ESL/BE Licensure Plan
Undergraduate Minor
Name _____________________________________________
ID# _________________________ Date ____________________
Major or Licenses_____________________________________________________________________________
Advisor(s)___________________________________________________________________________________
ESL Licensure (DPI 395)
Substitutions or Waivers
1.Intro to ESL/BE (Fall and Spring)
CIGENRL 350/550. 3cr.
Semester
Planned
Semester
Completed
2. Survey of Ed Linguistics (Fall and Spring)
CIGENRL 310/510. 3cr.
3. Critical Perspectives on Bilingual Learners in Schools (Spring)
CIGENRL 354. 3cr.
Prereq: 350/550 Introduction to ESL and Bilingual Education
4. Second Language Acquisition (Spring)
CIGENRL 320/520. 3cr.
Prereq: 310/510 Survey of Educational Linguistics
5. Pedagogical Grammar for English Learners (Fall)
CIGENRL 330/530. 3cr.
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 (Spring)
CIGENRL 405/605. 3cr.
Prereq: 403/603 ESL Methods and Curriculum Development
8. Field Study CIFLD 492. 3 cr.  2 cr. (F 2015)
*Required for initial license
406 [Elem. major] or 408 [Second.
major]
Note: Required for ESL licensure (DPI 395)
1. You must pass the Praxis 2 ESL Content Exam (361) before you can apply for the ESL license.
2. You must 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
Semester
Planned
Semester
Completed
1. Teaching Content in the Bilingual Classroom (Spring)
CIGENRL 455/655. 3cr.
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
Note:
1. You must hold (or be eligible for) the ESL license in order to obtain the bilingual education license.
2. You must pass the OPI/LTI language proficiency exams (speaking and writing) with a score of “low-advanced” before starting
student teaching.
3. There is no Praxis 2 content exam for the bilingual license.
Advising Dates and Comments
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Rev. 11/4/14
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