Add a Teaching Endorsement or Approval to Your Credential
National Louis University offers a broad range of options for students looking to expand their career opportunities through endorsements and approvals.
Offered in-person, online, in the evenings, and on weekends, our courses are immersive experiences that provide research-based instruction, intellectual discussion, and a supportive community of practice. You have the option to complete the endorsement/approval coursework as a stand-alone sequence or apply the graduate-level credit toward a degree program.
ESL and Bilingual Education Endorsements/Approvals
Locally and nationally, the number of Dual Language Learners (DLL) enrolled in PreK-12 schools is steadily growing. NCE’s ESL and Bilingual Education (BE) endorsement/approval programs offer you a path to specialization in an area that’s as rewarding as it is in demand. While credit requirements and time to completion may vary based on your program and prior experience, most teachers complete their ESL/BE endorsement coursework within one year.
Bilingual Education Endorsement
Bilingual Special Education Approval
English as a Second Language/Bilingual Endorsements
English as a Second Language Endorsement
English as a Second Language Special Education Approval
Special Education
With a focus on advocacy and inclusion, you will learn methods and strategies to reach, teach, and support your students with special education needs.
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Learning Behavior Specialist I (LBS I) Endorsement (special education)
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Learning Behavior Specialist II (LBS II) Endorsement
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LBS II Curriculum Adaptation Specialist
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LBS II Transition Specialist
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Mathematics Specialist
The Elementary Math Specialist Endorsement grades 1-6 is a new endorsement area in the state of Illinois. Upon completion of the 18sh endorsement program teachers are positioned to serve in leadership capacities in elementary schools as math coaches, leaders and interventionists. The purpose of the endorsement is to transform math education and build math literacy outcomes in elementary schools across the state. NLU is the first private university to have an approved program in Illinois.
Teacher Leader
As a teacher, you’ve always been the instructional leader of your classroom. NLU’s Teacher Leader Endorsement courses will prepare you to advance teaching and learning across your school—from your classroom.
Reading
Teaching literacy is a complex process that requires multiple perspectives and instructional approaches. Learn how to assess the strengths and struggles of individual students and provide literacy instruction that meets the needs of each learner in NCE’s Reading Specialists and Reading Teacher Endorsement programs.
Technology
NCE’s Technology Specialist Endorsement equips licensed educators with the resources, strategies, knowledge, and skills to create innovative learning environments—whether in-person, online or a hybrid of both--that pair technology with instruction to maximize student engagement and learning.
Subsequent Teaching Endorsements
Gain the skills and knowledge you need to expand the grade band or content areas you are eligible to teach in Illinois.
