Advanced Teacher Preparation Programs:

TESOL: Intensive Teacher Institute (ITI), CAS

Overview and Description of the Program

The Intensive Teacher Institute (ITI) Program is a fast track to NYS ESL certification for content areas that NYS Ed Department has identified as being areas of critical shortage. ESL (English as a Second Language), or working with LEP/ELLs (Limited English Proficient/English language learners) is one of those critical shortage areas statewide. The ITI Program is a joint collaborative program with the New York State Education Department (administered through BOCES) and SUNY Fredonia’s College of Education. Qualified candidates who complete this 5-course program are eligible to take the CST (Content Specialty Test) certification exam and apply for ESL certification (ESOL K-12).

Candidates interested in the TESOL CAS-ITI Program must meet ALL of the following criteria. You must:

• Have a baccalaureate degree and initial/provisional or professional/permanent certification in an approved area
• Be currently teaching in your area of certification and
• Meet both SUNY Fredonia Graduate Studies and ITI enrollment/admission criteria

Program Requirements:                                                               

New York State Certification Requirements:
EDU 671      Practicum and Seminar (completed concurrently                3 cr.
                  with EDU 568, practicum requirements specific to 
                  inservice teachers)

CST-ESOL   NYS Certification Exam
              

All TESOL CAS-ITI Program candidates must provide proof of:

• 12 credits in a Language other than English (LOTE) (or completed by the end of the program)
• NYS Child Abuse Workshop
• NYS Drug and Alcohol Workshop
• NYS SAVE Workshop
• