If you have an active professional education license (PEL) and an interest in teaching computer science coursework, we have an exciting professional advancement opportunity for you! You can earn a Computer Science Endorsement. CPS is partnering with two universities: 

1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) (via Discovery Partners Institute)

2. Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU)

For program information, including how to enroll in the endorsement cohort, click on the university you are interested in! You can fill out this form to get on the list to hear more about the endorsement program when cohorts are forming, and visit NEIU's and UIUC / DPI's program pages.

Note: Once you have completed this program of study, UIUC or NEIU can entitle you to an endorsement.  That means that UIUC or NEIU will tell ISBE that you completed a course of study pre-approved by ISBE as sufficient to earn a CS teaching endorsement. Once you complete the program, you must also take the CS endorsement test.