Endorsements are attachments to teaching licenses and indicate areas of specialization.  To qualify for the pursuit of endorsement qualifications within the State of Ohio, you must be an Ohio licensed teacher or either: 1) be in the process of obtaining an Ohio teaching license that will be confirmed before TESOL/Bilingual endorsement procedures are completed; or 2) in the process of transferring a reciprocity state license into an Ohio license.

Undergraduate TESOL Endorsement:
The TESOL Endorsement is a 21 credit hour program for baccalaureate students wishing to pursue this endorsement while pursuing a primary license at The University of Findlay.  Along with course work, all students must must pass the Praxis II Exam for TESOL as required by the State of Ohio Department of Education.

• Course Requirements for Endorsement in TESOL:
  • Early childhood license:
  • BLMC 200
  • BLMC 210
  • BLMC 280
  • BLMC 300
  • BLMC 310
  • BLMC 410
  • BLMC 430
  • Middle childhood license:
  • BLMC 200
  • BLMC 210
  • BLMC 280
  • BLMC 300
  • BLMC 310
  • BLMC 320
  • BLMC 410
  • Adolescent and Young Adult license:
  • BLMC 200
  • BLMC 280
  • BLMC 300
  • BLMC 310
  • BLMC 320
  • BLMC 430
  • BLMC 480

Post Baccalaureate TESOL multi-age Endorsement:
This endorsement is a 21 credit hour program designed for Ohio State multi-age licensed teachers who already hold a master’s degree and who wish to add a general TESOL endorsement to their license without seeking an additional master’s degree.  All students must pass the Praxis II Exam for TESOL as required by the State of Ohio Department of Education

• Course Requirements:
• BLMC 500 - Methods & Materials K-12
• BLMC 502 - Curriculum Design
• BLMC 510 - Linguistics
• BLMC 515 - Foundations for ELL Education
• BLMC 520 - Second Language Acquisition
• BLMC 535 - Assessment of the LEP Student
• BLMC 599 - Practicum

MA TESOL Endorsement
To complete this 36 credit hour endorsement, candidates must hold a valid Ohio Teaching license or either: 1) be in the process completing their licensing process; or 2) be in the process of transferring a reciprocity state license into an Ohio license. 

• In addition to MA TESOL, program requirements:
• BLMC 500 - Methods & Materials K-12
• BLMC 501 - Methods & Materials Adult Learners
• BLMC 502 - Curriculum Design
• BLMC 510 - Linguistics
• BLMC 515 - Foundations for ELL Education
• BLMC 520 - Second Language Acquisition
• BLMC 535 - Assessment of the LEP Student
• BLMC 540 - Advanced Linguistics
• BLMC 545 - English Grammar
• BLMC 560 - Socio-Linguistics
• BLMC 599 - Practicum
• BLMC 600 - Thesis
• Students must also pass the Praxis II Exam as required by the State of Ohio.