GRADUATE PROGRAM CHECK SHEET

Program Requirements:

36-37 graded credit hours are required for the Master of Science in Education – English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Concentration.

A minimum grade of “C” is required in all courses counting toward the degree and a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.00 is required to complete the degree.

All courses need to be taken within 10 years of degree completion

Upon approval of the program coordinator a maximum of 12 credits may be transferred from another institution into the Master of Science program and counted toward either the concentration or electives.

Admission into the MS in Education program is required for this concentration.

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TEACHER RESEARCH CORE REQUIRED COURSES: 15 credits

Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Prerequisites
ED 520	Research Methods in Education	4	Graduate Standing
ED 521	Literature Review I	3	ED 520
ED 522	Literature Review II	3	ED 520, 521
ED 523	MS Research Project	5	ED 520, 521 & 522

ESOL CONCENTRATION COURSES:

Complete the following 15 credits required for the ESOL Concentration

Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Prerequisites
ED 544	Language & Cognition	3
ED 545	Foundations of Second Language Education	3
ED 548	Second Language Acquisition/ESOL Strategies	3
ED 556	Applied Linguistics	3
ED 547	ESOL Practicum III – Grade Level/s: Candidates must clear the TSPC fingerprinting, background check, and PA1, and have a passing score on the ORELA Civil Rights Exam or a current valid teaching license in the state of Oregon. Approvals must be made one term prior to registration. The additional 1 credit from ED 547 will be applied toward the electives area below	4	6 ESOL credits + ED 548

ELECTIVE COURSES: 6 credits

Elective credits can come from any other MS concentration (except Special Education) or from the following courses:

Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Prerequisites
ED 567	Spelling Matters	3
ED 568	Literacy Leadership	3	6 credits in ED 560/561/562/564/581
ED 582	Literacy Assessment	3	6 credits in ED 560/561/562/564/581

Total credits required for major: 36-37

Last update November 2019