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Bilingual/Bicultural Education Endorsement

Graduate Requirements

  • ESLM 525: Second Language Acquisition
  • ESLM 577: Sociolinguistics and Cultural Foundations of ESL
  • ESLM 578: Theory and Practice of Teaching ESL
  • ESLM 587: Curriculum, Methods, and Assessment for ESL

General requirements for issuance are: (1) a teaching credential or eligibility thereof in a subject area (general elementary or secondary math, science, or social studies); (2) proven proficiency in English and in another instructional language; and (3) twelve to fifteen semester hours in the designated areas (depending upon teaching experience).

English Language Proficiency Interview

Advising Resources

This Google Sheet is an ADA-compliant version that you should be using for your records and in your advising sessions. When you click on the link above, you will be prompted to save a copy of the advising resources as a Google Sheet.

You should use the following naming convention before sharing the document with your education advisor. You may also share the advising resource document with your content advisor.

When saving your copy, please name it as such: Last Name_First Name_Semester_Year
For example, it should look like this: Beyers_James_Fall_2025

After saving your copy to your Google Drive, you can click on the share link and give editing access to your advisor. You will need to know their name or email address to share the document. Please make note of where you keep the file.

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