BA in Economics/MEd in Secondary Education Social Science

The combined Bachelor's/Master's degree programs allow students to complete 12 graduate credit hour while still undergraduates. These 12 graduate credit hours will count toward both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs. 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 B.A. in their disciplinary major and a MEd in Education with State of Illinois Secondary Social Science licensure. Students may apply to the 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 Program capstone course, TCH 390, and three 400-level courses that count toward both their undergraduate and graduate degrees. 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 6th-12th grade levels. A full description of the Program can be found on the College of Education website in the graduate course catalog. Students interested in the Program should consult with the designated TEACH Program advisor in their home department.