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ESOL Endorsement

English for Speakers of Other Languages

The coursework and training related to this optional certification endorsement are intended to enhance an educator’s skills and knowledge to prepare the individual to work with students whose primary language is not English. This is a non-degree program.

Requirements to Add the ESOL Endorsement by Coursework

Bachelor’s degree or higher.
Initial, Professional, or Alternative Route certificate at the early childhood, elementary, middle, secondary, or PK–12 level.
Completion of all required coursework with an equivalent of a grade of “C” or better.

Guidelines and Requirements for Adding Certification Fields and Endorsements (sc.gov) p. 35

Required Course Work

EDUC 667 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity for ESOL Educators

EDUC 668 Principles and Strategies for Teaching ESOL with Practicum in Teaching ESOL

Nondegree Admission of Graduate Candidates

Admission as a non-degree graduate candidate may be granted when the candidate has a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution and meets one of the following criteria:

1. The candidate does not desire to work toward a graduate degree, or

2. The candidate is enrolled in another university and desires to obtain credit to be transferred to the graduate school in which he or she is seeking a degree. Program for Alternative Certification (PACE) candidates are allowed to take up to nine (9) credit hours.

Financial Aid is not available to non-degree candidates.

Regulations Governing Nondegree Graduate Candidates: A non-degree candidate must present a transcript showing a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution or present a valid teacher’s certificate. Even though a nondegree graduate candidate has been admitted to the University, he or she has not been admitted to any department or to any degree program. No more than twelve (12) credit hours earned while classified as a non-degree graduate candidate at Charleston Southern University will be accepted toward a master’s degree. A candidate must gain formal admission into a master’s program before being permitted to continue taking graduate courses. Financial Aid is not available to non-degree students. *EdD applicants are not eligible to enroll in non-degree courses.

Tuition: $550 per credit hour