# 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.APPENDIX: Section 25.APPENDIX E Endorsement Structure Beginning July 1, 2013 > Illinois · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T23_P_S25_APPENDIX ## Section - **Citation:** 23 Ill. Adm. Code 25.APPENDIX - **Heading:** Section 25.APPENDIX E Endorsement Structure Beginning July 1, 2013 - **Jurisdiction:** Illinois - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 23 / / Part / Section 25.APPENDIX E Endorsement Structure Beginning July 1, 2013 ## Text TITLE 23: EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES SUBTITLE A: EDUCATION CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SUBCHAPTER b: PERSONNEL PART 25 EDUCATOR LICENSURE SECTION 25.APPENDIX E ENDORSEMENT STRUCTURE BEGINNING JULY 1, 2013 Section 25.APPENDIX E   Endorsement Structure Beginning July 1, 2013 Section 25.100 explains the endorsements issued on the professional educator license and the availability of any content-specific endorsements (previously called "designations").  The relevant provisions of Section 25.100(d) shall apply in cases in which no test is available (see Section 25.710).  Any individual holding only an endorsement available prior to July 1, 2004 that was not exchanged for an endorsement available after that date, and, as applicable, content-area endorsement, is limited to teaching only the content encompassed by the endorsement issued prior to July 1, 2004. Endorsements Currently Available Content-specific Endorsements Currently Available Grade Range Currently Available Endorsements, with Designations, as applicable, Issued July 1, 2004 until July 1, 2013 Endorsements Issued Prior to July 1, 2004 Fundamental Learning Areas English Language Arts None 9-12 English Language Arts English Journalism Language Arts Speech Reading Teacher None PK-12* Reading Teacher Reading Reading Specialist None PK-12* Reading Specialist Reading Mathematics None 9-12 Mathematics Mathematics Elementary Mathematics Specialist (2021) None 1-6 None None Science – Content-specific Endorsement Required Science – Biology Science – Chemistry Science − Earth and Space Science Science − Environmental Science Sciences − Physics 9-12 Science endorsement with designations for: Biology Chemistry Earth and Space Science Environmental Science Physics Biological Science/Biology Botany Physiology Zoology Chemistry Aerospace Astronomy Earth Science Geology Physical Geography/ Physiography Biological Science Physical Science General Science Physics Social Sciences – Content-specific Endorsement Required Social Sciences – Economics S Science endorsement with designations for: Biology Chemistry Earth and Space Science Environmental Science Physics Biological Science/Biology Botany Physiology Zoology Chemistry Aerospace Astronomy Earth Science Geology Physical Geography/ Physiography Biological Science Physical Science General Science Physics Social Sciences – Content-specific Endorsement Required Social Sciences – Economics Social Sciences –Geography Social Sciences – History Social Sciences– Political Science Social Sciences – Psychology Social Sciences – Sociology and Anthropology 9-12 Social Sciences endorsement with designations for: Economics Geography History Political Science Psychology Sociology and Anthropology Economics Geography U.S. History World History Political Science Psychology Anthropology Sociology Physical Education None PK-12* Physical Education Physical Education Health Education None PK-12* Health Education Health Education Dance None PK-12* Dance Dance Drama/Theatre Arts None PK-12* Drama/Theatre Arts Theatre and Drama Music None PK-12* Music Music Instrumental Music Vocal Music Visual Arts None PK-12* Visual Arts Art World Languages – Content-specific Endorsement Required Foreign Languages – Arabic Foreign Languages – Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin) Foreign Languages – French Foreign Languages – German Foreign Languages – Hebrew Foreign Languages – Italian Foreign Languages – Japanese Foreign Languages – Korean Foreign Languages – Latin Foreign Languages – Russian Foreign Languages – Spanish Other foreign languages, provided the candidate meets the requirements of Section 25.100(i). PK-12* World Languages endorsement with designations for: Arabic Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin) French