Elementary Education Post-Baccalaureate Program for Licensure

Choose from the following:

• ESL 4000 - History, Philosophy, and Equity of English as a Second Language Credit Hours 3

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• ESL 5000 - Hist, Phil, & Equity of ESL Credit Hours: 3

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• ESL 4100 - Assessment and Evaluation in English as a Second Language Credit Hours 3

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• ESL 5100 - Assessment & Eval in ESL Class Credit Hours: 3

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• ESL 4110 - Language and Linguistics Credit Hours 3

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• ESL 5110 - Language & Linguistics Credit Hours: 3

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• ESL 4120 - Teaching English as a Second Language Credit Hours 3 ** [**already embedded in program]

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• ESL 5120 - Teaching ESL Credit Hours: 3 ** [**already embedded in program]

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• ESL 4130 - Cross Cultural Studies Credit Hours 3

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• ESL 5130 - Cross Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3

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• ESL 4270 - Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language Credit Hours 3

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• ESL 5270 - Methods & Mat Teaching ESL Credit Hours: 3 *

Choose from the following:

• ESL 4000 - History, Philosophy, and Equity of English as a Second Language Credit Hours 3

• or

• ESL 5000 - Hist, Phil, & Equity of ESL Credit Hours: 3

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• ESL 4100 - Assessment and Evaluation in English as a Second Language Credit Hours 3

• or

• ESL 5100 - Assessment & Eval in ESL Class Credit Hours: 3

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• ESL 4110 - Language and Linguistics Credit Hours 3

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• ESL 5110 - Language & Linguistics Credit Hours: 3

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• ESL 4120 - Teaching English as a Second Language Credit Hours 3 ** [**already embedded in program]

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• ESL 5120 - Teaching ESL Credit Hours: 3 ** [**already embedded in program]

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• ESL 4130 - Cross Cultural Studies Credit Hours 3

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• ESL 5130 - Cross Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3

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• ESL 4270 - Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language Credit Hours 3

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• ESL 5270 - Methods & Mat Teaching ESL Credit Hours: 3 *

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• BIL 4280 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Bilingual Education Credit Hours 3

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• BIL 5280 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Bilingual Education Credit Hours 3 *

Professional Education (60 semester hours; fieldwork 240 hours; minimum 3.0 GPA)

* Restricted to students admitted to the College of Education.

All professional courses require a grade of B or above as transfer credit or completed at Chicago State University.

• ED 1500
• ED 1520

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• ED 4312

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• ED 5312 - Teaching with Technology Credit Hours: 3

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• ED 2000

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• ED 5000 - Philosophy of Eductn Credit Hours: 3

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• PSYC 2020

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• PSYC 5300 - Advanced Ed Psyc Credit Hours: 3

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• ELED 3010
• READ 3700

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• SPED 4301

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• SPED 5301

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• PE 2040

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• READ 4114

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• READ 5114 - Mths Teach Eled Read Credit Hours: 4 *

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• ED 4100

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• ED 5100 - Assmt Eval Classrm Credit Hours: 3 *

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• ELED 4111

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• ELED 5111 - Mths Teach Eled Sci Credit Hours: 3 *

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• ELED 4112

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• ELED 5112 - Mths Teach Eled Socs Credit Hours: 3 *

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• ELED 4110

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• ELED 5110 - Mths Teach Eled Math Credit Hours: 3 *

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• ELED 4113

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• ELED 5113 - Mths Teach Eled FA Credit Hours: 3 *

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• SED 4303

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• S ED 5303 - Students w/Excep Nds Credit Hours: 2 *

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• READ 4160

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• READ 5160 - Read Asmnt Clsrm Tch Credit Hours: 3 *

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• ESL 4120

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• ESL 5120 - Teaching ESL Credit Hours: 3 *

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• ELED 4115

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• ELED 5115 - Eled Std Teach I Credit Hours: 3 *

