| Northern Illinois University is a complex, multi-faceted institution with a history rooted in the preparation of teachers and a future which embeds this in a larger matrix of scholarship, teaching, and service to the amazingly dynamic and diverse region in which it sits. The shared governance of teacher certification at NIU spreads across the entire institution and directly involves four of the undergraduate degree granting colleges (Education, Health and Human Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts) and the Office of the Provost. |
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Northern has one of the two largest teacher
certification programs among Illinois universities. More than
25,000 NIU graduates are currently teaching in the public schools in
the state of Illinois. In addition, one out of every four school
district superintendents in Illinois is an NIU graduate.
Currently, there are approximately 3000 students enrolled among the 26 initial and advanced certification programs at NIU, and the university recommends about 700 teaching candidates for certification each year. |
Northern Illinois University is accredited by the North Central
Association of Colleges and Schools and the National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Its initial and advanced certification programs are approved by the Illinois State
Board
of Education.