National Louis university uses first-of-its-kind Groupon offer

National Louis University has announced a partnership with Groupon that enables aspiring teachers to take a graduate level course in teaching, good for academic credit and sold at a 60 percent tuition discount.

The university, celebrating its 125th year of offering access to education, is using the technique as a way to introduce the Masters of Arts in Teaching graduate program to interested teachers.

This is the first time a higher education institution like National Louis University is using the Groupon model to attract potential students for academic credit. The Groupon deal will go live at 12:01 a.m.September 6 and will be available until 11:59 p.m.September 7, or until it sells out. The feature is redeemable at National Louis' downtown Chicago campus.