Program: Master of Science in Education w/ESOL Concentration - Eastern Oregon University

Apr 03, 2025

2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Master of Science in Education - English for Speakers of Other Languages Concentration is a 36-graded credit hour degree.

A minimum grade of “C” is required in all courses counting toward the degree and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00 is required to complete the degree.

All courses need to be taken within 10 years of degree completion

Upon approval of the program coordinator, a maximum of 12 credits may be transferred from another institution into the Master of Science program and counted toward either the concentration or electives.

Admission into the MS in Education program is required for this concentration.

Candidates must clear the TSPC fingerprinting, background check, and PA1, and have a current valid teaching license in the state of Oregon. Approvals must be made one term prior to registration for the culminating practicum (ED 547).

Teacher Research Core: 15 credits

ED 520 - Research Methods in Education Credits: 4
ED 521 - Literature Review I Credits: 3
ED 522 - Literature Review II Credits: 3
ED 523 - Research Project Credits: 5

ESOL Concentration Courses: 15 credits

Complete the following 15 credits required for the ESOL Concentration

ED 544 - Language & Cognition Credits: 3
ED 545 - Found Second Language Education Credits: 3
ED 548 - Second Language Acquisition & ESOL Strategies Credits: 3
ED 556 - Applied Linguistics Credits: 3
ED 547 - Practicum in ESOL Education Credits: 3

Elective Courses: 6 credits

Students select coursework from other concentrations to fulfill elective credits. Prerequisites apply for some courses.

Other graduate level education coursework may be approved by the program coordinator. Initial Teacher Preparation and CTE coursework will not be approved for the MS in Education program.

Completing two concentrations automatically fulfills the electives requirement.

Total credits required for degree: 36

Last EPCC update - January 2023

May 2022 - elective course list removed due to irrelevance (ED 567, ED 568 and ED 582)

Previous EPCC Checksheet (November 2019 update) - this checksheet is for winter 2020-spring 2023

Program started winter 2020