The 125 credit-hour minimum is achievable by using specific courses that meet both general education requirements and the Middle Grades Education major curriculum requirements. All Middle Grades Education students must pick two content areas for their major. Elementary and Secondary education majors may add on specific content endorsements to their license through specific coursework. We recommend students work with their faculty advisor.
The Middle Grades Professional Educator License with content area Endorsements is granted by the state of Illinois. The requirements for the Middle Grades Endorsements, set forth by the state, are inclusive to the grades 5-8.
Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) are general education courses Concordia-Chicago agrees to accept in lieu of comparable, lower-division general education requirements. For more information regarding IAI transfer credit, please see the Illinois Board of Higher Education’s iTransfer website at www.itransfer.org.
Courses listed below with an (*) per College of Education requirements must earn a C or higher.
University Requirements
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| COL-1995 | Vocation and College Success | 1 |
Theology – Public Teacher Education (6 Hours)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| 3 |
| The Bible (B) | |
| Introduction to the Old Testament (B) | |
| Introduction to the New Testament (B) | |
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| THY-1210 | Introduction to Christianity (S) | 3 |
General Education Requirements
Communication (9 Hours)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| ENG-1100 | English Composition | 3 |
| ENG-2000 | Writing About Literature | 3 |
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| COM-1100 | Speech Communication | 3 |
Humanities (9 Hours)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
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| History of the American People to 1877 (*) | |
| History of the American People since 1877 |
| Introduction to the Visual Arts | |
| Two-Dimensional Basic Studio | |
| Three-Dimensional Basic Studio | |
| Western Art: Pre-History through Renaissance | |
| Western Art: Post Renaissance through Contemporary | |
| Non-Western Art 1 | |
| Introduction to Film Studies | |
| Global Documentary 1 | |
| Exploration of Music | |
| Survey of Western Music | |
| Music of World Cultures 1 | |
| History of Jazz | |
| Introduction to Theater | |
| American Sign Language I | |
| American Sign Language II | |
| Literature for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults (This course is an ISBE requirement) | |
| Non-Western Literature 1 | |
| U.S. Latina/o Literature(s) | |
| Greek & Roman Mythology | |
| African American Literature | |
| Classical World Literature | |
| Modern World Literature | |
| German for Reading I | |
| German for Reading II | |
| Greek I | |
| Greek II | |
| Hebrew I | |
| Hebrew II | |
| Survey of Early Modern Europe, 1350-1815 | |
| Survey of Modern Europe Since 1815 | |
| Survey of World History to 1350 | |
| Survey of the World Since 1350 | |
| U.S. Women's History | |
| African American History | |
| Hispanic and Latino American History | |
| Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations | |
| A History of Illinois | |
| Arts and Ideas | |
| Intro to American Cultural Studies | |
| Latin I | |
| Latin II | |
| Exploration of Music | |
| Survey of Western Music | |
| Music of World Cultures | |
| History of Jazz | |
| Primer in Philosophy | |
| Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion | |
| Introduction to Logic | |
| Social and Political Philosophy | |
| Elementary Spanish I | |
| Elementary Spanish II | |
| Intermediate Spanish I | |
| Intermediate Spanish II | |
| Introduction to Theater | |
Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 Hours)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| EDUC-2020 | Human and Cognitive Development (This is an ISBE requirement *) | 3 |
| PSY-2125 | Child and Adolescent Psychology (*) | 3 |
| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | |
| Foundations of Economics | |
| Geography of North America | |
| World Geography: Culture Patterns | |
| The Developing World | |
| Introduction to Global Cultural Studies | |
| Engaging Diversity: U.S. Perspectives | |
| American Government and Politics | |
| Social and Political Philosophy | |
| International Relations | |
| Introduction to Comparative Politics | |
| General Psychology | |
| The Mind and the Brain | |
| Developmental Psychology: Life Span | |
| Social Psychology | |
| Introduction to Sociology | |
| Race, Ethnicity, and Racism in the U.S. | |
Physical and Life Science (7-8 Hours)
All College of Education students must complete coursework in the following areas: biology, chemistry or earth science. At least one of the transfer courses in science must include a lab.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| NSCI-1200 | Concepts in Life and Physical Science (With Lab) (*) | 4 |
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| Consumer Chemistry (With Lab) | |
| Chemistry in the World Today | |
| Health Science Applications in Chemistry | |
| Fundamentals of Chemistry (With Lab) | |
| General Chemistry I (With Lab) | |
| General Chemistry II (With Lab) | |
| Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry (With Lab) | |
| Elements of Earth Science (With Lab) | |
| Energy and Our Environment (With Lab) | |
| Introduction to Sustainability (With Lab) | |
| Physics of Things We Use (With Lab) | |
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| Biology in the World Today (With Lab) | |
| Medical Terminology | |
| General Biology I (With Lab) | |
| General Biology II (With Lab) | |
| Anatomy and Physiology I (With Lab) | |
| Anatomy and Physiology II (With Lab) | |
| Fundamentals of Microbiology (With Lab) | |
Mathematics (3 Hours)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| 3 |
| Finite Mathematics (for non-math content specialists) | |
| College Algebra | |
| Pre-Calculus (or higher for math content specialists) | |
Students must also take: Theology – Church Worker Studies Minor for (21 Hours)
For more information click below:
Church Worker Studies
