Secondary Education, M.A.T. (Resident Teacher Program)

The Secondary Education, M.A.T., Resident Teacher Program, leads to a master’s degree and a Professional Educator License, endorsed for the applicable grade level and content-area endorsement in one of six disciplines listed below:

• Biological Science
• English/Language Arts
• Foreign Languages
• Mathematics
• Physical Sciences
• Social Studies

Select a discipline to learn more about degree requirements and coursework.

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 classrooms of Chicago Public Schools 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.

For more information about this program, visit  http://www.nl.edu/academics/educationmastersteacherprep/secondaryeducation/