Endorsements

Transfer Credits Endorsements

At the time of application as an endorsement seeking student, a student may request approval to transfer up to six (6) credits of graduate study from an accredited institution of higher education.

Consideration for transfer credit to meet program requirements will be based upon work in equivalent courses to those required. Elective transfer credit may be accepted when approved by the Dean of Education.

Only credits in which a grade of “B” or better has been earned will be considered for transfer.

Undergraduate courses cannot be credited towards endorsement course requirements. Three (3) credits in Phonics at the undergraduate level can be credited towards the phonics pre-requisite, but does not replace a course in the reading endorsement.

Only recognized comparable catalog coursework will be accepted from other institutions.

Admissions Requirements for all endorsements:

Valid Teachers License
An Undergraduate Cumulative GPA of 2.75
Completed Application
Copy of Teaching License
Official Transcripts for all Degrees Received

TESOL (Teaching English to Students of Other Languages) Endorsement

In Ohio, a TESOL endorsement (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) is a supplemental credential that can be added to an existing PreK-12 Ohio teaching license. To earn it, candidates must:

Hold a valid Ohio teaching license
Complete graduate-level coursework (typically 12-18 credit hours) including linguistics, language acquisition, methods, assessment, and a field-based practicum (often 50 clock hours)
Pass the Ohio Assessments for Educators (OAE) content exam for ESOL (Test Code 021)
Submit the endorsement application and fee through the Ohio Department of Education

The TESOL Endorsement may be added to any standard teaching license, including Primary, Intervention Specialist, Adolescence to Young Adult (AYA), and Multi-Age License.

EML 501 - Sociocultural Awareness in the Classroom Semester Hour(s): 3
EML 502 - Second Language Acquisition and Development Semester Hour(s): 3
EML 503 - Methods and Materials for Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages Semester Hour(s): 3
EML 504 - Linguistics Semester Hour(s): 3
EML 505 - Assessment and Evaluation Semester Hour(s): 3
EML 512 - TESOL Practicum and Seminar Semester Hour(s): 3

The Computer Science Endorsement Curriculum (17 SH)

The Computer Science Endorsement at Lake Erie College prepares teaching professionals to be certified to teach computer science at the grade level of their initial license. These courses are designed for teachers with an initial license, or those eligible for licensure, who wish to add computer science as an endorsement. For this endorsement. 50 hours of field experience in a computer science classroom are required.

In Ohio, the Computer Science (CS) endorsement can be added to any valid, standard Ohio teaching license, regardless of grade level or subject area. This includes licenses in elementary, middle, high school, special education, and other standard content areas-but does not apply to substitute or alternative-resident-educator licenses

You cannot add the CS endorsement to substitute or alternative licenses.

The process is the same across grade bands: complete the coursework, field experience, and pass the OAE 054 exam, then apply to ODE.

ECM 501 - Programming and Algorithms I Semester Hour(s): 4
ECM 502 - Programming and Algorithms II Semester Hour(s): 4
ECM 503 - Computing Systems, Networks and the Internet Semester Hour(s): 4
ECM 520 - Technology and Social Value Semester Hour(s): 3
ECM 560 - Computer Science Practicum Semester Hour(s): 2

The Reading Endorsement Curriculum (18 SH)

The Reading Endorsement at Lake Erie College includes instruction with classroom-based fieldwork integrated throughout the program. Helping students learn to communicate - reading, writing, listening, speaking and visual literacy - is one of the greatest challenges facing teachers, especially given the linguistic and cultural diversity of today’s classroom. The program is aligned to the International Literacy Association (ILA) standards, International Dyslexia Association and the guidelines set forth by the Ohio Department of Higher Education, and includes the methods, strategies, and techniques recommended for recognizing and teaching students diagnosed with Dyslexia.

The Reading Endorsement may be added to any standard teaching license, including Primary, Intervention Specialist, Adolescence to Young Adult (AYA), and Multi-Age License.

Applicants holding an AYA, Multi-Age, or Career Technical License must have completed a pre-requisite nine credit hours of undergraduate level reading coursework before being admitted.

All other applicants must have completed the prerequisite 12 credit hours of undergraduate level reading coursework before being admitted.

Enrollment in the master’s degree is not a prerequisite for enrollment in the reading endorsement.

Those desiring a reading endorsement from the State of Ohio must also successfully complete the Ohio Assessment for Educators (OAE) Exam Subtest I #038 and Subtest II #039.

EMR 501 - Theory and Practice in Reading Semester Hour(s): 3
EMR 502 - Reading Strategies and Curriculum Semester Hour(s): 3
EMR 503 - Assessment in Reading Instruction Semester Hour(s): 3
EMR 504 - Socio-Cultural Factors in Literacy Semester Hour(s): 3
EMR 505 - Phonics Semester Hour(s): 3
EMR 512 - Professional Development and Field Research Semester Hour(s): 3