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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

English - Teaching English as a Second Language K-12 (Teaching) (ESLT) - BT Major


67 credits (no minor required)

2.75 GPA required.

Letter grade required in all major courses unless otherwise noted.

This is a licensure program that prepares students to teach English as a Second Language (ESL) at the K-12 level. Students receive a BT degree from the English Department by completing the ESLT major and the Professional Education sequence of courses in the Education Department. Students must be admitted to the Education Program before enrolling in Education courses.

Foreign Language


This major requires a minimum of two years of second/foreign language instruction in a high school setting or one year in a college setting or equivalent.

Electives (7 credits)


Extra departmental electives may be allowed with department chairperson approval.

Teacher Education Licensure Program


Students must be admitted to the Teacher Education Unit before taking Professional Education courses. For more information on this Admission process, visit the Teacher Education Program Admissions page.

All Winona State University Teacher Education Licensure Programs  are continuously updated to reflect new licensure requirements from the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. Please contact your program academic advisor for the latest information about program requirements.

Criteria required before completing online application:

  • 30 college level credits completed with no more than 4 credits of pass/no credit
  • Cumulative G.P.A. of at least ≥ 2.75 based on 30 most recent credits including all credits per semester
  • B grade or better in a 3-credit college level writing course (ENG 111  if taken at WSU)
  • B grade or better in a 3-credit college level speech course (CMST 191  or CMST 192  if taken at WSU)
  • C grade or better in a 3-credit college level math course (MATH 202  is required for Elementary and Early Childhood majors)
  • Early Clinical experience; clinical hours ≥ 15 hours: Complete 15 hours of experience working with children post high school graduation

Professional Education Sequence (36 credits)


Note: Teacher education majors must complete all Professional Education Sequence courses in addition to content area courses. Refer to Teacher Education Licensure Programs  for more information.

Note


  • EDFD 401 and 461 must be taken concurrently
  • EDFD 421 and 441 must be taken concurrently
  • EDFD 459 and 462 must be taken concurrently

Legend


◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive

✽ = Physical Development and Wellness Graduation Requirement