The Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers additional endorsements in English as a Second Language (Grades PreK-12), Elementary (K-5), Middle Grades (Grades 6-8), and Occupational Licensure.
Information about each of these licensure areas can be found by clicking on the tab below.
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English as a Second Language
Help solve a critical educational need as you enhance your satisfaction and career credentials with an English as a Second Language (ESL) endorsement.
Between 2000 and 2014, the states with the greatest increase in the population of English Language Learners (ELLs) were Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, Arkansas, and South Carolina.
An ESL endorsement from ETSU's Department of Curriculum and Instruction provides a solid foundation in ESL fundamentals, encompassing subjects including linguistics of reading; history, practice and assessment; grammar and usage; and electives such as sound systems and dialectology.
At home or abroad, ESL training is your passport to a world of opportunity, and the CUAI ESL endorsement is just the ticket for career enhancement and greater personal satisfaction.
For more information about the ESL endorsement, contact Dr. Natalia Ward at wardna1@etsu.edu
References:
Sanchez, C. (2017, Feb. 23). English language learners: How your state is doing. nprEd. Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/02/23/512451228/5-million-english-language-learners-a-vast-pool-of-talent-at-riskU.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2017). The Condition of Education 2017 (2017-144), English Language Learners in Public Schools.
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Occupational
For More Information about the Occupational Add On - Contact:
Dr. Stacey Fisher - fishersj@etsu.edu - 423-429-7733
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Middle-Grades
MIDDLE GRADES ADD-ON PROGRAM OF STUDY Grades 6-8 Endorsement in Content Subjects
Candidates seeking a middle grades add-on from ETSU must enroll as a special, non-degree seeking student unless enrolling in a master’s program in conjunction with this add-on. The non-degree seeking application process is on-line through the Graduate School. To apply for this personal enrichment program, click on the button below.
Candidates must complete specific program courses listed below as well as pass the Praxis exams associated with their area(s) of middle grades content. ALL Praxis exams must be completed and submitted to Tennessee Department of Education by the testing company. Please note that Praxis test reports must have the examinee’s social security number printed on them to be acceptable for licensure. See Important Information on the Praxis Tennessee web pages: https://www.ets.org/praxis/tn.When program and Praxis are complete, candidates should contact Dr. LaShay Wood at jenningsjl@etsu.edu for submission of the college recommendation for endorsement.
The following courses are required:
- CUAI 5450 Middle School Curriculum & Assessment (3 cr.) OR CUAI 4957 Special Topics Mid School Curriculum & Assessment (3 cr.)
- READ 4557/5557 Adolescent Literacy: Assessment and Instruction (3 cr.) (for those seeking English endorsement) OR READ 4657/5657 Disciplinary Literacy: Assessing and Instructing Adolescents (3 cr.) (for those seeking Math, Science, or Social Studies endorsement)
Candidates must also choose one from the courses listed below:
- READ 5453 Advanced Middle Grades English/Lang Arts (2 cr.) OR READ 4957 Sp Top in Reading Ed – Advanced Middle Grades ELA (2 cr.)
- SCED 5454 Middle Grades Science (2 cr.) OR SCED 4454 Middle School Science Methods (2 cr.)
- CUAI 5454 Middle Grades Mathematics (2 cr.) OR CUAI 4957 Top In Cur & Ins Middle Grades Math (2 cr.)
- CUAI 5455 Middle Grades Social Studies (2 cr.) OR CUAI 4957 Top In Cur & Ins Middle
Grades Soc Std (2 cr.)
ADMISSION PROCESS
Those interested in seeking their Middle Grades Add-On endorsement must follow the steps listed below:
- Apply to ETSU Graduate School as a Non-Degree Applicant. Use this link to start the application process.
- Order transcripts from every school attended and send those to the address below:
Graduate School
Box 70720
Johnson City, TN 37614
or Fax to (423) 439-5624 - Once admitted, please contact Dr. LaShay Wood at jenningsjl@etsu.edu for advisement.
- After you have been admitted and advised by Dr. Wood, contact Thomma Grindstaff, Certification Coordinator, Clemmer College, Box 70685, Johnson City TN 37614 or Telephone (423) 439-7562 or Email: teacherlicensure@etsu.edu. Office located in Room 305 Warf-Pickel Hall. Ms. Grindstaff will collect your Declaration of Intent to Pursue Additional Teaching Endorsements and upon completion of the requirements, will submit the recommendation for endorsement to your account on TNCompass. Any substitution requests in add-on programs require a completed Course Substitution Form, which must be routed through the certification officer, Thomma Grindstaff.
- Teacher education students who are pursuing initial teaching license and wish to add credits toward an add-on endorsement may do so. Please be advised: An add-on program does not necessarily meet the requirements of a minor, and substitutions or approvals made for teaching add-ons do not take the place of catalog requirements or departmental advisement for degree purposes.
- Courses counted toward an add-on must have a minimum grade of "C" (2.0) or equivalent unless otherwise stated in this program sheet.
- Add-ons will not be verified unless all requirements for initial Tennessee teaching license are met.
- Praxis II Subject Area tests are required for add-ons. Go to https://www.ets.org/praxis/tn for current Praxis II information for Tennessee. When registering for the tests, be sure to designate East Tennessee State University, Recipient Code 1198, and Tennessee Dept. of Education, Recipient Code 8190, to receive a copy of your score report. Also, note that Tennessee requires a Social Security number to process educator certification paperwork.
- When courses and Praxis tests are complete, please contact Thomma Grindstaff at teacherlicensure@etsu.edu to have the college recommendation for endorsement submitted to your account on TNCompass.