Departments: Special Education and Literacy Studies
Major: Elementary Education: PK-3 and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL): K-12
The Elementary Education: PK-3 and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL): K-12 major at Western Michigan University is designed to prepare educators to meet the unique needs of English learners in K-12 schools. The TESOL K-12 major is available for all interested students who are also seeking PK-3 teacher certification. Graduates of this program will be eligible to teach all subjects to PK-3 students in self-contained classrooms as well as in ESL K-12 classrooms. No minor is required. This undergraduate major qualifies graduates for the Michigan English as a Second Language (ESL) endorsement.