Lower Elementary Education with English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement

 

Requirements for the BS in Lower Elementary Education with English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement

General Education Core 25 hours

(The following general education requirements are covered in the major or professional studies core: Lab Science, Social and Behavioral Science, Quantitative Competency, Diversity, and Historical Context.)

Lower Elementary Education (PreK - 3) Grade Band 58 hours

Literacy 15 hours

ECS 4443	Emerging Language and Literacy	3
RDG 3313	Children's Literature	3
RDG 4303	Reading and Language Arts	3
RDG 4313	Reading for Content Knowledge	3
RDG 4353	Diversity and Language Arts	3

Mathematics 12 hours

ECS 3243	Math and Science for Young Children	3
MAT 1103	Intermediate Algebra	3
MAT 2213	Math for Elementary Teachers I	3
MAT 2223	Math for Elementary Teachers II	3

Science 11 hours

BIO 1011	Biological Science I Lab	1
BIO 1013	Biological Science I	3
MAT 3313	Math and Science for the Elementary Teacher	3
NSC 2104	Physical Science with Lab	4

Social Studies 9 hours

EDU 2313	Social Studies Foundations	3
GEO 1013	Introduction to Geography	3
	OR
GEO 3113	World Regional Geography	3
HIS 2513	United States History to 1877	3

Core PreK - 3 Elementary Courses 11 hours

ECS 3523	Early Childhood Learning and Standards	3
ECS 4313	Classroom Interactions	3
ECS 4613	Special Needs Children and Families	3
EDU 2232	Strategies for Teaching the Whole Child	2

Professional Studies Core 32 hours

English as a Second Language Endorsement (K - 12) 21 hours

COM 3533	Intercultural Communication	3
ENG 3613	Grammar and Linguistics	3
ESL 3703	Teaching Beginning ELs in the Classroom	3
ESL 3903	Teaching Literacy to Linguistically-Diverse Learners	3
ESL 4793	Second Language Learning	3
ESL 4903	Second Language Assessment	3
ESL 4943	Practicum and Seminar	3

Total Credit Hours: 136