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 an application process.
Current applicants should receive notification of their application status in mid-June.
Applications are currently closed. Please check back Spring Quarter 2022 to apply to the 2022-23 cohort.
The Teaching Certificate Program online application includes:
- A description of how participation in the program will contribute to the applicant’s professional development.
- A description of what the applicant hope to learn as a result of participating in the program.
- 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.
