ESL Program Specialist Certificate

Millersville University is an approved provider of an English as a Second Language Program Specialist certificate program. Persons who have a valid Pennsylvania Instructional I or Instructional II certificate and have enrolled in and completed the Millersville University ESL coursework are eligible to receive ESL add-on certification from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

ESL Certification Required Clearances:

ACT 114 - FBI Fingerprint Needed
- You must submit your FBI Fingerprint Clearance
ACT 34 - Criminal Record Check Needed
- You must submit your Criminal Record Check
ACT 151 - Child Abuse Clearance Needed
- You must submit your Child Abuse Clearance
Negative TB Test of Chest X-ray Needed
- You must submit your Negative TB Test or Chest X-ray

Advanced Professional Studies - Post-Bacc Cert
- NO SPECIFIED COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR APS
- ACT 126 - Educator Ethics Training
  - You must submit your Educator Ethics Training (If applying to APS AFTER Jan 15, 2020)
- 3.0 Minimum Cert GPA - See separate block
  - If you are given the 2.8 GPA Exception for graduation and you graduate with a GPA lower than 3.0, you must have higher certification test scores in order to meet PA state certification requirements.
- REQUIRED CLEARANCES
  - ACT 114 - FBI Fingerprint Needed
    - You must submit your FBI Fingerprint Clearance
  - ACT 34 - Criminal Record Check Needed
    - You must submit your Criminal Record Check
  - ACT 151 - Child Abuse Clearance Needed
    - You must submit your Child Abuse Clearance
  - Negative TB Test or Chest X-ray Needed
    - You must submit your Negative TB Test or Chest X-ray
- No dispositions-related holds
  - If the requirement above is checked as complete, then there are currently no dispositions-related holds on your APS Status. Registration for APS courses is permitted when all APS requirements have been met. If it is incomplete, you have a hold and APS registration will not be allowed.
- APS registration status
  - You ARE NOT eligible to register for courses requiring APS status.
- Application for APS status
  - When all requirements are met, you must submit application for admission to APS status. Click here for the application.

English as a Second Language - Certification
- REQUIRED COURSES
  - EDUC 561
    
    Second Language Acquisition: Theory, Programs & Assessment
    
    3 hours
  - EDUC 562
    
    Methods for Teaching English Language Learners
    
    3 hours
  - EDUC 563
    
    Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom
    
    3 hours
  - EDUC 564
    
    Assessment, Policies & Practice in Teaching of English Language Learners
    
    3 hours
  - EDUC 565
    
    Language & Literacy Interventions: Clinical Practicum
    
    6 hours
Total hours

18 hours

Academic Catalog

ESL Program Specialist Certificate

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