Secondary Education, M.A.T., Social Studies Concentration (Resident Teacher Program)
With this program, NLU partners with the Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL) to deliver the M.A.T. Secondary Education program in a model which integrates a ten-month teaching residency and 12 months of graduate level coursework.
Program participants spend one year working full-time in Chicago Public Schools classrooms with mentor teachers. While gaining classroom experience, participants take the coursework that allows them to earn a full Master of Arts in Teaching degree from NLU.
Graduates contract to work in an underperforming Chicago Public School for a minimum of four years.
Graduates will be eligible for Secondary Education Certificate (Type 09) with an endorsement in a designation of Social Studies or Broad-Based Social Studies. Visit Certifications and Endorsements at NLU for more details.
In addition to National College of Education Graduate Admission Requirements, applicants must:
- Pass the Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP)
- Have a grade point average of 3.0 in the last 60 hours of coursework
- Choose a designation from one of the following: Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology/Anthropology or Broad-based Social Science
- Have a grade point average of 3.0 or better in designation coursework
- Have 32 SH of coursework in Social Studies (12 SH of upper division)
- Submit a passing score in at least five of the six categories (including the designation area) on the Praxis II Social Studies Content Knowledge Examination taken within the past 10 years. Students who pass more than three, but fewer than five categories (including the area of endorsement) will be considered for four-course review admission status.
In addition, the Social Studies endorsement requires:
- A major from a regionally accredited institution in one of the designation areas, minimum 24 SH (Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology/Anthropology)
- At least one course in each of the additional areas listed below (excluding the area of designation):
- Economics
- Geography
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology/Anthropology
- U.S. History
- World History
- A course with a Non-Western focus
Broad-Based Social Studies
Candidates who not have a major in one of the designations of Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology/Anthropology may choose the Broad-based Social Science endorsement.
Candidates must fulfill all of these areas:
- 18 SH of History including the minimum of two US History courses and one in Non-Western/ World History (can be Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central and South America, or Pacifica)
- One course in Economics
- One course in Geography
- One course in Political Science
- One course in Psychology
- One course in Sociology/Anthropology
- Test 114
This degree requires:
- 36 SH
- An internship
- That candidates choose 6 SH of electives from one of the following areas: Reading, ESL, Middle Level or Special Education (see tables below)
MAT Core - 8 SH
| FND504 | History and Philosophy of American Education | |
| ESR514 | Research in Action: Becoming Practitioner Researchers | |
| EPS511 | Human Learning and Development in Instructional Contexts | |
Secondary Education – Social Studies Requirements - 22 SH
| SEC502 | Introduction to Teaching at the Secondary Level | |
| SEC525 | American Urban Education | |
| SPE500 | Introduction to Exceptional Children and Adolescents/Special Education | |
| SEC518 | Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary Level | |
| SEC597E | Resident Student Teaching in Secondary Education Social Studies | |
| RLR503 | Teaching Content Area and Advanced Reading | |
| TIE558 | Exploration of Technology as an Instructional Tool | |
Secondary Education – Reading Electives - 6 SH
Choose 6 SH from the following:
| RLR502 | Teaching Comprehension and Content Reading | |
| or | |
| RLR503 | Teaching Content Area and Advanced Reading | |
| and | |
| RLL522 | Adolescent Literature | |
| or | |
| RLL528 | Survey of Multicultural Literature K-12 | |
Note: If needed to equal 6 SH, a Reading Elective can be chosen under advisement
Secondary Education – ESL Electives - 6 SH
| CIL500 | Foundations of ESL and Bilingual Education | |
| CIL505 | Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language | |
Secondary Education – Middle Level Electives - 6 SH
| MLE500 | Middle School: An Overview | |
| MLE502 | Middle Level Curriculum | |
Secondary Education – Special Education Electives - 6 SH
Choose two courses from:
| SPE501 | Educational and Diagnostic Assessment of Exceptional Children and Adolescents | |
| SPE506 | Frameworks and Perspectives in Special Education | |
| SPE507 | Social/Emotional Development and Teaching and Support | |
| SPE527 | Individualized Curriculum and Instruction | |
Note: Other electives may be chosen in consultation with the resident teacher program partner.