通过教育硕士和进阶学习证书，经验丰富的教师将准备成为更有能力和知识更丰富的从业人员，他们将成为当地学校和学区教育改革的领导者。还提供了硕士学位课程，可为拥有教育以外领域学位并希望成为教师的个人提供教师执照。导致许可的三个专业是幼儿教育，基础教育和中等教育。除了完成教育硕士课程 学位，这些课程的学生遵循与本科生相同的专业教育课程顺序。幼儿教育（从出生到2年级）为教师准备婴儿/幼儿课程，学前班，幼儿园和初等教育。该计划的毕业生有资格获得幼儿许可证，并带有幼儿特殊教育批准书，可以通过学龄前出生。伊利诺伊州法律和
Through the Master of Education and the Certificate of Advanced Study, experienced teachers are prepared to become more competent and better informed practitioners who serve as leaders for educational reform in local schools and school districts. Also offered are master's degree programs leading to teacher licensure for individuals who have a degree in a field other than education and wish to become teachers. The three majors leading to licensure are Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, and Secondary Education. In addition to completing the courses required for an Ed.M. degree, students in these programs follow the same sequence of professional education courses as undergraduate students. Early Childhood Education (birth through Grade 2) prepares teachers for infant/toddler programs, preschool, kindergarten, and the early primary grades. Graduates of the program qualify for the early childhood license with early childhood special education letter of approval for birth through preschool. Illinois law and Council on Teacher Education policy require that all candidates for admission to a teacher preparation program pass the Illinois Licensure Testing System test of Basic Skills prior to admission.