Admission Requirements

All candidates seeking admission to the program must:

• Complete the Graduate Application for Admission.
• Hold a valid Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) in early childhood, elementary, secondary, or preschool-12.
• Have classroom teaching experience and currently be under contract as a full-time classroom teacher.
• Submit official transcripts* showing a bachelor’s degree and any graduate coursework.
• Hold a bachelor’s degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 or a graduate degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, both based on a 4.0 scale.
• Submit a current resume documenting classroom teaching experience.

*Most institutions use Parchment or National Student Clearinghouse to send transcripts. If your college or university does not use either, please have your official transcripts sent to AU-Etranscripts@aurora.edu or the mailing address below. 

Aurora University
Office of Admission
347 S. Gladstone Ave.
Aurora, IL 60506