What FSU Students Should Know About the SEI Endorsement

What FSU Students Should Know About the SEI Endorsement
To receive SEI Endorsement from FSU, you must:
1. be enrolled in an approved FSU program leading to Initial licensure.
Note: completing an M.Ed., but not a practicum, does not lead to Initial licensure.
2. complete the required course as part of your Initial licensure program, prior to the practicum
experience. You may not take this course at another college or university.
SEI is a program requirement for undergraduates and PBTL candidates. Undergraduates must take
EDUC 222. PBTL candidates take either EDUC 222 or TESL 910.
NOTE: Although M.Ed. Initial licensure candidates may take TESL 910 as part of their program, it is
not a program requirement. However,
a. FSU can only offer the SEI endorsements for candidates who complete the course as part of an
Initial licensure program.
b. FSU can only endorse M.Ed. Initial licensure candidates for licensure if they either completed
TESL 910 or already hold the SEI endorsement.
3. apply for the SEI endorsement on ELAR. We will walk you through this at the Licensure Workshop at
the end of the semester.
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As of July 1,2014, we can only endorse you for Initial licensure if you complete the SEI course as part
of your approved Initial licensure program or already hold the SEI endorsement.
All undergraduate and PBTL Initial licensure candidates, including Spanish, French, and Visual Art,
must meet the SEI requirement prior to student teaching. Undergraduates must take EDUC 222. PBTL
candidates take either EDUC 222 or TESL 910.
Completers of the following degrees, which lead to Initial licensure, who take TESL 910 as well as the
associated practicum, are eligible for the SEI endorsement through FSU.
Degree
M.Ed. Special Education
M.Ed. Literacy and Language
M.Ed. Curriculum and Instructional Technology
License
Moderate Disabilities PreK-8 Initial
or
Moderate Disabilities 5-12 initial
Special Teacher: Reading Initial
Instructional Technology Initial
Frequently Asked Questions:
1. I am currently teaching, but cannot yet take the RETELL course through my district because I do not
have any English Language Learners in my class. May I take the course at FSU?
No. Only FSU students enrolled in programs leading to Initial licensure may take the course and
receive the SEI endorsement through FSU.
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What FSU Students Should Know About the SEI Endorsement
2. I hold an Initial Elementary license; I am working on the M.Ed. Special Education degree and plan
on adding the Moderate Disabilities PreK-8 Initial through an internship rather than the practicum.
a. May I take the SEI course at FSU and receive the SEI endorsement?
Without the practicum, you will not complete an approved program leading to Initial licensure.
Therefore, we cannot endorse you for the license or SEI. If you complete the practicum and the
SEI course at FSU, you will be eligible for the SEI endorsement through FSU.
b. Because this is a second initial license do I need the SEI Endorsement before adding
Moderate Disabilities PreK-8 Initial or do I have until July 1, 2016?
This is currently unclear. Please contact MA DESE directly.
3. I am enrolled in the M.Ed. Literacy and Language to advance my Early Childhood PreK-2 Initial
license to Professional. May I take the SEI course and receive the SEI endorsement from FSU?
No. We may only endorse candidates seeking an Initial license through an approved program.
Only if you complete the Reading Specialist practicum, apply for the Reading Specialist (Initial) license,
and complete the SEI course, you will be eligible for the SEI endorsement through FSU.
4. I am enrolled in the M.Ed. Literacy and Language to add the Specialist Teacher: Reading Initial
license. May I take the SEI course and receive the SEI endorsement from FSU?
Yes. If you complete the Reading Specialist practicum, apply for the Reading Specialist (Initial) license,
and complete the SEI course, you will be eligible for the SEI endorsement through FSU.
5. I am finishing the M.Ed. TESL and TESL PreK-6 practicum at the end of this semester. I understand
that this will qualify me for the SEI endorsement. Will FSU provide the endorsement? The license
qualifies you for the SEI endorsement. Currently, you will need to apply for the SEI endorsement via
ELAR. FSU cannot issue the endorsement.
6. I plan to take the SEI MTEL this spring or summer and enroll in the practicum in fall 2014 to
complete my Moderate Disabilities Initial licensure program. Will FSU endorse me for SEI as well
as the teaching license? A passing score on the SEI MTEL qualifies you for the SEI endorsement. You
will need to apply for the SEI endorsement via ELAR. Unless you took the SEI course as part of your
approved program, FSU cannot issue the endorsement.
7. I completed an approved SEI course at another Massachusetts state university, prior to transferring
to FSU. Will I need to take FSU’s SEI course as well? No. The course will transfer in and substitute
for EDUC 222 or TESL 910. You must complete the remainder of the program at FSU.
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