Early Childhood Bilingual and ESL Combined Endorsements - Undergraduate Program

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To be eligible for the Early Childhood Education Bilingual Education (BE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) endorsements, students must be enrolled in DePaul's Early Childhood Education bachelor’s degree program and working towards their Professional Educator License (PEL) that includes an early childhood endorsement.

Course Requirements

32 Quarter Hours, Grade of C or Better Required in All Courses

Course Title Quarter Hours
BBE 310SPECIAL TOPICS IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND CULTURE4
BBE 316SOCIOCULTURAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES IN BILINGUAL EDUCATION4
BBE 325BILITERACY PRACTICES IN BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND ESL4
BBE 360SECOND, WORLD AND HERITAGE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION4
BBE 370LANGUAGE, LITERACIES AND CULTURES4
ECE 314METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR DUAL LANGUAGE AND MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS4
ECE 377ASSESSMENT OF DUAL LANGUAGE AND MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS4

Licensure Test

Individuals seeking a bilingual endorsement must complete the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Target Language Proficiency (TLP) test in the non-English language.

Endorsement Application

All individuals must notify their advisor upon completion of the required coursework and licensure tests for DePaul to submit entitlement notification to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). Application for the endorsement may require an additional application fee if the individual already holds a Professional Educator License (PEL). All individuals must meet ISBE requirements at the time of application. Requirements are subject to change per the discretion of ISBE.