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Admission Requirements

Worcester State University · Worcester, MA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Admission Requirements
Total credits (published)
29
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Passing score on the communication and literacy MTEL or Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) approved waiver A course in human, child, or adolescent development at the undergraduate level (PS-210 Developmental Psychology, ED-207 Adolescent in School and Society, ED-206 Development and Learning B-8) ED-304 Best Practices in Teaching English Language Learners with a grade of B- or better (contact instructor for permission to add this course) Language proficiency in a language other than English: Documentation of fluency at an intermediate level in a language other than English from a college or through the proficiency level determined by Successful completion of foreign language courses deemed appropriate by the foreign language program in the Languages and Literature Department; Results of a language proficiency assessment, if applicable Coursework in a foreign university or foreign secondary school An individual’s language background for the assessment of language proficiency conducted by the program of life experiences working/living in a language other than English-conducted as individual language proficiency assessment GPA of 3.0 or better in a minimum of 60 credits. Graduate Application to the ESL Initial License Program with all transcripts, references, and supporting materials. Course List Code Title Credits
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
168430
CourseShelf checklist
CK_168430_075c1e61
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements

14 items
  1. ED 978
    3
  2. ES 914
    3
  3. ED 986
    3
  4. ED 955
    3
  5. ES 930
    3
  6. ES 924
    3
  7. CD 910
    3
  8. ES 928
    3
  9. ES 940
    Practicum and Seminar in the Teaching of English as a Second Language (ESL) in Grades Pre-K-6
    or: ES-945 Practicum & Seminar in Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) in Grades 5-12
    5
  10. ED 955
    3
  11. ES 903
    3
  12. ES 914
    3
  13. ED 978
    3
  14. ED 986
    3
Source. Worcester State University, catalog 2026-2027 Catalog — https://catalog.worcester.edu/undergraduate/school-education-health-natural-sciences/education/4plus-initial-license-in-english-as-a-second-language/. Captured page pages/0410.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.