Eligibility
Graduate students or postdoctoral fellows from any program may apply, provided they meet the following criteria:
- Applicants must be in residence at Northwestern for all three consecutive quarters in the year they will participate.
- Applicants must have advanced to candidacy OR articulate a clear statement on why they are pursuing the program at this time.
- Applicants are strongly recommended to engage in a substantive teaching experience at some point during or soon after the program.
Application
TCP participants are selected each spring via a competitive application process.
Applications are now closed. Current applicants should receive notification of their application status in mid-June.
The 2020-21 TCP Application will open in Spring 2020.
The Teaching Certificate Program application includes:
- A description of how participation in the program will contribute to the applicant’s professional development.
- A description of the applicant’s approach to teaching and learning in the applicant’s discipline.
- Identification of a faculty mentor (if known at this time).
- If applicable, a description of the teaching context the applicant plans to complete while in or soon after the program.
