In summer 2020, licensed teachers can earn endorsements through Roosevelt’s unique summer residency programs. Each program consists of courses that meet weekly, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Private and public school teachers can earn their endorsements and pay only the special non-degree tuition rate for graduate students in the College of Education. Alternatively, teachers can enroll in a graduate degree program and apply their endorsement coursework toward a graduate degree.
View the non-degree and degree tuition rates for graduate students in the College of Education.
For more information, contact Laura Lag, assistant dean of Graduate Admission, at llag@roosevelt.edu or (312) 853-4753.
Chicago Campus Summer Residencies
Summer residencies at our Chicago Campus will take place from July 8 through July 26, 2020.
Choose from the following programs.
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The Special Education LBS I Endorsement program consists of three graduate courses focused on the assessment of students with disabilities and the characteristics of learners with physical and learning disabilities, offered as three consecutive, face-to-face, one week intensive courses from July 8-July 26, 2020. Teachers interested in the endorsement only option should complete the Graduate Student-at-Large application. Teachers interested in applying their endorsement coursework toward a graduate degree in Teaching and Learning or Second Language Special Education should complete our online application.
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The Bilingual/ESL endorsement program consists of five graduate courses focused on assessment, methods, and linguistic and cultural knowledge critical for working constructively with English language learners. From July 8-July 26, 2020 three of the courses will be offered in consecutive, face-to-face, one week intensive formats. Teachers will then enroll in the remaining two graduate courses that will be offered online during the fall semester.
Teachers interested in the endorsement only option should complete the Graduate Student-at-Large application. Teachers interested in applying their endorsement coursework toward a graduate degree in Reading, Teaching and Learning or Second Language Special Education should complete our online application.
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The MA in Dual Language Teacher Leadership (DLTL) prepares teachers to teach and lead in dual language programs and schools-and qualifies teachers for both a teacher leader endorsement and an ESL or bilingual endorsement. A new cohort will begin in summer 2020, and will complete the first three courses within the summer residency format. Additional courses will be delivered online in fall 2020 and spring 2021, and the final three courses will be delivered face-to-face in summer 2021. This cohort degree program is the only one of its kind in the Midwest. Thanks to a federal grant, significant scholarship support is available for Chicago Public School teachers and teachers in five northwest suburban Chicago school districts (4,7,46, 54 and 59). Teachers can obtain cost information and admission details by contacting Laura Lag at llag@roosevelt.edu
Schaumburg Campus Summer Residencies
Three summer residencies will be offered at our Schaumburg Campus beginning in June 2020.
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The Special Education LBS I Endorsement program consists of three graduate courses focused on the assessment of students with disabilities and the characteristics of learners with physical and learning disabilities, offered as three consecutive, face-to-face, one week intensive courses from June 8-June 26, 2020. Teachers interested in the endorsement only option should complete the Graduate Student-at-Large application. Teachers interested in applying their endorsement coursework toward a graduate degree in Teaching and Learning or Second Language Special Education should complete our online application.
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The Master of Arts in Reading enables teachers to add either the Reading Teacher or Reading Specialist endorsement to their Illinois teaching licenses. Teachers can get started on this degree by completing the first three courses within the summer residency format — one of which is the intensive, five-week reading practicum that takes place from June 8 through July 9. Additional courses will be delivered online in fall 2020, spring 2021 and summer 2021. Teachers can obtain cost information and admission details by contacting Laura Lag at llag@roosevelt.edu.
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The MA in Dual Language Teacher Leadership (DLTL) prepares educators to teach and lead in dual language programs and schools and provides a teacher leader endorsement and either an ESL or bilingual endorsement. A new cohort will begin in Schaumburg in summer 2020 and will complete the first three courses within the summer residency format between June 8 and June 26. Additional courses will be delivered online in fall 2020, spring 2021 with the final three courses to be delivered face-to-face in summer 2021. This cohort program is the only one of its kind in the Midwest. Thanks to a federal grant, significant scholarship support is available for teachers employed in suburban school districts 4, 7, 46, 54, and 59. Teachers can obtain cost information and admission details by contacting Laura Lag at llag@roosevelt.edu.
Partnerships
Roosevelt University partners energetically with a variety of organizations to provide summer residency courses that meet the professional development needs of licensed teachers. Currently, the College of Education has Summer 2020 summer residency partnerships with the Chicago Teachers Union, the Chicago Catholic Schools, the Noble Network of Charter Schools, Network 4 in the Chicago Public Schools, Palatine School District 15, Rockford Public Schools District 205 and Dunlap School District 323.
All of our summer residency partnerships enable licensed teachers to earn valuable endorsements and pay only the special non-degree tuition rate for graduate students in the College of Education. Alternatively, teachers can enroll in a graduate degree program and apply their endorsement coursework toward a graduate degree.
For more information about creating a partnership, please contact Laura Lag, assistant dean of Graduate Admission, at llag@roosevelt.edu or (312) 853-4753.