The TEACH Program combines a Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (LAS) undergraduate Economics major with a graduate level College of Education (COE) Master’s in Education Program. Students graduate with a BA in their disciplinary major and a MEd in Education with State of Illinois Secondary Social Science licensure.
Students may apply to the TEACH Program during the spring of their junior year. They must enroll in the Junior Year Experiential Learning course, TCH 320, and meet other application criteria; these include completion of at least 16 quarter credit hours at DePaul and a 3.0 grade point average. During their senior year, students are required to complete a TEACH Program capstone course, TCH 390, and three 400-level courses that count toward both their undergraduate and graduate degrees:
This combined degree program of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and the College of Education was collaboratively developed, and is governed and taught by faculty from these units.
The Master’s year comprises teacher-preparation coursework that culminates with student teaching during Spring quarter. Upon graduation and the fulfilling of State of Illinois licensure requirements (which may require some additional course work in the student’s major and related fields), students are eligible to be licensed to teach Social Sciences at the 5th-12th grade levels.
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January 2025
Lincoln Park Campus
2400 N. Sheffield Ave,
Chicago,
Illinois,
60614, Midwest, United States
You are considered an international freshman applicant if you have been educated outside of the U.S. at any time during secondary school (high school).
English proficiency requirement
Students educated outside the U.S. for secondary school (high school) are required to submit an exam score that meets our English proficiency requirement.
IELTS Academic - 6.5 on the IELTS Academic
TOEFL - 80 on the IBT TOEFL with no subsection lower than 17
Duolingo English Test (DET) - 115 on the DET
SAT - minimum evidence based reading and writing score of 540
ACT - minimum reading score of 18 and English score of 20
PTE Academic - minimum English academic score of 53
Revised TOEFL Paper-delivered Test - 59 on the PdT overall with no subsection lower than 17
Application Deadlines: Early Action - Nov. 15; Regular Notification - Feb 1.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
92 percent of DePaul undergraduate students enter into professional employment or continue their studies within sixth months of graduating.