K-12 Licensure
Undergraduate Certificate | Graduate Certificate
K–12 Licensure at North Park
The K–12 licensure program is designed for those who wish to teach art, Spanish, music, or physical education across all grade levels. Undergraduate students will declare a major in one of these subject areas and complete a K–12 education sequence, which includes foundational education courses and classroom experiences in elementary, middle, and high schools.
Interested graduate students do declare an undergraduate major but take an additional courses as needed to meet the content area requirements.
Advisors from your major’s department and the School of Education will help guide you through coursework and ensure you meet both North Park’s requirements and those set by the Illinois State Board of Education for licensure.
Major requirements
In addition to completing the K–12 education sequence, undergraduate students must fulfill the following credit hours in their chosen major:
- Art Education: 36 credit hours
- Music Education (vocal, piano, or instrumental): 59 credit hours
- Physical Education: 36 credit hours
- Spanish: 36 credit hours
Students must meet the requirements for acceptance into North Park University and the teacher education program to receive admittance into the K–12 licensure program.
Undergraduate graduation requirements
To complete the K–12 licensure program and earn a teaching license, students must complete:
- 36 major credit hours
- 40 education coursework credit hours
- 46 corecredit hours
- The Core Curriculum requirements
- A total of at least 120 credit hours
For a list of course offerings, please refer to the academic catalog.