Admission Requirements

All candidates seeking admission to the program must:

• Complete the Graduate Application for Admission.
• Submit official transcripts* showing a bachelor’s degree and any graduate coursework.
• Hold a bachelor’s degree or higher with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a major in one of the following content areas: English, Language Arts, Math, Physical Science, Reading, or Social Science.**
• Hold a current Illinois Educator License with Stipulations endorsed for Alternative Provisional Educator (ELS-APE).
• Pass the Illinois Licensure Testing System (ILTS) test 305 for Elementary Education (Grades 1–6).
• Secure employment as a provisional teacher in an elementary school teaching grades 1–6.

*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

**Candidates who do not hold a bachelor’s degree in an approved content area will be required to submit transcripts to the state superintendent to be reviewed for equivalency.