Northern Illinois University
College of Education

Continue your education with the NIU College of Education's certificate and endorsement programs.

Application process varies, please contact department for additional information.

Certificate programs

Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education

• Adult Continuing Education
• Career Development
• College Teaching
• Higher Education
• Workplace Learning and Performance

Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment

• Advanced Qualitative Methodology in Education
• Response to Intervention

Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education

• Adapted Physical Education

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

• Teaching English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education
• Children's and Young Adult Literature/Media
• Postsecondary Developmental Literacy and Language Instruction (Online)
• Reading Teacher

Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations

• Advanced Teaching Practices
• Curricular and Pedagogical Practices in Social Justice Education
• Foundations of Education
• Museum Studies
• Problem-Based Learning in Educational Psychology

Department of Special and Early Education

• Assistive Technology Specialist (Coming Soon)
• Behavior Analysis
• Director of Special Education

Endorsements/Other

• Advanced Quantitative Methodology in Education (ETRA)
• Chief School Business Official Endorsement
• Director of Special Education Endorsement
• ESL/Bilingual Endorsement
• Library Information Specialist Endorsement
• Professional Educator License in Illinois with an Endorsement in School Counseling
• Reading Teacher Endorsement
• Principal Endorsement
• Superintendent Endorsement
• Educational Specialist (Ed.S.)
• Office of External and Global Programs