Admissions information
Formal admission to both Portland State University and the ESL/Bilingual Endorsement Program is required for completion of the endorsement. Admission applications are accepted and processed on an ongoing basis; there is no deadline date for applications. While it is possible to take ESL Endorsement Program courses before admission, please apply for admission at your earliest opportunity.

To be considered for admission, candidates must:

• Have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Be a licensed teacher or an active student in an academic program leading to licensure
• Complete admission procedures as outlined below

If you are already admitted to a graduate-level program at Portland State, please complete a GO-19M form, have it signed by your faculty advisor, and submit to:

Continuing Ed/Grad School of Ed
ESL Endorsement Program
Portland State University
PO Box 751
Portland OR 97207-0751

Or hand-deliver to 204 Graduate School of Education, attn: ESL Endorsement

If this does not apply to you, follow the steps below.

Admission to the ESL/Bilingual Endorsement Program requires submission of two complete packets of material:

Packet number one—University admission application:

• Graduate School of Education Application for Graduate Admission Form (PDF):
• Specify the term you wish to be admitted. You must register for and attend a course in the term for which you are admitted. If you do not, your admission will be automatically canceled unless you notify both the Portland State Admissions Office and Continuing Education/Graduate School of Education of your intent to change the enrollment date. Notification must be given prior to the term for which you are admitted.
• Enter the following codes in the boxes at the top of the form:
  Major = EDCI; Endorsement Area = TSLC
• One set of official transcripts from all institutions you have attended, except Portland State, in sealed original envelopes from the institutions. Have these transcripts sent directly to you, for you to submit with your application form.
• $50 application fee
• Those students whose first language is not English and who do not have an undergraduate degree from the United States are required to take TOEFL. An official TOEFL score must be sent directly to Portland State from the Educational Testing Services. Required minimum: 550/600. For more information, contact Educational Testing Services at www.ets.org.
• Gather all above materials and submit to:
  

  Office of Admissions and Records
  Portland State University
  PO Box 751
  Portland, OR 97207-0751

  Or hand-deliver to 104 Neuberger Hall

Packet number two—departmental admission application packet (gather and submit all items at the same time):

• COPY of the Portland State Graduate School of Education Application for Graduate Admission required for Packet #1 above.
• COPIES of transcripts from each post secondary institution attended (do not need to be official transcripts in unopened envelopes, and Portland State transcripts are not required)
• Copy of your teaching license or evidence of admission to a teacher licensure program
• Two letters of reference/recommendation (PDF) using required forms
• 500-word personal statement (PDF)
• Up-to-date resumé
• TOEFL score for international students
• Departmental Placement Information form (PDF)
• Submit to:
  

  Continuing Ed/Grad School of Ed
  ESL Endorsement Program
  Portland State University
  PO Box 751
  Portland OR 97207-0751

  Or hand-deliver to 204 Graduate School of Education, attn: ESL Endorsement

To request that admission forms and instructions be mailed to you, contact:

Becky Miller
Continuing Education/Graduate School of Education
Portland State University
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207

ramiller@pdx.edu
503-725-8279 or 1-800-547-8887 ext. 8279