Non-Degree Certifications, Endorsements and Approvals

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT:
LIBRARY INFORMATION SPECIALIST K-12 ENDORSEMENT

Special Information Session, June 13, 2013

Learn about NLU's program that meets Illinois state standards for the Library Information Specialist K–12 Endorsement and plan your future as a highly qualified school librarian.

National Louis University offers a broad range of options for students looking to add expertise beyond their degree and expand their career opportunities. These programs are offered in three categories: non-degree subsequent certifications, endorsements and approvals.

What We Offer

NLU offers coursework that may lead to state teaching and counseling subsequent certifications, endorsements and approvals. Please note that you must have at least a bachelor's degree to take graduate-level work.

Teaching Certification Programs: Aimed at practicing teachers who wish to obtain subsequent teacher certification in another level of teaching. At the conclusion of study, students may apply for the additional state certification.*

Teaching Endorsements: An endorsement is a permanent addition to a teaching certificate that permits a practicing teacher to work in an additional content area.

Teaching Approvals: An approval is a recognition by the state that a practicing teacher has completed a certain number of courses in a content area but not enough to meet requirements for a new license in that area, permitting the teacher to work in an area without committing to a full subsequent teacher certification program.

*(For details on initial teacher certification, visit Certifications and Endorsements at NLU. For further details on subsequent certifications, endorsements and approvals, visit the Illinois State Board of Education.)

Learn more about what's available from NLU:

Start Today

Application rules and requirements vary for each certification and endorsement program at NLU. Contact an enrollment specialist at 888.NLU.TODAY (658.8632) or online to receive program and registration information.

Locations

  • CHICAGO DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

    NLU’s Chicago campus on South Michigan Avenue occupies five floors of the historic Peoples Gas Building. This landmark building, across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago and Grant Park, is easily accessible by train, bus and car and is surrounded by restaurants, parking lots/garages and shops.

    122 S. Michigan Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60603
    800.443.5522

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  • ELGIN

    Conveniently located in a fast-growing business district off I-90 and Route 31, NLU Elgin features 10 classrooms with high-tech media equipment; a computer lab with high-speed Internet access; two conference rooms; and comfortable student lounges. Parking is free at this recently remodeled and upgraded teaching site, which now includes wireless Internet access.

    620 Tollgate Road
    Elgin, IL 60123
    800.443.5522

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  • NORTH SHORE

    Opened in the summer of 2006, NLU North Shore at Skokie is a state-of-the-art modern campus located just off the Edens Expressway near the Old Orchard Shopping Center. The campus includes 44 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a walk-in lab in the library; six conference rooms; a public café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; and multiple, comfortable student lounge areas.

    5202 Old Orchard Road
    Skokie, IL 60077
    800.443.5522

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  • LISLE

    Located just minutes from the East-West Tollway (I-88), NLU Lisle features 42 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a separate walk-in lab in the library; a café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; conference rooms; and six comfortable student lounge areas with wireless access.

    850 Warrenville Road
    Lisle, IL 60532
    800.443.5522

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  • WHEELING

    Located in one of Chicago's major northwest suburbs, the newly renovated NLU Wheeling includes 20 classrooms with high-tech media equipment, four conference rooms, four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, large student lounge areas with wireless capabilities and interactive video capabilities, and an extensive research library. The site also houses the university library research collection.

    1000 Capitol Drive
    Wheeling, IL 60090
    800.443.5522

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  • FLORIDA (TAMPA)

    Established in 1988 and located in one of the city's major business districts, NLU's Tampa campus serves students in 13 counties in central Florida. In addition to six classrooms, the campus features a conference room, a computer lab with high-speed Internet access, an extensive research library and comfortable student lounges.

    4950 West Kennedy Blvd. #300
    Tampa, FL 33609
    800.366.6581 | www.nl.edu/florida

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  • WISCONSIN

    NLU's Milwaukee campus has a proud history of serving graduate students in education in southeastern Wisconsin. Nearly one in five certified Wisconsin teachers looks to NLU for graduate education programs – more than any other university in the state. In addition to classrooms with high-tech media equipment, the campus offers a state-of-the-art computer lab with wireless Internet access and an extensive IDS research library.

    12000 West Park Place, Suite 100
    Milwaukee, WI 53224-3007
    414.577.2658

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