Bilingual (PK – 12) Endorsement

Endorsements and Graduate Studies

This endorsement may be completed as Undergraduate or Graduate Non-Degree status; enrollment in a master's program is not a requirement. No more than seven (7) hours of graduate credit accumulated while in the graduate non-degree classification may be counted toward a graduate degree.

Program Requirements

Coursework can be completed at the undergraduate or graduate-level and during or after initial licensure coursework.

Prerequisites:

• Minimum score of Advanced-Low on the ACTFL OPI and WPT examinations in the language in which student is licensed
• Initial Resident Educator teaching license
• Bachelor degree
• GPA requirement: 2.70 or above in all coursework; at least a B- in each course
• Coursework must be completed within 5 years of applying to the Ohio Department of Education (ODE).
• Course Substitutions: Requests must be coordinated by T&L Academic Services. Students are required to provide T&L Academic Services with a course syllabus and a statement of request in the form of a Word document for appropriate faculty to review. Final decisions will be emailed to the student within 2- 4 weeks of their request.

Required Courses

• EDUTL 5610 Literacy Development for Multilingual Learners
• EDUTL 5645 Core Practices in Language Assessment
• Choose one of the following:
  • EDUTL 5613 Core Practices in World Languages
  • EDUTL 5615 Methods and Culture in TESOL
• Choose one of the following:
  • EDUTL 5301 Foundations of Bilingual Education
  • EDUTL 5620 Language Acquisition for Multilingual Learners
  • EDUTL 5365 Linguistics for Literacy Educators
  • EDUTL 5600 Language as a Resource
• Field Experience
  • Option 1 Signed form from direct supervisor
  • Option 2 EDUTL 5189.03 Bilingual Endorsement Field Experience (1 credit)
    • To register for this course, please complete the registration survey by:
      • April 1 for Autumn course enrollment
      • September 1 for Spring course enrollment

*As of July 1, 2019, The Ohio Department of Education requires all students seeking license or endorsement to complete the new version on the Opioid Module. To verify completion, students must document their certificate by sending it to tl-academicservices@osu.edu, prior to applying for license or endorsement. Teaching & Learning Academic Services. 227 Arps Hall. P:614.292.2332 E:tl-academicservices@osu.edu W: go.osu.edu/endorsementchecklist