Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL Certificate)

Plan A:

Applicants not holding a Master of Arts in the Teaching of Languages must submit official transcripts which document a B.S./B.A. degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA and acceptable TOEFL scores (if this degree and/or the applicant is from a country where English is not the official language). Students must complete FL 561 - Teaching Second Languages: Theory into Practice , two TESOL courses approved by the graduate coordinator, and one of the following courses from the following list:

• FL 663 - Applied Linguistics in Second and Foreign Languages 3 hrs.
• FL 664 - Second Language Acquisition Theory and Practice 3 hrs.
• FL 665 - Sociocultural and Sociolinguistic Perspectives in Language 3 hrs.

Plan B:

Applicants already holding a Master of Arts in the Teaching of Languages degree may not apply any of the above courses towards the certificate. They must complete twelve (12) hours of TESOL (TSL) course work as approved by the graduate coordinator.

All Certificate candidates must
      1) complete the Application for Admission to Graduate Certificate Program
      2) submit the required application fee
      3) complete a Non-Degree Enrollment Form for each course.