University of Wisconsin-Whitewater - ESL/BE Licensure Plan
Post-Baccalaureate Add-on License
Name _____________________________________
ID# _________________________ Date ____________
Major or Licenses ____________________________________________________________________________
Advisor ____________________________________________________________________________________
ESL Licensure (DPI 395)
Substitutions or Waivers
1.Intro to ESL/BE
CIGENRL 350/550. 3cr. (Fall and Spring)
2. Survey of Ed Linguistics
CIGENRL 310/510. 3cr. (Fall and Spring)
3. Critical Perspectives on Bilingual Learners in Schools
CIGENRL 354. 3cr.
(Spring)
Prereq: 350/550 Introduction to ESL and Bilingual Education
4. Second Language Acquisition
CIGENRL 320/520. 3cr. (Spring)
Prereq: 310/510 Survey of Educational Linguistics
5. Pedagogical Grammar for English Learners
CIGENRL 330/530. 3cr. (Fall)
Semester
Planned
Semester
Completed
Prereq: 310/510 Survey of Educational Linguistics
6. ESL Methods and Curriculum (Fall)
CIGENRL 403/603. 3cr.  4 cr. (F 2015)
Prereq: 310/510 Survey of Educational Linguistics; 320/520 Second Language
Acquisition; 350/550 Introduction to ESL and Bilingual Education
7. Assessment in the ESL/Bilingual Classroom
CIGENRL 405/605 3cr. (Spring)
Prereq: 403/603 ESL Methods and Curriculum Development
8. Field Study CIFLD 492
(with initial license
2 cr.  406 [Elem. major]
408 [Second. major]
9. Portfolio (please see guidelines)
Note: Required for ESL licensure (DPI 395)
1. You must pass the Praxis II ESL Content Exam (5361) before you can receive the ESL license.
2. Recommended to have completed the equivalent of three semesters of university level foreign language study in order to complete the
ESL licensure program.
3. You must attend a professional conference related to ELLs/bilingual learners before student teaching.
BILINGUAL BICULTURAL LICENSURE (DPI 023)
Substitutions or Waivers
You must hold (or be eligible for) the ESL license in order to obtain
the bilingual education license.
1. Teaching Content in the Bilingual Classroom
CIGENRL 455/655.
3 cr. (Spring)
Semester
Planned
Semester
Completed
Prereq: 403/603 ESL Methods and Curriculum Development
2. For speakers of Spanish:
A Chicano Studies Course offered in the College of Letters &
Sciences, with approval of advisor. 3 cr.
For speakers of languages other than Spanish:
Race, Ethnicity, and Social Justice: Issues for Helping Professionals
RACEETH 380/580. 3cr.
3. Bilingual Proficiency
You must pass the OPI/WPT language proficiency exam with a score
of “low-advanced” before starting your student teaching.
NOTE: There is no Praxis II content exam for the bilingual license; you must have passed the Praxis II ESL Content Exam.
Advising Dates and Comments
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Rev. 11/12/14
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