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Academic Program Proposal

Date
Proposal
Activated		Institution
and
Proposal		Degree
Awarded		Academic
Program
Name		Objections
Received		Objection
Deadline		MHEC Final
Action		Final
Decision
Date
Loyola University
Proposal		Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (P.B.C.)Teaching English Language Learners4/6/2023Recommended5/16/2023
Teaching English Language Learners Program Description
Loyola offers a Teaching English Language Learners (TELL) Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (15 hours). The proposed changes continue this offering by aligning it to 2018 TESOL Teacher Preparation Standards as well as making the following revisions. We will reduce the credit requirement from 15 hours to 12 hours and change the program title of the certificate program from Teaching English Language Learners (TELL) to English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). The proposal to revise the program is in response to changing standards, student needs, new directions in higher education, and the desire to maintain the vitality of program.