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Teacher Certification Links

Checklist for the History Major with Teacher Certification in Social Science (Effective Fall Semester, 2013. Requires Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader.)

Checklists for Social Science Concentrations: Geography; Political Science; Psychology; Sociology/Anthropology(Effective fall semester, 2013. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

Illinois State Board of Education

Basic Skills Test Information (If you intend to seek teaching certification, you need to take this test. If you are transferring to EIU, take it before you begin classes here. It is required for admission to the Teacher Education program, so if you delay taking it you will delay your graduation. Please note that the passing score has been raised and the test is significantly more difficult than it once was.)

Basic Skills Test Registration

Content Area Test Information (You must pass this test before you will be approved to student teach.)

Content Area Examination Study Guides (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

EIU Teacher Education Information (Test dates, meeting dates, et cetera.)

Departmental Approval Portfolio (DAP) (Document is in MS-Word)

DAP Faculty Recommendation Form (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

Additional Endorsements Information Sheet (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

Student Teaching Abroad (COST Program)

General Information (be aware that this is not an exhaustive list of requirements)

• An EIU degree in history with teacher certification in social science means that you will be certified to teach all of the social sciences (history, economics, geography, political science, psychology, and sociology/anthropology) in grades 9-12 in Illinois public schools. You do not need extra "endorsements" in those areas.
• Take SED 2000 as soon as possible; delay in completing SED 2000 could delay your acceptance into the teacher education program, and thus delay your graduation.
• You must pass the Basic Skills test in order to be admitted to the teacher education program.
• Take a college math course as soon as possible; a C or better in a college math course is required for admission to the teacher education program. MAT 1270 does not count as a college math course for this purpose, but MAT 1271 does (you will still need a General Education math course in order to graduate). The only way to be admitted to the teacher education program without passing a college math course is to get a 26 or better on the ACT, but you will still need to pass a General Education math course in order to graduate.
• You must take SED 3330 and EDP 3331 (or SED 3100 for ISEP students) before you may take SOS 3400.
• You must have a 2.75 cumulative GPA and a 3.00 major GPA by the beginning of the semester before you student teach in order to student teach.
• You must have a 2.75 cumulative GPA and a 3.00 major GPA in order to enroll in SOS 3400.
• You must pass the content-area test (Social Science: History) before you can student teach. This is not an EIU policy, but a state law. You will find a link to study guides for this test here.

Did you know that you can student teach abroad? Go here for more information.

Useful Links for Teaching History

Professor Sara Tucker's World Cultures Links Page

The EIU History Department "History on the Web" Page

History News Network

History Matters

The Churchill Centre

H-Net

American Historical Association

Victoria Research Web

History News Network