Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education 431 ESL (English as a Second Language) Endorsement ESL (English as a Second Language) Minor/Endorsement This program will meet the requirements for the English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement to be added to the Early Childhood, Elementary, or Secondary Education licensure. 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. • Grade Requirements: A GPA of 3.00 or better in courses used toward the minor in addition to an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher. • Credit Hour Requirements: 17 credit hours required. Students must satisfy the Teacher Education admission and licens u re req u irem en ts. Course Requirements for Minor/ Endorsement Required Courses (18 credit hours) • EDUC 4250 - Second Language Acquisition: Theories and Implementation Credits: (3) (MED 6250) • EDUC 4270 - Literacy Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners Credits: (3) (MED 6270) • EDUC 4740 - Building School Partnerships with ESL/Bilingual Families Credits: (l) • EDUC 5770 - Field Experience in ESL/Bilingual Education Credits: (2) ** • ENGL 4410 - Strategies and Methodology of Teaching ESL/Bilingual Credits: (3) * (MENG 6410) • ENGL 4420 - English Phonology and Syntax for ESL/Bilingual Teachers Credits: (3) (MENG 6420) • ENGL 4450 - ESL/Bilingual Assessment: Theory, Methods, and Practices Credits: (3) (MENG 6450) Note: * FL 4400, Methods of Teaching a Foreign Language, may be substitutedfor ENGL 4410. "* EDUC 5770 needs to be completed with Student Teaching. Endorsement programs are also offered through the graduate program as electives. Secondary Education Licensure • Program Prerequisite: Provisional admission to a Teacher Education Program (see the admission requirements described under the Teacher Education Department). Select an academic teaching major and teaching minor or composite teaching major and teaching minor that WSU offers. In many departments the teaching major and minor are different from the departmental major and minor. • Minor: A teaching minor is recommended and may be required with most teaching majors (please consult your content major advisor). A teaching minor is generally not required with a composite teaching major (refer to specific composite major program requirements). • Grade Requirements: Secondary Education students must meet minimum major course grade requirements and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher in all college work and achieve at least a "B-" grade in each professional education course to continue in the program. • Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 semester hours is required for graduation; a minimum of 24 of these is required within the Secondary Licensure program. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses number 3000 and above). The academic teaching major and teaching minor must consist of not less than 30 and 16 semester hours respectively, or a composite major of a minimum of 46 semester hours. The teaching major and teaching minor must be in subjects taught in Utah public secondary schools. Either the major or minor must be a subject which Utah secondary schools are required to teach (those marked with asterisks do not satisfy this second requirement — see the list of teaching majors and minors below). Admission Requirements Declare a program of study (see Enrollment Services and Information). Follow the provisional admission requirements outlined under the Teacher Education Department. Advisement All Secondary Education students should meet with an advisor in the Department of Teacher Education. Call 801-626-6309 for more information or to schedule an appointment. In addition, students should seek advisement from both their teaching major and their teaching minor program areas. For Secondary Licensure candidates, there are 4 areas of course work that are required: I. University and General Education Requirements; II. Support Courses; III. Teaching Major and Teaching Minors (when required) that WSU offers; and IV. Professional Education Courses. Details for each of these required areas follow. General Education I. University and General Education Requirements Refer to Degree and General Education Requirements for either Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts requirements. The following courses required for the Secondary Education Licensure Program will also satisfy general education requirements: COMM 1020 or COMM 2110 and CHF 1500. Course Requirements for Licensure Weber State University 2013-2014 Catalog