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The South Cook Teacher Residency Program was designed in collaboration with the South Cook Intermediate Service Center, a regional office that provides educational services to 66 public school districts and stakeholders in south suburban Cook County. The goal of the program is to provide full-time substitutes, paraprofessionals and teaching assistants working in south suburban Cook County with an affordable and high-quality pathway to an MA degree and teacher licensure in Elementary Education. The program launched in Summer 2021 and is currently seeking applicants for a new cohort.

Benefits of the program

• Job-embedded learning. Because the SCTR is an alternative licensure program enables full-time subs and teaching assistants are eligible to become teachers of record while preparing to earn teacher licensure.
• Flexibility. To meet the needs of working adults, courses are offered face-to-face in the summer semester at South Cook ISC. During the fall and spring semesters, courses are offered in the evening using Zoom.
• Affordability. Residents receive a reduced tuition rate that remains fixed over the two-year period of study.
• Individualized support. Each resident receives a school and university mentor who provides high quality coaching through intensive clinical experiences.

Admission process

To earn admission, applicants must meet the following criteria by the deadline of February 1:

• Attend an information session. Attendance at an information session is required for admission. .
• Register for ILTS Content Exam #305. Registering for the ILTS content exam for elementary education is a requirement for admission. Applicants who submit an application for admission before January 15 will receive a voucher that will enable them to register for the exam for free. .
• Submit official transcripts to ²Ø¾«¸ó. During the admission process, transcripts will be reviewed to determine eligibility for admission to the alternative licensure program. Please send all transcripts to admissionforms@roosevelt.edu or to:
  
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  Office of Admission Processing 
  1400 N. ²Ø¾«¸ó Blvd. Schaumburg, IL 60173 
   
• Submit an application for graduate admission. An application for admission to ²Ø¾«¸ó’s MA degree program in Elementary Education is required by the deadline of February 1. To earn admission, all applicants must be employed at ; have a BA or BS degree from an accredited college or university; have at least a 2.7 overall GPA at the undergraduate or graduate level; and submit evidence of their work experience and registration for ILTS Content Exam #305. .

Two additional items are required for admission:

• By Feb. 28, all applicants must participate in a group interview. Details will be communicated shortly after Feb. 1.
• By March 14, ²Ø¾«¸ó must receive scores from the ILTS Content Exam #305. When applicants register for the exam, they should indicate that they want their test scores sent to ²Ø¾«¸ó. There is no extra charge for this service.