Chicago Teacher Residency Program

After applicants complete an interview with AUSL, they must submit a DePaul online application at go.depaul.edu/apply On the online application, answer “yes” to the second partnership question “Does your current employer or professional association have a partnership agreement with DePaul which qualifies you for tuition reduction benefits?” Select “Academy of Urban School Leadership” from the drop down options.

In addition to the online application, applicants must submit supplemental materials:

• Two letters of recommendation. 
• A personal statement in which the applicant discusses why he/she is interested in further study and articulates an issue or problem of interest or concern.
• Résumé
• Official transcripts from every college/or university attended. If you submitted an official transcript(s) to AUSL as part of your selection process, these official transcripts may be used for the DePaul application portion. 
• Writing sample (special education applicants only). Preferably a term paper, seminar paper, or senior thesis or portion thereof from the applicant’s undergraduate program.

All supplemental materials can be uploaded as part of your online application, emailed to edgradadmissions@depaul.edu or mailed/hand-delivered to The Office of Graduate Admissions. 

The application deadline is May 15, 2024. 

Upon submission of your application, you will be directed to DePaul Grad Gateway: your application and next steps portal where you'll find your personal checklist of everything that needs to be completed to move forward with your admission process.  You may also request the status of your application through email at edgradadmissions@depaul.edu or by calling our office at (773) 325-4405.

After all materials are submitted to the Office of Graduate Admission, a decision is typically made within two to three weeks following a committee review. You will be notified through email that an update to your application has been made. The admission decision will be viewable through the DePaul Grad Gateway portal.

Conditional admission is an admission with some stipulation that must be completed within a certain period of time. This type of admission is often used if a program has concerns about the applicant’s ability to do well in the program and allows the program to monitor the student’s progress for the first 8-16 quarter hours or first two quarters. Those that do not maintain a certain GPA, or achieve a certain academic performance as specified in their conditional admission, may be dropped from the program.

Provisional admission means admission is based on the successful completion of coursework currently planned or in progress. For example, the most common provisional admission requires the student to prove that they have earned a bachelor’s degree. Students that are admitted prior to finishing their bachelor’s’ degree will be put on hold and will need to submit by the required deadline a final transcript that shows proof of a bachelor’s degree before they are allowed to register for courses. Those that do not meet the provisions of their admittance may be withdrawn from the College of Education.

This is not typical; however, the admission committee may accept candidates provisionally with outstanding materials. Applicants provisionally accepted will be placed on a “hold” status. A letter will be sent to the applicant stating they have been recommended for admission, but that their file lacks certain credentials. In order to be officially accepted, they must send these missing credentials by a specified date. If the materials are not received by the date specified, the applicant will be denied admission.