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Admissions Recruiting Events and Programs

View the UIC Recruiting and Admissions Calendar for upcoming events

ESL Program Information

The Bilingual and English as a Second Language (ESL) endorsements are for students who are pursuing, or who have earned, an Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) and want to be able to teach in a Bilingual and/or English as a Second Language setting. Graduate students and licensed teachers have the option to earn the endorsement without being admitted to a degree program. Students also have the option to complete the course sequence fully or partially online.

The Bilingual endorsement requires fluency in a language other than English. An additional test administered by the state must be completed in order to achieve this endorsement.

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International Student Information

The Office of International Services offers support to international students as they transition to life and their studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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