ESL and Bilingual Educator (Cert)

Certificate—30 credit hours
Curriculum Code 1471

This certificate provides students with the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to implement key strategies to help support multicultural and multilingual students in ways that value bilingualism and biliteracy.

Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required General Education Courses
9 credit hours as follows:
COM-101	Composition I	3
-
MTH-102	Mathematics for Paraprofessionals	3
OR-
MTH-121	Math for Teachers I (or higher)	3
-
Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective		3
Required Career Courses
21 credit hours as follows:
ECE-101	Introduction to Early Childhood	3
ECE-202	Growth and Development/Young Child	3
EDU-104	Intro. to the Foundations of Reading	3
EDU-106	Language and Linguistics	3
EDU-108	Foundations of Bilingual Education	3
EDU-109	Cross-Cultural Studies	3
EDU-263	Bilingual Practicum	3
Total Credit Hours		30

COM-101 Composition I: This course is a prerequisite for ECE-101 Introduction to Early Childhood. It is assumed that if the student has taken COM-101 Composition I previously the student will take ECE-101 Introduction to Early Childhood during semester one.

Note: Students who successfully complete the coursework for this certificate will be eligible to apply for IL ECE Credential-Level 3. See ilgateways.com/en/credentials.

Suggested Schedule

Plan of Study Grid
Semester 1		Credit Hours
COM-101	Composition I ¹	3
EDU-104	Intro. to the Foundations of Reading	3
EDU-108	Foundations of Bilingual Education	3
-
MTH-102	Mathematics for Paraprofessionals	3
OR-
MTH-121	Math for Teachers I (or higher)	3
-
Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective		3
	Credit Hours	15
Semester 2
ECE-101	Introduction to Early Childhood	3
ECE-202	Growth and Development/Young Child	3
EDU-106	Language and Linguistics	3
EDU-109	Cross-Cultural Studies	3
	Credit Hours	12
Semester 3
EDU-263	Bilingual Practicum	3
	Credit Hours	3
	Total Credit Hours	30

Note: This course is a prerequisite for ECE-101 Introduction to Early Childhood. It is assumed that if the student has taken COM-101 Composition I previously the student will take ECE-101 Introduction to Early Childhood during semester one.