ESL/Bilingual Education/Special Education Major - 33 SH

This major is for teachers interested in earning endorsements in ESL/Bilingual Education and Special Education.

In addition to the National College of Education Graduate Admission Requirements, applicants must:

  • Have a valid and active Illinois Professional Educator License

Major details:

  • Requires 33 hours for completion

Endorsement details:

  • Candidates are advised that endorsements are awarded by the State of Illinois per the guidelines posted at http://www.isbe.net. Additional requirements beyond the below coursework and tests may apply.
  • The grade level endorsement on a teacher's Professional Educator License determines the grade level of the additional endorsements
  • In order to earn the Bilingual Endorsement, candidates must pass the ISBE Target Language Proficiency test
  • In order to earn the Special Education Endorsement, candidates must pass the ISBE Special Education LBSI content test (#155)

Required Courses

Core ESL/Bilingual Education Requirements - 18 SH

CIL 500Foundations of ESL and Bilingual Education

3

CIL 505Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language

3

CIL 506Methods and Materials for Teaching Bilingual Education

3

CIL 510Assessment of ESL and Bilingual Education Students

3

CIL 512Reading in a New Language: Linguistic Considerations

3

CIL 531Cross Cultural Education

3

Core Special Education Requirements - 12 SH

SPE 500Introduction to and Methods of Teaching Students with Disabilities

3

SPE 501Educational and Diagnostic Assessment of Exceptional Children and Adolescents

3

SPE 506Frameworks, Perspectives, and Collaboration in Special Education

3

SPE 527Differentiated and Individualized Curriculum and Instruction

3

Note: Candidates who have taken SPE 500 or its equivalent since 2004 may have the course waived per Special Education faculty. Candidates must take an additional 3 SH graduate-level NCE elective to complete the required hours for degree.

Required Capstone Course - 3 SH

CIC 550Capstone Project

3