Cohort Programs, College of Education

Teachers, Increase Your Qualifications and Make a Difference.

The College of Education offers a number of its programs in on and off campus formats to interested and qualified candidates. 

Earn Your Master of Arts in: 

 Educational Administration with Principal Endorsement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Interested in starting a cohort in your school or district? Contact Carla Johnson at cjohnson@govst.edu or 708.235.3989. 

 

Education - Bilingual/ESL Sequence

Courses are offered both on campus each semester in University Park and in an off campus cohort format, where highly qualified educators participate as course faculty.

ESL/Bilingual Approval Cohorts:

 Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL 

  • Sawyer Elementary School (Courses begin every semester - Ongoing Cohort)

Additional locations in the South Suburbs:

  • Governors State University, University Park, IL  (Courses begin every semester in a traditional program, non-cohort format)

For more information on these locations or for information, please contact Carla Johnson at cjohnson@govst.edu.

Principal Leadership (K-12)

Governors State University’s New Principal Leadership Graduate Program

  • Approved by the State Licensure Board
  • Reflects the Common Core State Standards
  • Reflects PERA, the new teacher evaluation law
  • Earns M.A. in Educational Administration
  • Earns Principal Leadership Endorsement
  • Comprised of 36 semester hours
  • Complete in six semesters
  • Cohort start date - Fall Semester 2021

Recruiting for GSU On- and Off-Campus Cohort 

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