Course Catalog 2023-2024

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 4443Emerging Language and Literacy

3

RDG 3313Children's Literature

3

RDG 4303Reading and Language Arts

3

RDG 4313Reading for Content Knowledge

3

RDG 4353Diversity and Language Arts

3

Mathematics 12 hours

ECS 3243Math and Science for Young Children

3

MAT 1103Intermediate Algebra

3

MAT 2213Math for Elementary Teachers I

3

MAT 2223Math for Elementary Teachers II

3

Science 11 hours

BIO 1011Biological Science I Lab

1

BIO 1013Biological Science I

3

MAT 3313Math and Science for the Elementary Teacher

3

NSC 2104Physical Science with Lab

4

Social Studies 9 hours

EDU 2313Social Studies Foundations

3

 

GEO 1013Introduction to Geography

3

OR

GEO 3113World Regional Geography

3

 

HIS 2513United States History to 1877

3

Core PreK - 3 Elementary Courses 11 hours

ECS 3523Early Childhood Learning and Standards

3

ECS 4313Classroom Interactions

3

ECS 4613Young Children with Exceptionalities

3

EDU 2232Strategies for Teaching the Whole Child

2

Professional Studies Core 31 hours

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

COM 3533Intercultural Communication

3

ENG 3613Grammar and Linguistics

3

ESL 3703Teaching Beginning ELs in the Classroom

3

ESL 3903Teaching Literacy to Linguistically-Diverse Learners

3

ESL 4793Second Language Learning

3

ESL 4903Second Language Assessment

3

ESL 4943Practicum and Seminar

3

Total Credit Hours: 136