Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Bachelor of Science in Education
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Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Autumn 2023


General Education Requirements (32-39 Hours)

Launch Seminar (1 Hour)

Reflection Seminar (1 Hour)

Foundations (22-25 Hours)

  • Writing & Information Literacy (3)
  • Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis (3-5)
  • Literary, Visual & Performing Arts (3)
  • Historical & Cultural Studies (3)
  • Natural Science (4-5)
  • Social & Behavioral Sciences (3)
  • Race, Ethnic & Gender Diversity (3)

Thematic Pathways (8-12 Hours)

Take 4-6 hours from Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World and 4-6 hours from another Thematic Pathway of choice.

  • Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World
  • Choice of 4-6 hours from one additional Thematic Pathway:
    • Lived Environments
    • Origins & Evolution
    • Migration, Mobility, & Immobility
    • Sustainability
    • Traditions, Cultures, & Transformations
    • Health & Wellbeing
    • Number, Nature, Mind

EHE 1100 College Survey (1 Hour)

Pre-Major Requirements (13 Hours)

  • EDUCST 2189S First Education Experience Program (FEEP) (3)
  • EDUTL 2189 Field Experience (1)
  • ESEPSY 2309 Psychological Perspectives on Education (3)
  • EDUTL 2368 Children’s Lit, or EDUTL 3356 Lit for Adolescents (either can overlap with Literary, Visual, & Performing Arts) (3)
  • ESPHE 3206 School & Society (can overlap with GE Race, Ethnic, & Gender Diversity), ESPHE 4280 History of Modern Education, or ESPHE 4403 Ethics & the Professional Context of Teaching (3)

Content Requirements (17 Hours)

Must maintain a minimum 2.75 GPA in Content Requirements

  • ENGLISH 3271 Structure of the English Language (can overlap with GE Historical & Cultural Studies), or LING 2000 Introduction to Linguistics (can overlap with GE Social & Behavioral Sciences) (3)
  • LING 3603 Language Across Cultures (can overlap with GE Lived Environments), or EDUTL 4303 Linguistic Diversity in Education (3), or EDUTL 5365 Linguistics for Literacy Education (3)
  • EDUTL 5468 Foundations of Reading & Literacy (3)
  • Foreign Language course 1 (4)
  • Foreign Language course 2 (4)

Major Requirements (50 Hours)

  • EDUTL 5005 Equity, Diversity, and Justice in Education (can overlap with GE Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World) (3)
  • EDUTL 5501 Inclusion, or ESSPED 2251 Intro to the Special Edu. Profession, or ESSPED 5651 Intro to Exceptional Children (3)
  • EDUTL 5620 Language Acquisition in Multilingual Learners (3)
  • EDUTL 5615 Methods & Culture in TESOL (3)
  • EDUTL 5600 Language as a Resource (3)
  • EDUTL 5640 Instructional Planning and Advocacy for Multilingual Learners (3)
  • EDUTL 5610 Literacy Development for Multilingual Learners (3)
  • EDUTL 5645 Core Practices in Language Assessment (3)
  • EDUTL 5469 Language & Word Study for All Learners (3)
  • EDUTL 5442 Teaching Reading Across the Curriculum (3)
  • HDFS 2410 Child Development, or HDFS 2420 Adolescent & Emerging Adult Development, or PSYCH 3550 Psych of Childhood, or PSYCH 3551 Psych of Adolescence, or ESEPSY 5401 Adolescent Learning & Development in School Contexts (3)
  • EDUTL 3189.08 Field Experience: TESOL (1)
  • EDUTL 4189.08 Advanced Field Experience: TESOL (2)
  • EDUTL 5195.08 Reflective Seminar: TESOL (1+1+2)
  • EDUTL 5191.08 Supervised Student Teaching Internship: TESOL (10)

To be recommended for state of Ohio teacher licensure, must maintain a 2.75 cumulative GPA, 2.75 content GPA, and earn a B- or higher grade in student teaching.

Total Hours: 100-120

Free Electives to reach 120 Hours: 0-20

Minimum of 120 credit hours required for degree completion. Total Hours range is based on the number of credits that overlap between requirement areas. Students are encouraged to overlap as many credits as possible.

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Bachelors Teaching and Learning

 

Note: Students exact curriculum may vary depending upon program of study determined by student and advisor.