ISBE Testing Requirement Prior to Admission
To an Illinois Educator Preparation Program
The Illinois State Board of Education recently filed
emergency rules that would allow prospective candidates to use their ACT/SAT
score in lieu of passing the Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP) for admission
to an educator preparation program.
The following must be met:
1) Composite
ACT plus Writing score of at least 22 or a composite (mathematics and
critical reading) SAT score of 1030.
2) The
prospective candidate cannot have failed the TAP five times.
3) The
official ACT/SAT score report cannot be more than five years old at the time of
application to the program and submission of the ACT/SAT scores to ISBE.
Prospective candidates who wish to use their ACT/SAT score
in lieu of the TAP must complete the following:
1) Apply
for full admission to an educator preparation program. This means you
must have applied to a major, minor, or added a concentration that leads to
State certification. The respective program of application must notify
CoTE, cote-teachercertification@illinois.edu,
that you applied to the certification program.
2) Complete
and submit ISBE Form
73-60 to the Council on Teacher Education (505 E. Green Street, Suite 203,
Champaign 61820) for signature. The Council will forward the form to the
ISBE once it confirms your ACT/SAT scores and the Council has been notified of
your application to an educator.
3) Request ACT/SAT
send an official score report to the Illinois State Board of Education,
Division of Educator Certification, 100 North First Street, S-306, Springfield,
IL 62777. In lieu of requesting the scores via paper form request
you may use one of the following options.
a. Submit
ACT electronic score requests using code 7000. This request will allow
for a sealed score to be sent to your home address which can then be forwarded
to ISBE.
b. Submit
ACT electronic score requests using code 7002. This request will allow
you to send a score report directly to the ISBE at the above address.
4) If
the UIUC does not have a copy of your scores (this typically only applies to
transfer students), official scores must also be sent to the UIUC (school code
1154).
Note: The above procedures are based on
emergency rules and can be changed and/or cancelled at any time.
