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 - Second Language Acquisition: Theories and Implementation (3) (MENG 6250 )
EDUC 4270 - Literacy Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners (3) (MED 6270 )
EDUC 4740 - Building School Partnerships with ESL/Bilingual Families (1)
EDUC 5770 - Field Experience in ESL/Bilingual Education (2) *
ENGL 4410 - Strategies and Methodology of Teaching ESL/Bilingual (3) (MENG 6410 )
ENGL 4420 - English Phonology and Syntax for ESL/Bilingual Teachers (3) (MENG 6420 )
ENGL 4450 - ESL/Bilingual Assessment: Theory, Methods, and Practices (3) (MENG 6450 )

Note:

* EDUC 5770 needs to be completed with Student Teaching.

Endorsement programs are also offered through the graduate program as electives.