English as a Second Language
Note: This program is only available for students who enrolled in the program prior to Aug. 31, 2023. Students enrolling after Aug. 31, 2023 should talk to their advisor.
Carthage offers a licensure program for the English as a Second Language Wisconsin educator license. This program can be completed at the graduate level leading to the #1395 English as a Second Language add-on license and your Master of Education degree, or it can be completed as a post-baccalaureate program leading to the license only.
This is an add-on license that must attach to one’s initial or primary license. The primary license dictates which grade levels you are eligible to teach with the #1395 add-on license.
English as a Second Language Requirements (30 credits)
M.Ed. Core Classes (9 credits)
All M.Ed. candidates are required to take the following:
- EDU 5060 Foundations of Education (3 credits)
- EDU 5249 Research Paradigms in Educational Research (3 credits)
- EDU 5282 Culturally Responsive Instruction (3 credits)
- EDU 5990 Master’s Degree Capstone Completion (0 credits)
All students must choose one of the following (3 credits)
- EDU 5550 Master’s Degree Capstone Experience (3 credits)
- EDU 5950 Master’s Comprehensive Exam (3 credits)
Additional required courses (18 credits) — Courses for the add-on license
- EDU 5230 Reading and Research in Multicultural Children’s and Young Adult Literature (3 credits)
- EDU 5280 ELL Literacy and Accommodations (3 credits)
- EDU 5281 English Language Learner: Methods and Study in Education (3 credits)
- EDU 5282 Culturally Responsive Instruction (3 credits)
- EDU 5284 Practicum in ESL Classrooms (3 credits)
- EDU 5285 Fundamentals of Linguistics for Teachers of Diverse Learners (3 credits)
Additional DPO Licensure requirements
Candidates must successfully complete the Praxis 2 Test: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) or meet Carthage’s waiver criteria of at least a 3.00 average GPA in all ESL licensure courses.