
MAT-2400	Calculus for Business and Life Sciences	3
or MAT-2500	Calculus I
MAT-3700	College Geometry	3
Plus 3 additional MAT courses above MAT-1820		9

To add Middle Grades Science, add the following courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDMG-4907	Content and Methods for Middle Grades Science	3
or EDSC-4618	Content and Methods of Middle/Secondary Science
EDUC-3400	Integrated Sciences – STEM	3
Additional hours from the categories of Life, Physical and/or Earth sciences		10

To add Middle Grades Social Sciences, add the following courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDMG-4903	Content and Methods for Middle Grades Social Science	3
or EDSC-4619	Content and Methods of Middle/Secondary Social Science
GEO-1200	World Geography: Culture Patterns	3
HIS-1200	History of the American People to 1877	3
HIS-1250	History of the American People since 1877	3
HIS-2800	A History of Illinois	3
Additional hours from the categories of: Economics, Geography, History, and/or Civics/Government in relation to Illinois, United States, and/or the world.		6

 Special Education Endorsement

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDUC-2090	Characteristics and Instruction of Exceptional Learners	3

Must be taken concurrently in the Fall:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDSP-4751	Characteristics of Students with Special Needs: High Incidence	3
EDSP-4752	Instructional Strategies and Curricular Adaptations for Students with Special Needs: High Incidence	4
EDSP-4754	Assessment of Individuals with Disabilities	3

Must be taken concurrently in the Spring:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDSP-4761	Characteristics of Students with Special Needs: Low Incidence	3
EDSP-4762	Instructional Strategies and Curriculum Adaptations for Student with Special Needs: Low Incidence	4

Passage of the Illinois Learning Behaviorist Specialist 1 (LBS1) Content test (#290)