German Hebrew Italian Japanese Korean Latin Russian Spanish Other world languages, provided the candidate completed a major in the foreign language designated ages – Russian Foreign Languages – Spanish Other foreign languages, provided the candidate meets the requirements of Section 25.100(i). PK-12* World Languages endorsement with designations for: Arabic Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin) French German Hebrew Italian Japanese Korean Latin Russian Spanish Other world languages, provided the candidate completed a major in the foreign language designated. Arabic Cantonese, Mandarin French German Hebrew Italian Japanese Korean Latin Russian Spanish Other foreign languages, as applicable Additional Teaching Fields Agricultural Education None 5-12 Agricultural Education Agricultural Business and Management Agriculture Agricultural Power and Machinery Horticulture Agricultural Resources Business, Marketing, and Computer Education – Content-specific Endorsement Optional Business Computer Programming 5-12 Business, Marketing, and Computer Education endorsement with a designation for: Business Computer Programming Accounting Basic Business Business Computer Programming Business/Marketing/Management Information Processing Information Processing/ Secretarial Marketing Computer Applications None 5-12 Computer Applications Computer Applications Computer Science None 5-12 Computer Science Computer Science Family and Consumer Sciences None 5-12 Family and Consumer Sciences endorsement with designations for: Apparel and Textiles Living Environments Nutrition, Wellness, and Hospitality Child and Day Care Services Consumer Education and Resource Management Fashion and Clothing Services Food and Nutrition Services Home Economics Institutional and Home Management Services Interior Furnishings Services/Living Environments Interpersonal, Family Relationships, Parenting Health Careers None Not currently issued arel and Textiles Living Environments Nutrition, Wellness, and Hospitality Child and Day Care Services Consumer Education and Resource Management Fashion and Clothing Services Food and Nutrition Services Home Economics Institutional and Home Management Services Interior Furnishings Services/Living Environments Interpersonal, Family Relationships, Parenting Health Careers None Not currently issued. Health Careers Health Occupations Gifted Education Teacher None PK-12* None None Gifted Education Specialist None PK-12* None None Technology Education None 5-12 Technology Education Industrial Technology Education Construction Electronics Graphic Communications Transportation Manufacturing Industrial Technology Public Service Drafting/Design Autobody Repair Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Technology Specialist None PK-12* Technology Specialist Computer Technology Instructional Technology Library Information Specialist None PK-12* Library Information Specialist Media Safety and Driver Education None 9-12 Safety and Driver Education Safety and Driver Education Bilingual Education Bilingual Education – Target Language PK-12* Bilingual Education endorsement with a designation for: Target Language Bilingual Education with a Target Language Designation English as a New Language (ENL) – Content-specific Endorsement Optional (secondary or K-12) ENL – Bilingual Education (language-specific) Not currently issued and Driver Education Safety and Driver Education Bilingual Education Bilingual Education – Target Language PK-12* Bilingual Education endorsement with a designation for: Target Language Bilingual Education with a Target Language Designation English as a New Language (ENL) – Content-specific Endorsement Optional (secondary or K-12) ENL – Bilingual Education (language-specific) Not currently issued. ENL endorsement with a designation for: Bilingual Education (language-specific) Bilingual Education English as a Second Language English as a Second Language (ESL) None PK-12* ESL ESL Middle School (departmentalized) Subject-specific Not currently issued Middle School endorsement with subject specific designations Middle-Grades  Junior High School Middle Grades (grades 5-8) (February 2018) Subject-specific Mathematics Language Arts (Literacy) Social Science General Science 5-8 Middle School (departmentalized) Middle Grades