Graduate Certificate in English as a Second Language (ESL)
Department of Educational Specialties
PROGRAM OF STUDY (2015-16)
STUDENT INFORMATION
Student’s Name:
E-mail Address:
NAU ID:
@nau.edu
Enrollment Term:
Phone Number:
Expected Graduation:
(ex. Summer 2013)
(ex. Spring 2015)
Advisor:
Total Required Credits for this Degree Program: 18
This is the:
*
I.
Initial (upon admission)
Course No.
Course Title
Final (submitted with Graduation Application) Program of Study
Replacement
Course
Semester
Year
Units
Grade
T/E/P**
Required Courses (18 units)
A. Foundations (3 units required)
*
BME 530
Foundations of Bilingual and ESL
Instruction
B. Linguistics (3 units required)
*
BME 538
C.
Linguistics in Educational Contexts
ESL Methods (3 units required): Select ONE course from the following courses: BME 531 or BME 631.
*
D. Teaching Reading and Writing to LEP Students (3 units required)
*
BME 520
E.
*
Literacy and Bi-Literacy Development
Assessment of LEP Students (3 units required)
BME 634
Assessment of Bilingual and Second
Language Partners
Pre-req: BME 530 or BME 637
F.
*
School, Community, Culture, and Parental Involvement (3 units required)
BME 637
*Required
Cultural Component of Bilingual and
ESL Instruction
Revised: klsr, 11/26/14
Student’s Name:
NAU ID:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please note that only one 400-level course may be substituted for credit.
Teachers who choose this plan to fulfill state of Arizona ESL endorsement requirements will also need to demonstrate a
second-language learning experience and show that they have already taught ESL students for two years in their classes,
or they will need to take a teaching practicum course.
SIGNATURES
By signing below, you agree to the following statement:
“Students are responsible for complete knowledge of Academic Catalog requirements in their degree plan for their
catalog year and adhering to all policies in the Academic Catalog.”
Student:
Date:
Advisor:
Date:
Chair (required for Final):
Date:
**Transfer/Equivalent/Previous Graduate Degree – Must have Advisor approval
Transfer
T = Course transferred from another university
Previous Graduate Degree
P = Course taken at NAU from previous graduate degree
Equivalent
E = Course taken at NAU in place of required course
Internal Transfer
I = Graduate level course taken as undergraduate; Not applied to undergraduate degree
Transfer Credit Example:
*
Course No.
ABC 123
*Required
Course Title
Fundamentals of English
Replacement
Course
Semester
Year
Units
Grade
T/E/P**
ASU 456
Fall
2012
3
A
T/ASU
English as a Second Language (GCERT)
– 2015-16 Program of Study – Page 2
Revised: klsr, 11/26/14