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1 NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY 1886 ACADEMIC ALERT # DATE: June 2014 DECISION: National College of Education New Majors added to M.Ed. Specialized Endorsements RATIONALE: To expand the options available to candidates to obtain the IVl.Ed. Specialized Endorsements, additional majors have been added to the degree program. In addition to the current majors (see AA and AA ), three new majors have been added. The full list of available majors is listed in this alert. APPROVAL(S): NCE Curriculum & Instruction Committee: 12/04/2013 University Curriculum Committee: 12/05/2013 Faculty Senate: 12/18/2013 IMPLEMENTATION DATE: Effective Summer Term, 2014 PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS: The M.Ed. (Specialized Endorsements) is authorized by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) o be offered in NLU's four home campus Illinois Regions: Chicago; North Suburban; South Metropolitan and West Suburban. In addition the M.Ed. (Specialized Endorsements) is authorized to be offered online. CONTACT(S): Prof. James O'Meara Phone: james.omeara@nl.edu SIGNATURE:.. /\ Alison Hilsabeck, Ph.D. Vice-Provost

2 INFORMATION: Admissions Admissions requirements for this degree are the standard graduate admissions requirements for NCE. In addition, applicants need to hold a valid and active Illinois Professional Educator License. Majors Comprehensive List of Specialized Endorsement Majors Majors Early Childhood Special Education / Reading *ESL/Bilingual Education/Middle Level Mathematics *ESL/ Middle Level Mathematics ESL/Bilingual Education/Early Childhood Special Education ESL/Bilingual Education/Reading ESL/Bilingual Education/Special Education ESL/Early Childhood Special Education ESL/Reading ESL/Special Education ^Special Education/ Middle Level Mathematics Special Education/Reading Program Hours 38 SH 39 SH 39 SH 32 SH SH SH 32 SH SH SH 33 SH SH New Majors All middle school endorsements require 6 SH of professional education middle school coursework (MLE 500 and MLE 502) in addition to the content requirements of the majors listed above. See ISBE for more information. The grade level endorsement on the applicant's PEL determines the grade level of the additional endorsements.

3 Program Requirements for New Majors: Program Requirements ESL/Bilingual Education/Middle Level Mathematics (39 SH) Core ESL/Bilingual Education Requirements CIL 500 Foundations of ESL and Bilingual Education CIL 505 Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language CIL 510 Assessment of ESL and Bilingual Education Students CIL 512 Reading in a New Language: Linguistic Considerations CIL 531 Cross Cultural Education CIL 506 Methods and Materials forteaching Bilingual Education 18 SH Core Middle Level Mathematics Requirements MHE485 Advanced Methods forteaching Middle School Mathematics MHE450 Math for Elementary School Teachers MHE510 Topics in Mathematics for Teachers: Geometry MHE501 Topics in Math for Teachers: Number Concepts & Operations MHE511 Topics in Mathematics forteachers: Number Theory MHE512 Topics in Math forteachers: Statistics and Probability 18SH CIC 550 Capstone Project Required Capstone Course Notes: Candidates who wish to teach grade 9 on a PEL with an Elementary Education endorsement must complete additional coursework approved by an academic advisor in order to meet the ISBE requirement of 24 SH in mathematics, with 12 SH of upper level or graduate coursework and the mathematics content test (115). All middle school endorsements require 6 SH of professional education middle school coursework (MLE 500 Middle School: An Overview and MLE 502 Middle level Curriculum) in addition to the content requirements of the majors listed above. See ISBE for more information. MLE 500 and MLE 502 are not part of the Specialized Endorsements M.Ed.