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• ELED 4116

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• ELED 5116 - Eled Std Teach II Credit Hours: 3 to 6 *

General Requirements

• Students are responsible for meeting the program and College requirements in effect at the time they officially register in a program leading to licensure at Chicago State University regardless of when they were admitted to the University.
• Admission to the degree program is contingent upon good academic standing and acceptance by the department.
• Formal admission to the College of Education as a degree-seeking student in a pre-professional program is based on current COE requirements.
• Graduation requirements include a minimum of 33 credit hours of the student’s course work completed at the 5000-level; including courses identified to meet content area designation requirements, as approved by the program in consultation with the department for the specified content area designation.
• No more than two grades of C may be applied toward the degree.
• A full academic schedule of courses for graduate students is nine semester credit hours (6 hrs. during summer). Exceptions to this policy may be made only with the approval of the department.
• Candidates must abide by all College policies stated in this catalog, unless exceptions are processed through established department, college and university procedures, documented in writing.
• Completion of all master’s degree requirements, including the Candidate Work Sample Capstone Project, must be completed within six years.

Admission Requirements

• Illinois Professional Educator License
• Three months of teaching experience as a licensed teacher.
• Provide two transcript(s) as evidence of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, and that the final 60 credit hours of undergraduate and/or graduate courses demonstrate a minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Credit towards required courses in the program will only be awarded for grades of C or higher.

Program Completion Requirements

• General program completion requirements include completing an application for graduation with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in all required and elective courses in professional education and the designated content area, as well as completion of the following addition licensure requirements:
  • Pre-clinical and clinical fieldwork forms documenting 100 clock hours are submitted to the Office of Field Placement. A summer practicum can be completed to make up missing field hours.
  • Field Practicum and Student Teaching Clinical Experiences successfully completed.
  • All College of Education and Program Assessments submitted in the LiveText by Watermark courseware domain, including the Candidate Work Sample (edTPA) Capstone Project and Professional Portfolio.
• Illinois State Board of Education licensure examination / assessments, including the Content Area Test in the discipline. Proof of passing must be submitted to the academic program by announced due dates PRIOR to permission given to register for the final Student Teaching clinical experience course.
  • Spring Semester Student Teaching - October 15th in the prior Fall Semester as part of the Application for Student Teaching Process.
  • Fall Semester Student Teaching - March 15th * in the prior Spring Semester as part of the Application for Student Teaching Process * Extensions to June 30th can be granted with program approval.
  • All requirements are met for state licensure as mandated by the Illinois State Board of Education, in consultation with the Office of Teacher Licensure.

Prerequisites

• S ED 4301

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• S ED 5301 - Char Except Children Credit Hours: 3

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• S ED 5303 - Students w/Excep Nds  Credit Hours 2

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• S ED 5303 - Students w/Excep Nds Credit Hours: 2

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• ED 4312

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• ED 5312 - Teaching with Technology Credit Hours: 3

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• and passing score on the Ed TPA Portfolio.
• Licensure Only (25-28 semester hours) MAT (32 credit hours)
• Licensure and master’s degree (40-43 credit hours)

Required Courses

• ED 5960 - Fundmntl Ed Research Credit Hours: 3
• ELED 5111 - Mths Teach Eled Sci Credit Hours: 3
• ELED 5112 - Mths Teach Eled Socs Credit Hours: 3
• ELED 5110 - Mths Teach Eled Math Credit Hours: 3
• ELED 5113 - Mths Teach Eled FA Credit Hours: 3
• READ 3700
• READ 5114 - Mths Teach Eled Read Credit Hours: 4
• READ 5160 - Read Asmnt Clsrm Tch Credit Hours: 3 or their equivalents at graduate or undergraduate level.

Clinical Experiences

80 required field hours in required courses or ECEE 5466 . Additional requirements for master’s degree ED 5960 , ECEE 5466  and 9 hours of electives at the 5000 level, comprehensive examination.