Admission requirements for the certificate are graduate school standards for admission. Students must have an earned bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7. The student must be a fully admitted student, although the student is not required to be degree seeking. Continuation standards are those of the Graduate School.

Course Requirements

Core: 9 hours

EDUC 5920 - Advanced Readings and History of English as a Second Language
EDUC 5930 - Advanced Studies in Second Language Acquisition: Strategies and Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language
EDUC 5640 - Practicum for Literacy Instruction

Elective Courses:

(Select a minimum of one course from each category.)

English:

EDUC 5940 - Linguistics for the English as Second Language Educator
ENGL 5070 - Linguistics

Reading/Literacy:

EDUC 5610 - Literacy Instruction for Emergent Learners, Birth to First Grade
EDUC 5630 - Literacy Instruction for Middle/High School Learners

Diversity:

EDUC 5130 - Perspectives on Multiculturalism and Diversity
EDUC 5140 - Teaching in Diverse Classrooms
POLS 5350 - Community Building

Total: 18 hours

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