As a Licensure Candidate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, you have been admitted to a professional educator program that has been approved by and is in good standing with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). Faculty and Staff at Illinois have worked to design and provide the highest quality licensure preparation programs to help you on your path to becoming a professional educator and meeting all state requirements. When you have completed your prescribed program of study for your licensure area, documentation of your completion will be officially sent to ISBE by the Council on Teacher Education.