ESL Endorsement requires:

• Valid Arizona Provisional or Standard teaching certificate (elementary, secondary, or special education)
• 21 credits of ESL course work
• Second language learning experience or six hours of a language other than English (below are courses that will apply to this endorsement)

• Valid Arizona Provisional or Standard teaching certificate (elementary, secondary, or special education)
• 21 credits of Bilingual course work
• Proficiency in a foreign language other than English

* Note: Students who have taken EDU240 or EDU251 Methods for Teaching SEI/ESL in the Post-Bacc Program or EDU228 SEI/ESL Teaching Methods have met this ESL requirement. EDU240/228 fulfills the ESL requirement, but not an SEI requirement. EDU 220/EPD220, EDU233/251 or EPD233 will meet both an ESL and a SEI requirement.

** is not required if teacher submits 2 years of verified ESL or bilingual teaching experience (verified by district superintendent) to the Az. Department of Education.

The above courses will meet all except three of the requirements for a Bilingual Endorsement.

• Three semester hours of bilingual methods.
• Three semester hours of English as a Second Language for bilingual settings.
• Three semester hours of courses in methods of teaching and evaluating handicapped children from non-English-Language backgrounds. These hours are only required for bilingual endorsements on special education certificates.

Rio Salado College offers the following online courses to fulfill language requirements for endorsements:

Course	Title	Credit
ARB101	Elementary Arabic I	4
ARB102	Elementary Arabic II	4
ARB201	Intermediate Arabic I	4
ARB202	Intermediate Arabic II	4
CHI101	Elementary Chinese (Mandarin) I	5
CHI102	Elementary Chinese (Mandarin) II	5
CHI201	Intermediate Chinese (Mandarin) I	5
CHI202	Intermediate Chinese (Mandarin) II	5
FRE101	Elementary French I	4
FRE102	Elementary French II	4
FRE201	Intermediate French I	4
FRE202	Intermediate French II	4
GER101	Elementary German I	4
GER102	Elementary German II	4
GER201	Intermediate German II	4
GER202	Intermediate German I	4
JPN101	Elementary Japanese I	5
JPN102	Elementary Japanese II	5
SPA101	Elementary Spanish I	4
SPA102	Elementary Spanish II	4
SPA119	Spanish for Educational Settings I	3
SPA120	Spanish for Educational Settings II	3
SPA201	Intermediate Spanish I	4
SPA202	Intermediate Spanish II	4
SPA115	Beginning Spanish Conversation I	3
SPA116	Beginning Spanish Conversation II	3
SPA225	Intermediate Spanish Conversation I	3
SPA226	Intermediate Spanish Conversation II	3

Visit us at Endorsements, call (480) 517-8580.