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Graduate 2017-2018

Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) Graduate Teaching Certificate

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Certificate Requirements — 15 credits

Admissions Requirements:

In order to have the certificate notation applied to a student's transcript, the student must apply for admission to the certificate program through the Graduate School.

  • An earned Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution;
  • GPA of 3.0 or above in the last 60 semester hours or GRE consistent with criteria;
  • TOEFL for international students: 8.0; or CIE assessment;
  • Chinese language proficiency evidence by:
    • Native speaker of Chinese; or
    • A degree related to Chinese language and culture; or
    • Passing score of state recognized test: Praxis, NES

Certificate Requirements

Requirements

ECLD 592Second Language Acquisition Theory

3

ECLD 594Foundations of Language and Linguistics for ESL/Bilingual Educators

3

FL 541Methods of Teaching World Languages

3

ECLD 605Seminar in Multilingual Teaching and Learning I

3

EDFE 501Practicum

1- 4

or

Appropriate elective approved by the program coordinator/advisor

3

A "B-" grade or above in each of the course and an overall GPA of 3.00 or above must be achieved to earn the CSL Teaching Certificate.