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Bachelor of Secondary Education

North Park University

  • Chicago, United States
  • 4 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Bachelor

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About the program

Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education is a four-year on-campus degree at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (1 year): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Develop subject knowledge in Secondary Education and evaluate learning approaches
  • Communicate appropriately with learners
  • And reflect on educational practice.

Career outcomes

  • Middle and high school teacher

Curriculum

  • Foundations of teaching and learning
  • Educational technology
  • Equity and access
  • Assessment
  • Content-area literacy and subject methods (art
  • English
  • Mathematics and others)
  • Plus a major in the teaching subject and a student-teaching residency.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Secondary school (US grade 12 equivalent) completed or finishing within three months of start
  • Official transcript sent by the school
  • One academic recommendation
  • SAT/ACT optional
  • Bank statement and affidavit of support for the I-20.

Accepted academic background

Secondary school (US grade 12 equivalent) completed or completed within three months of start, Official transcript sent by school, Academic recommendation, Bank statement and affidavit of support for I-20.

Language tests

  • IELTS 6.0
  • TOEFL iBT 80
  • Duolingo 105
  • PTE Academic 53
  • Cambridge B2
  • Oxford Test of English 7

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • English Language Test Results
  • Recommendation Letters.

How to apply

  1. Check requirements and deadlines on the first-year international page (applications accepted year-round). Apply online (no application fee) or through the Common App. Have the secondary school send official transcripts and a teacher send an academic recommendation
  2. SAT/ACT optional. Send TOEFL
  3. IELTS
  4. Duolingo
  5. PTE
  6. Cambridge or Oxford score. After admission pay the 200 USD tuition deposit (F-1 holders). Send passport
  7. Bank statement and affidavit of support for the I-20
  8. Then book the visa appointment. Register for classes and arrange housing.

Other costs

Tuition per year$39,500, $39,000 USD
Application fee$75 USD
Deposit$200 USD

Program details

CampusChicago
Faculty or schoolSchool of Education
DepartmentEducation
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value120
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay1 year
Scholarship noteUndergraduate students may be considered for North Park academic merit scholarships, Including Nyvall, Presidential and Provost awards, Subject to entry profile and award criteria.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    January 2027

    Applications closed

    1 Oct 2026

    Closed

  • Program starts

    August 2027

    Apply by

    1 Jun 2027

    199 days left

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 4 years.