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Certification

Updated On:
03/23/2010

Chicago State University

Eastern Illinois University

Driver Education Institute

Southern Illinois University

Ch. I, S. 252.40
SUBTITLE A SUB CHAPTER g.
Section 252.40 - Driver Education Teacher Requirements

Approved Teacher - Persons authorized by the State Superintendent of Education to conduct an approved driver education course.

Teacher Presentation- All persons who teach a driver education course which is reimbursable or non-reimbursable must be qualified according to the minimum standards.

A) B) C)	The instructor must be a certified teacher. The instructor must hold a valid driver’s license. The instructor must possess good physical health as determined in accordance with Section 24-5 of the School Code.
The driver education teacher in a non-public school is not required to be certified but must hold a baccalaureate degree, or equivalent as determined by the employing school, in addition to meeting the requirements of Section 252.40 (b) (3). The fully qualified instructor is required to have sixteen (16) semester hours of college credit in the field of safety and driver education as follows:
A) B) C) D)	Five (5) semester hours in driver education. (TECH 533 & TECH 536) Three (3) semester hours in general safety. (TECH 535) Eight (8) semester hours in subjects chosen from the following related areas: Additional safety courses; Advanced psychology and sociology; Health Education; Instructional materials. Teachers assigned to either simulation or multiple-car programs must have preparation in the use of these methods which shall consist of a minimum of one semester hour or its equivalent in each area. (TECH 439)
(Source: Amend at 10 ILL. Reg.12922, effective July 22, 1986)

DRIVER EDUCATION INSTITUTE
Dr. Frank Gruber IV, Ph. D - Director

Teacher Certification Endorsement Program

Summer 2010
Driver Education Institute
P. O. Box 349
DeKalb, IL 60115

Classes will be held at the M. U. C.
1010 Jorie Blvd. | 2nd Floor | Oakbrook, IL

*Grad/Undergraduate Credit. Course costs will be listed in the NIU On-line Schedule
Simulation/Range work will be held at St. Charles H.S., St. Charles, IL
BTW at NIU/ DeKalb, IL
All Courses Will Have On-line Components.

For Course Content: Contact Dr. Frank J. Gruber ^IV Ph.D., Director C.E.E.T. Traffic Safety Institute, N.I.U, DeKalb, IL 60115. E-mail - gruber@ceet.niu.edu

To Register: On-line WWW.REG.NIU.EDU, Off-campus students (Regional), beginning 4/2010.

Check your registration time after 3/2010. (12 semester hours are an overload)

Overload Permits,
http://www.ceet.niu.edu/tech/academic/programs/msiminfo/overld.pdf

Student at Large Status:
Graduate students should be obtained (ASAP) from NIU’s Graduate school. (on-line, www.grad.niu.edu)

This will be the 24th year for this condensed program format.
The program again will be composed of the four state required Safety and Traffic Safety Areas of Study:

General Safety (3) Semester Hours
Traffic Safety (Classroom) (3) Semester Hours
Traffic Safety (On road Instruction) (3) Semester Hours
Advanced Traffic Education (Multi-Car Driving Range and Driving Simulation) (3) Semester Hours

TECH 635** Seminar in Safety, Current Issues in General Safety (3) (Early Summer, 2010); Sat, May 29, July 10, at the Multi-U Center, Oakbrook, IL, (8:30 am.-5:30 pm.); June 7*, 14*, 21, 28, July 5*, (TBA), Tech 635, (section # CE , ref*# ).

TECH 636** Principles of Traffic Safety Education (3) (Early Summer, 2010); Sat., June 5, July 17, (8:30 am.- 5:30 pm. at the Multi-U Center in Oakbrook, IL.) Wednesday, June 9*, 16*, 23*, 30,*July 1*, 8*, 15*, (TBA , Tech 636, (section # CE, ref. #).

TECH 633** Practicum in Traffic Education (3) (Summer, 2010); Sat., June 12, at the Multi-U Center in Oakbrook, IL.(8:30 am. - 5:30 pm.) PLUS BTW in the DeKalb area Mon through Sat.
7:00 am -9:00 pm., June 15 to Sat., July 16 by team appointment, (TBA) Tech 633, (section # CE, ref. # ).

TECH 539** Advanced Traffic Safety Education Practices (3) (Summer 2010); Sat., June 19 (8:30 am.-5:30 pm.) at the Multi-U Center in Oakbrook, Then (Sessions ,TBA) The weeks of. June 28, and July 2, (5:00 pm - 10:00 pm.) at St. Charles H. S. Simulation Laboratory and Multi-Car Range., (TBA) Tech 539, (section # CE, ref. #)

Graduate Credit (**). Course costs will be listed in the NIU On-line Schedule.

For Course Content Contact:
Dr. Frank J. Gruber IV Ph.D. - Director
Traffic Safety Institute
DeKalb, IL 60115
E-mail: gruber@ceet.niu.edu

Print Copy of 2010 Institute Course Information

Eastern Illinois University

2010 Summer Driver Education
Course Offerings for Certification
Click Above

College of Education and Professional Studies
Department of Health Studies

Registration for On Campus Summer Courses:

Non-degree Students that have not completed Bachelor’s degree
Current EIU students regular registration process Touchtone or PAWS system through EIU homepage
Non-EIU students contact Admissions 217-581-2223

Persons that have completed B.S. degree
Past EIU students contact Records Office 217-581-3511
Non-EIU students contact Graduate School 217-581-2220

Registration for Continuing Education Courses:
Call Continuing Education 217-581-5114 or 1-800-446-8918
FAX 217-581-6696, please call to confirm receipt.

