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Professional Licensure

Resources and key details.

American College of Education offers a wide variety of programs and program sequences that can lead to licensure eligibility or addition of certain content areas to an existing license.** Review program or sequence details via the following links:

Principal Endorsement*

Teacher Certification

Teacher Certification Endorsements

  • Master of Education in Teaching English Learners
    This program is approved by Indiana for the addition of the English Learners content area to an existing Indiana teaching license. The addition requires coursework and testing.

    This program is approved by Ohio as leading to the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) K-12 endorsement.
  • Certificate in Teaching English Learners
    This program is approved by Indiana for the addition of the English Learners content area to an existing Indiana teaching license. The addition requires coursework and testing.

    This program is approved by Ohio as leading to the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) K-12 endorsement.
  • Certificate in Virtual Instruction
    The certificate in Virtual Instruction is approved by Indiana and is designed to meet Indiana’s standards for the addition of the Virtual Instruction content area to an existing Indiana license. The addition requires coursework and testing.

Illinois Professional Educator License Endorsements

The Illinois State Board of Education has approved specific courses and sequences as meeting the coursework requirements for an endorsement to an Illinois professional educator license in the areas listed above.

A Note About Licensure

A note about teacher and administrator licensure, certification, and endorsement**

Program graduates and certificate completers that are approved for licensure, endorsement or certification may be subject to additional requirements for the receipt of initial licensure, and endorsement or certification in the states where they live or intend to work. It is critical for students to know and be aware of the licensure requirements in the states where they live and work.

Graduates of licensure programs offered by American College of Education who seek licensure in states other than where directly approved may still need to satisfy additional state licensure requirements such as years of experience in a prior or current position, additional coursework, internship hours, content test passage, or additional training such as CPR certification as applicable.

Prospective students are strongly advised to confirm the benefit(s) for which they may be eligible upon completion with their state’s licensure agency or Department of Education prior to enrolling in an American College of Education degree or certificate program.

*The M.Ed. in Educational Leadership program has been approved by the Arizona Department of Education as leading to an Arizona Standard Professional Principal PreK-12 certificate.

*The M.Ed. in Educational Leadership program has been approved by the Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Educator Certification as a preparatory program for persons applying for Certification in Educational Leadership to be eligible to receive certification as a school principal in Florida.

*The M.Ed. in Educational Leadership program is approved by the Indiana State Board of Education as a preparatory program for persons applying for the addition of the Building Level Administrator (P-12) content area to their license.

*The M.Ed. in Educational Leadership program and the Certificate in Texas Educational Leadership offered by American College of Education is approved by the Texas Education Agency as a preparatory program leading to an administrator/building principal certification in Texas.

*The M.Ed. in Educational Leadership program offered by American College of Education is approved by the Ohio Department of Higher Education as a preparatory program for persons applying for Ohio Building Principal Licenses (grades PK-6, grades 4-9, and grades 5-12).

**While ACE makes every reasonable effort to remain abreast of state licensure requirements, the College neither implies nor guarantees that the completion of an ACE degree or certificate program will result in eligibility for licensure, certification, endorsement, salary increase, certificate content/level upgrade or related employment benefit in any state.

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