Licensure

UW-Whitewater’s Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction approved program includes licensure programs in English as a second language (ESL) and bilingual education (BE). The licensure program is offered in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in concert with the Department of Languages and Literatures. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) offers two separate, but sequential licenses. You must hold (or be eligible for) the ESL license in order to obtain the BE license.

Eight ESL/BE Core Courses (24 credits) are required for the ESL license. Candidates for the Bilingual Education (BE) License must complete the requirements for the ESL license and two additional courses. In addition to the 8 Core Courses, all candidates for the ESL license must demonstrate proficiency in a second language at the intermediate level (251 level course) and receive a passing score on the Praxis II Exam for English as a Second Language.

If you are interested in preparing a program plan, you can speak with either Wallace Sherlock or Susan Huss-Lederman. You can schedule an appointment with either advisor by contacting Cheryl Miritz in the Project SWEETT office at (262) 472-5797 or via email at sweett@uww.edu