Bilingual
ENDORSEMENT
This program will meet the requirements for the Bilingual Endorsement to be added to
the Early Childhood, Elementary, or Secondary Education licensure. Students must also
demonstrate language proficiency at the Intermediate High Level, as determined by the
Foreign Language Department.
These courses taken at the graduate level may also be used as electives for
the MEd degree. See the Department of Teacher Education or the Master of
Education Office for more details.
Course Requirements for Endorsement
Required Courses (18 credit hours)
Graduate students should contact the MEd director for approved substitutions.
- EDUC 4250 (MED 6250) Second Language Acquisition: Theories & Implementation (3)
- EDUC 4270 (MED 6270) Literacy Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners (3)
- EDUC 4740 Building School Partnerships with ESL/Bilingual Families (1)
- EDUC 5770 Field Experience in ESL/Bilingual Education (2)
- ENGL 4410 (MENG 6410) Strategies & Methodology of Teaching ESL (3)
- ENGL 4420 (MENG 6420) English Phonology and Syntax for ESL Teachers (3)
- ENGL 4450 (MENG 6450) ESL/Bilingual Assessment: Theory, Methods, & Practices (3)
Endorsement programs are also offered through the graduate program as electives.
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