Academic Programs
Undergraduate
Elementary Education (B.S.Ed.)
- Elementary Math Minor
Middle Level Teaching and Learning (B.S.Ed.)
- Program allows for two endorsement areas
Master's Programs
Curriculum and Instruction (M.S.Ed.)
Literacy Education – ESL/Bilingual Education (M.S.Ed.)
Literacy Education - Reading (M.S.Ed.)
- Reading Specialist Certification (M.S.Ed. degree holders)
Teaching - Elementary Education (M.A.T.) (NIU Naperville)
- with Illinois licensure
Doctoral Program
Curriculum and Instruction (Ed.D.)
Specializations:
- Curriculum Leadership
- Equity and Social Inquiry
- Literacy Education (Reading Emphasis or Bilingual/ESL Emphasis)
Certificates of Graduate Study
- Curricular and Pedagogical Practices in Social Justice Education
- Instructional Coaching
- Teaching English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education
Endorsements
Testimonial
After going through the NIU College of Education, I became a much more open-minded and accepting individual. The college has excellent professors who are knowledgeable and passionate about what they teach. They're dedicated to making you a well-rounded educator, and their dedication and passion toward their subjects inspires your imagination and creativity. I use so much of what I learned in college each day.
Dezirae Bruns, B.S.Ed., Elementary Education, First Grade Teacher, Glen Ellyn School District 41
Contact Us
Department of Curriculum and Instruction815-753-8556
815-753-8563 (fax)
CIDepartment@niu.edu
Gabel Hall 147