Undergraduate Programs

• B.S. in Elementary Education (four options)
  • Elementary Education (Grade 1-6)
  • Early Childhood Education (Birth - Grade 2)
  • Elementary Ed. ESL Option (Grade 1-6 & ESL endorsement)
  • Elementary Ed. Multilingual Option (Grade 1-6 & ESL and Bilingual endorsements)
• B.S. in Middle Level Education (Grade 5-8)
• B.S. in Special Education and Special Ed/Elementary Ed (Dual)
• B.S. in Educational Studies (non-teacher licensure)
• B.S. in Physical Education
• TESOL Minor
• Paraprofessional Track (Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, & Special Education)
• Middle Level Literacy Minor
• Educational Studies Minor

Graduate Programs

• Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) - Alternative Licensure
• Master of Science in Education (M.S. Ed.) - Curriculum and Instruction
• Master of Science in Education (M.S. Ed.) - Educational Leadership
• Master of Science in Education (M.S. Ed.) - Educational Studies
• Master of Science in Reading (M.S. Ed.)
• Master of Science in Education (M.S. Ed.) - Special Education
• Education Specialist (Ed. S.) - Educational Leadership and Superintendent Licensure
• Doctorate of Education (Ed. D.) - Educational Leadership- Pre-K
• Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.)-Organizational Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Track
• TESOL Certificate

Licensures, Endorsements, & Certificates

• Bilingual Endorsement
• ESL Endorsement
• M.A. in Teaching Alternative Licensure
• Reading Specialist and Reading Teacher Endorsements
• Principal Endorsement
• Special Education Endorsement (Learning Behavioral Specialist 1)
• Superintendent Endorsement
• TESOL Certificate

Educational Centers

• Children's Literature Examination Center
• Maurice G. Kellogg Science Education Center
• Reading Center
• Social Studies Center
• Infant and Preschool Center
• Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education
• Seymour Center for Rural Education

History, Vision, and Mission
Faculty & Staff

Contact Information

School of Education
Horrabin Hall 115
(309) 298-1183

education@wiu.edu

School of Education
The QC ESL/Bilingual Lounge
WIU Educational Leadership

Resources

• Teacher Education Advising
• Great River Teacher Corps (GRTC)
• Scholarships
• Student Resources
• Organizations & Affiliations
• School of Education Faculty Handbook
• MAT Handbook (Alternative Licensure)

In The News!

Tamika Causley, a Master of Arts in Teaching in Special Education student, is in the news!

Click here for the full article by Peoria 25 NEWS (Mar. 15, 2022). Excerpts from the article read: "A longtime Peoria Public Schools employee is seeing her dream of becoming a teacher come true. After years working in various positions at PPS, Tamika Causley will become a PPS teacher next Fall, after making a strong impact on her coworkers and her bosses over the last eight years.

Since 2014, she has worked as a substitute clerk, in the curriculum department and in district communications, among other roles. During her time at PPS, she’s had one main goal. “I need to be a teacher,” Causley said. “This is what I need to do.”

While working at PPS, she went back to school, first receiving her bachelor’s degree. Now, she is working on her master’s degree in Special Education from Western Illinois University.

Congratulations Tamika!

See here for more information on our alternative teacher license program.

Voices of Alumni

It has been 6 years since I graduated with my master's in EIS [now EDS, Educational Studies].  I now have a district-level administrative role that hires, trains, and evaluates all EL teachers in the district.  Thank you for all of the foundational skills you taught me during my first graduate-level program.  The EIS program at WIU set me on a wonderful trajectory that has pushed me to get additional degrees in administration, making it possible for me to take on this role that will impact the educational services offered throughout 25 schools in our district. Thank you for your dedication to education.  You all have truly left a mark. ~ Jessica Marty