Junior High School Elementary Self-Contained General Education (grades K-9) None Not currently issued Self-Contained General Education Self-Contained General Education Self-Contained General Education (grades 1-6) None 1-6 None None Early Childhood Early Childhood Special Education None Birth-grade 2 Early Childhood Special Education Early Childhood Prekindergarten and Self-Contained General Education (Birth-grade 2) None Birth-grade 2 Early Childhood Self-Contained General Education Early Childhood Special Education Learning Behavior Specialist I (LBS I) None K-age 22 LBS I LBS I Learning Behavior Specialist II – Content-specific Endorsement Required LBS II/Transition Specialist LBS II/Technology Specialist LBS II/Bilingual Special Education Specialist LBS II/Deaf-Blind Specialist LBS II/Behavior Intervention Specialist LBS II/Curriculum Adaptation Specialist LBS II/Multiple Disabilities Specialist PK-age 22 An LBS II endorsement with designations for: LBS II/Transition Specialist LBS II/Technology Specialist LBS II/Bilingual Special Education Specialist LBS II/Deaf-Blind Specialist LBS II/Behavio st LBS II/Bilingual Special Education Specialist LBS II/Deaf-Blind Specialist LBS II/Behavior Intervention Specialist LBS II/Curriculum Adaptation Specialist LBS II/Multiple Disabilities Specialist PK-age 22 An LBS II endorsement with designations for: LBS II/Transition Specialist LBS II/Technology Specialist LBS II/Bilingual Special Education Specialist LBS II/Deaf-Blind Specialist LBS II/Behavior Intervention Specialist LBS II/Curriculum Adaptation Specialist LBS II/Multiple Disabilities Specialist LBS II/Transition Specialist LBS II/Technology Specialist LBS II/Bilingual Special Education Specialist LBS II/Deaf-Blind Specialist LBS II/Behavior Intervention Specialist LBS II/Curriculum Adaptation Specialist LBS II/Multiple Disabilities Specialist Speech-Language Pathologist (teaching) None Not currently issued Speech-Language Pathologist Speech-language impaired Teacher of Blind or Visually Impaired None PK-age 22 Blind or Visually Impaired Blind or partially sighted Teacher of Deaf or Hard of Hearing None PK-age 22 Deaf or Hard of Hearing Hearing Impaired Administrative Chief School Business Official None PK-age 22 Chief School Business Official Chief School Business Official Director of Special Education None PK-age 22 Director of Special Education Director of Special Education General Administrative (through June 30, 2014) None Not currently issued General Administrative General Administrative Principal (2013) None PK-age 22 General Administrative General Administrative Superintendent None PK-age 22 Superintendent Superintendent Supervisory − endorsement area (special education only and school support personnel) None; see Section 25.497 of this Part PK-age 22 Supervisory – endorsement area Supervisory Teacher Leader None PK-22 Teacher Leader None School Support Personnel School Counselor None PK-age 22 School Counselor Guidance School Nurse None PK-age 22 School Nurse School Nurse School Psychologist None PK-age 22 School Psychologist School Psychologist School Social Worker None PK-age 22 School Social Wor ne; see Section 25.497 of this Part PK-age 22 Supervisory – endorsement area Supervisory Teacher Leader None PK-22 Teacher Leader None School Support Personnel School Counselor None PK-age 22 School Counselor Guidance School Nurse None PK-age 22 School Nurse School Nurse School Psychologist None PK-age 22 School Psychologist School Psychologist School Social Worker None PK-age 22 School Social Worker School Social Worker Speech-Language Pathologist None PK-age 22 Non-Teaching Speech-Language Pathologist Non-Teaching Speech-Language Pathologist Dual Credit Biology None 11-12 None None Calculus None 11-12 None None English Composition None 11-12 None None English Literature None 11-12 None None General Math None 11-12 None None History None 11-12 None None Psychology None 11-12 None None Speech None 11-12 None None Statistics None 11-12 None None *All Illinois approved educator preparation programs for endorsements valid for PK-12 shall submit confirmation of program course and fieldwork coverage of all grades PK-12 to State Board of Education staff no later than June 30, 2023. ## Nearby sections - [23 Ill. 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