NOTE: REGISTRATION WILL CONTINUE UNTIL CLASSES ARE FULL.

* With successful completion of these courses, an in-service teacher should be
eligible for certification in Driver Education by the end of the summer semester.

Chicago State University Course
HEALTH & SAFETY DRIVER EDUCATION COURSES

(Revised 5-08 with new course numbers)
CSU has changed the numbers for all of the courses at the University. The new numbers for the driver education courses are listed below in bold. The old course numbers are in the parenthesis. You will also notice the new undergraduate level courses are at the 4000 level and the new graduate courses are at the 5000 level. No longer will a G designate graduate level courses. You cannot take these courses to get credit again with the new numbers. The university will not award credit for any course a second time.

H&S 4500/H&S 5500 Driver Education
(3 CREDIT HOURS) Lecture and Field
(Old Numbers: H & S 350/350G Driver Education)

H&S 4560/5560 Advance Traffic Safety and Instructional Materials
(3 CREDIT HOURS) Lecture and Field
(Old Numbers: H & S 356/356G Advance Traffic Safety)

H&S 4570/5570 Advanced Safety Education
(3 CREDIT HOURS) Lecture and Field
(Old Numbers: H & S 357/357G Advanced Safety Education)

The three courses listed above are offered by Chicago State University and have been approved by the Illinois State Board of Education to fulfill the course work needed to teach driver education in the schools of Illinois. You will need to have the endorsement placed on your valid teaching certificate by submitting your transcript to the state in order to show proof to an employer that you have fulfilled endorsement requirements. To have this endorsement added, you will need to have all of your transcripts reviewed by the state to be sure you have met all requirements. This review cannot be done by anyone other than the Illinois State Board Education. Universities have not been given the authority to perform evaluations.

We strongly recommend you have your transcripts reviewed ASAP. This will eliminate any problems with courses you are missing or have already taken and do not want to repeat.

STATE OF ILLINOIS REQUIREMENTS: Also available at http://www.ISBE.net

Requirements for Secondary Level Endorsement in Driver Education & Safety
This endorsement requires 16 semester hours in the field of driver education and safety, including preparation as follows:

1. 3 semester hours in general safety
2. 5 semester hours in driver education and advanced traffic safety
3. 8 semester hours chosen from two or more of the following areas:
      A. General safety, including traffic and industrial safety
      B. Advanced psychology and sociology
      C. First aid and health education
      D. Instructional materials
4. Teachers assigned to either simulation or multiple-car programs shall have preparation in the use of
      these methods which shall consist of a minimum of 1 semester hour or its equivalent in each area.
      If you are not currently taking courses as an officially admitted CSU graduate student, you must be
      processed as a graduate student-at-large. Please call the Graduate Studies Office at 773.995.2404 to
      begin the process. Ask the representative from that office about registration procedures. It is wise to
      register early and pay on time. These courses tend to fill quickly. You can only obtain the RAP/PIN
      number from the Graduate Studies Office to register. The HPER Department, Chair, and faculty cannot
      give that number to you. The Graduate Studies Office is the only place to call for information about
      registration. If the class is at an off campus/extension site, you may contact Extension Services to help
      with registration after you have enrolled as a grad-at-large.

If you are an undergraduate student, please call the Admissions Office at 773.995.2513 to ask about procedures regarding processing as an undergraduate student-at-large.

Information and registration is available at http://www.csu.edu.

SCHEDULE of COURSES

Location	Fall	Spring	Summer
Location	Semester	Semester	Semester
Bogan & Taft High Schools	H&S 4500/5500	H&S 4560/5560	H&S 4570/5570
Naperville Central High School	H&S 4560/5560	H&S 4570/5570	H&S 4570/5570

If need is indicated, Taft High School may offer H&S 4500/5500 during the summer semester. This is also determined by site and instructor availability and funds.

The CSU driver education courses may be taken in any order and up to 2 at one time. Courses can not be completed in one semester and/or summer.

All classes begin at 6:00PM and finish at 8:50PM (unless otherwise noted in bulletin).
■ Courses at Naperville Central High School are offered on Tuesday evenings.
■ Courses at Taft High School are offered on Wednesday evenings.
■ Courses at Bogan High School are offered on Thursday evenings.
■ Summer courses are offered two nights a week: Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday.
■ If H&S 350/G is offered at Taft during the summer, it will be offered during the day after summer break
begins.

AFTER YOU REGISTER, please note the due date for payment.
If you do not submit payment by this date, YOU WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE COURSE!

Payment, for courses is most efficient by calling the Cashier’s Office at 773.995.2029 and using your credit card. You should not pay any university fees for taking an extension course. Clarify that you should be paying extension course prices only. You are also responsible for any holds on your account; for example outstanding bills or lack of immunization records. Please contact the Bursar’s Office at (773) 995-2470 for taking care of your account. The contact number for the Wellness Center is (773) 995-2010.