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.

University Requirements 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
COL-1995	Vocation and College Success	1

General Education Requirements (47-63) 

Communication (9 Hours)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ENG-1100	English Composition	3
COM-1100	Speech Communication	3
ENG-2000	Writing About Literature	3

Humanities (9-10 Hours)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Humanities Required : Select one of the following		3
HIS-1200	History of the American People to 1877
or HIS-1250	History of the American People since 1877
Fine Arts select one from the following		3
ART-1100	Introduction to the Visual Arts
ART-1210	Two-Dimensional Basic Studio
ART-1310	Three-Dimensional Basic Studio
ART-2050	Western Art: Pre-History through Renaissance
ART-2150	Western Art: Post Renaissance through Contemporary
ART-2200	Non-Western Art 1
COM-2200	Introduction to Film Studies
COM-2500	Global Documentary 1
MUS-1503	Exploration of Music
MUS-2203	Survey of Western Music
MUS-2243	Music of World Cultures 1
MUS-2253	History of Jazz
THR-1100	Introduction to Theater
Select one Humanities or Fine Arts from the following:		3
ASL-1100	American Sign Language I
ASL-1200	American Sign Language II
EDUC-2400	Literature for Children, Adolescents & Young Adults
ENG-2200	Non-Western Literature 1
ENG-2210	Society and Literature
ENG-2220	U.S. Latina/o Literature(s)
ENG-2300	Greek & Roman Mythology
ENG-2400	African American Literature
ENG-2500	Classical World Literature
ENG-2600	Modern World Literature
GER-1000	German for Reading I
GER-1100	German for Reading II
GRE-2000	Greek I
GRE-2100	Greek II
HEB-2000	Hebrew I
HEB-2100	Hebrew II
HIS-1110	Survey of Early Modern Europe, 1350-1815
HIS-1120	Survey of Modern Europe Since 1815
HIS-1200	History of the American People to 1877
HIS-1250	History of the American People since 1877
HIS-1315	Survey of World History to 1350 1
HIS-1325	Survey of the World Since 1350 1
HIS-2300	U.S. Women's History
HIS-2500	African American History
HIS-2600	Hispanic and Latino American History
HIS-2700	Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations
HIS-2800	A History of Illinois
HUM-1995	Arts and Ideas
IDS-1050	Intro to American Cultural Studies
LAT-1000	Latin I
LAT-1100	Latin II
MUS-1503	Exploration of Music
MUS-2203	Survey of Western Music
MUS-2243	Music of World Cultures
MUS-2253	History of Jazz
PHI-2010	Primer in Philosophy
PHI-2110	Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion
PHI-2210	Introduction to Logic
PHI-2310	Social and Political Philosophy
SPA-1111	Elementary Spanish I
SPA-1112	Elementary Spanish II
SPA-2113	Intermediate Spanish I
SPA-2114	Intermediate Spanish II
THR-1100	Introduction to Theater

Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 Hours)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required:
EDUC-2020	Human and Cognitive Development	3
PSY-2125	Child and Adolescent Psychology	3
Select one courses from the following list:		3
ATH-2020	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 1
ECO-2400	Foundations of Economics
GEO-1100	Geography of North America
GEO-1200	World Geography: Culture Patterns
GEO-1300	The Developing World 1
IDS-1100	Introduction to Global Cultural Studies
IDS-1200	Engaging Diversity: U.S. Perspectives
POS-1100	American Government and Politics
POS-2200	Social and Political Philosophy
POS-2300	International Relations
POS-2350	Introduction to Comparative Politics
PSY-1000	General Psychology
PSY-1502	The Mind and the Brain
PSY-2100	Developmental Psychology: Life Span
PSY-4151	Social Psychology
SBS-1995	People and Society (transfer students exempt)
SOC-2010	Introduction to Sociology
SOC-4420	Marriage and the Family
SOC-4425	Sociology of Gender/Sexualities
SOC-4610	Race, Ethnicity, & Racisms in the U.S.
SOC-4620	Social Inequality: Class, Status and Power

Physical and Life Science (8 Hours)

At least one of the transfer courses in science must include a lab. 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
NSCI-1110	Concepts in Chemistry and Biology	4
NSCI-1120	Concepts in Physics and Earth Science	4

Mathematics (3 Hours)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Select one of the following:		3
MAT-1550	Finite Mathematics (for non-math content specialists)
MAT-1805	College Algebra
MAT-1820	Pre-Calculus (or higher for math content specialists)

University Requirements 

Theology – Public Teacher Education (6 Hours)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Biblical Course: Select one		3
THY-1100	The Bible (B)
THY-2010	Introduction to the Old Testament (B)
THY-3105	Introduction to the New Testament (B)
Theological Course		3
THY-1210	Introduction to Christianity (S)

Theology – Lutheran Teacher Education (21 Hours)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Methods Course
EDUC-4900	Lutheran Teacher: Vocation and Methods	3
Theology Minor (2.75 GPA Required)
Required Courses
THY-2010	Introduction to the Old Testament (B) 2	3
THY-2500	Martin Luther's Small and Large Catechisms (S) 1	3
THY-3105	Introduction to the New Testament (B)	3
THY-3320	Survey of Church History (H)	3
Choose 2 courses from the list below:		6
THY-3230	The Augsburg Confession and its Apology (S)
THY-3330	The Ancient Creeds, the Smalcald Articles, and the Treaties (S)
THY-3410	The Formula of Concord (S)

1	Fulfills Gen. Ed. Theology Doctrine requirement.
2	Fulfills Gen. Ed. Theology Bible requirement.