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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Certificate


Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (0416)


  • Graduate
  • Arts & Letters
  • English

Overview

The TESOL Graduate Certificate is intended for individuals who want to teach in institutes, either domestically or abroad. The Certificate requires a minimum of 16 hours consisting of ENG 407G|ENG 408G|ENG 565|ENG 566|, and ENG 471G|, which involves field experience conducted during the final semester; students enrolled in the MAT-TESOL program must take EDU 589 in place of ENG 471G.  Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in order to receive the Certificate.

Program Admission

  • B.A. or equivalent
  • 3.0 undergraduate or graduate GPA, or a GAP score of 2200, with minimum of 3.5 on analytical writing portion of GRE
  • *GAP=(GRE-V+GRE-Q) +(GPAx100);
  • Students who are accepted into the Teaching ESL Graduate Endorsement program must also apply to the TESOL graduate certificate

Program Requirements (16-18 hours)

Course List
Required Courses
ENG 407GLinguistic Analysis3
ENG 408GPsycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics3
ENG 565Integrated Teaching English as a Second Language3
ENG 566Seminar in Teaching English as a Second Language3
ENG 471GTESL Practicum *4-6
Total Hours16-18
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Students dually-enrolled in this certificate and the MAT-TESOL must take EDU 589, 6 credit hours, in lieu of 471G

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This program is exempt from the maximum of 12 hours denoted in the Duplication of Coursework policy.  All concentration hours may be duplicated on one additional graduate degree or certificate at the same level.

Student teacher work sample, i.e., portfolio, is required for final assessment.

Modality: This program is 100% online with internship

 

 


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 Last Modified 4/24/26