4 Program Requirements ESL/Middle Level Mathematics (39 SH) Core ESL Requirements CIL 500 Foundations of ESL and Bilingual Education CIL 505 Methods and Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language CIL 510 Assessment of ESL and Bilingual Education Students CIL 512 Reading in a New Language: Linguistic Considerations CIL 531 Cross Cultural Education ESL Electives CIL 501 Introduction to Linguistics for TESOL Or CIL 532 Technology Instruction for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students Or CIL 511 Family Literacy for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Learners Or CIL 506 Methods and Materials forteaching Bilingual Education 15 SH Core Middle Level Mathematics Requirements MHE485 Advanced Methods for Teaching Middle School Mathematics MHE450 Math for Elementary School Teachers MHE510 Topics in Mathematics for Teachers: Geometry MHE501 Topics in Math for Teachers: Number Concepts & Operations MHE511 Topics in Mathematics for Teachers: Number Theory MHE512 Topics in Math forteachers: Statistics and Probability 18SH CIC 550 Capstone Project Required Capstone Course 3 SH Notes: Candidates who wish to teach grade 9 on a PEL with an Elementary Education endorsement must complete additional coursework approved by an academic advisor in order to meet the ISBE requirement of 24 SH in mathematics, with 12 SH of upper level or graduate coursework and the mathematics content test (115). All middle school endorsements require 6 SH of professional education middle school coursework (MLE 500 Middle School: An Overview and MLE 502 Middle level Curriculum) in addition to the content requirements of the majors listed above. See ISBE for more information. MLE 500 and MLE 502 are not part of the Specialized Endorsements M.Ed.

5 Program Requirements Special Education/Middle Level Mathematics (33 SH) Core Special Education Requirements *SPE 500 Introduction to Exceptional Children and Adolescents/Special Education SPE 501 Educational and Diagnostic Assessment of Exceptional Children and Adolescents SPE 506 Frameworks and Perspectives in Special Education SPE 527 Differentiated and Individualized Curriculum & Instruction 12 SH Note: **Candidates who have taken SPE 500 or its equivalent since 2004 may have the course waived by the Special Education program coordinator. Candidates must take an additional 3 SH graduate-level NCE elective to complete the required hours for degree. Core Middle Level Mathematics Requirements MHE485 Advanced Methods for Teaching Middle School Mathematics MHE450 Math for Elementary School Teachers MHE510 Topics in Mathematics for Teachers: Geometry MHE501 Topics in Math for Teachers: Number Concepts & Operations MHE511 Topics in Mathematics for Teachers: Number Theory MHE512 Topics in Math for Teachers: Statistics and Probability 18SH CIC 550 Capstone Project Required Capstone Course Notes: Candidates who wish to teach grade 9 on a PEL with an Elementary Education endorsement must complete additional coursework approved by an academic advisor in order to meet the ISBE requirement of 24 SH in mathematics, with 12 SH of upper level or graduate coursework and the mathematics content test (115). All middle school endorsements require 6 SH of professional education middle school coursework (MLE 500 Middle School: An Overview and MLE 502 Middle level Curriculum) in addition to the content requirements of the majors listed above. See ISBE for more information. MLE 500 and MLE 502 are not part ofthe Specialized Endorsements M.Ed.

6 Additional course requirements for newly added endorsements Transfer credit is limited to six semester hours of graduate credit for those pursuing the M.Ed. There is a six-year limit between the first course and the last course used for the degree, including any transfer credit. Additional information concerning Exceptions to the Hours before Admission Policy is outlined in AA Additional Non-Course Requirements for Endorsement In order to earn: the Bilingual Endorsement, candidates must pass the relevant ISBE Target Language Proficiency Test. the Special Education Endorsement, candidates must pass the ISBE Special Education LBS I content test (#155) the Middle Level Mathematics Endorsement and be eligible to teach mathematics at grade 9 on a PEL with Elementary Endorsement, candidates must pass the ISBE Mathematics content test (#115) Implementation Changes need to be entered in Banner, CAPP, the catalog and/or NLU web pages as appropriate. Registrar, Admissions, Enrollment Management, Marketing, and Advising staff, as well as faculty, need to be knowledgeable about this new program. These new majors will be added to the catalog.