The following text is taken from The University of Findlay's current undergraduate and/or graduate catalog.

The University of Findlay has established a curriculum that requires 36 semester hours of credit for attainment of the Master of Arts in TESOL and Bilingual Education.

Certified teachers can obtain a K-12 TESOL or bilingual education endorsement by taking 27 hours of course work with this master’s program. The TESOL and bilingual endorsement are NCATE-approved.

Mission and Goals of the Program
The mission of this program is to provide an intensive curriculum that will prepare teachers and other interested persons to function successfully in bilingual/English as a second language (ESL) education programs.

This program is designed to:

• Prepare persons to critically analyze and implement programs for limited English proficient (LEP) students.

Key areas of study include:

• impact of culture on school performance;
• second-language acquisition and linguistics;
• curriculum development and evaluation;
• instructional methodology in language arts and other content areas;
• diagnosis and assessment of LEP children and exceptionalities of the LEP students;

• Prepare teachers who qualify for validation in bilingual education and/or TESOL.
• Prepare teachers as specialists for schools or districts seeking to initiate or expand services to the LEP community.
• Prepare international students to teach English in their home countries.
• Prepare instructors to teach English as a foreign language (EFL) abroad.

Degree Requirements
The Master of Arts in TESOL and Bilingual Education requires 36 semester hours of course work. Twenty-seven credits are required courses. Students are required to take BLMC 500, 501, 502, 510, 515, 520, 535, 560 and BLMC 599 or 600 (three hours).  In addition, students are required to take three elective courses. No more than one course with a grade of “C+,” “C” or “C-” can be used to meet graduation requirements.

Validation in TESOL consists of 27 semester hours.  Students are required to take BLMC 500, 501, 502, 505, 510, 520, 535, 560 and 599.

Validation in bilingual education consists of 27 semester hours.  Students are required to take BLMC 500, 501, 502, 510, 515, 520, 535, 560 and 598.
 
Endorsement Programs Offered
Teachers who hold certification/licensure as elementary or secondary teachers may add one or two endorsements to their certificate/licensure through the Master of Arts in TESOL and Bilingual Education. An endorsement in the State of Ohio is a set number of courses in a given certification/licensure area which enables the already certified/licensed teacher to teach that additional subject. For endorsement in TESOL, the PRAXIS exam is required in Ohio.

The endorsement involves taking 27 credit hours of prescribed course work.