Admission Requirements

All candidates seeking admission to the program must:

• Hold a current Illinois Teaching Professional Educator License (PEL) and currently be under contract as a full-time classroom teacher.
• Complete the Graduate Application for Admission.
• Submit official transcripts* showing a bachelor’s degree and any graduate coursework.
• Submit a current resume documenting teaching experience, including at least one year of classroom teaching experience in a Pre-K–12 setting.

*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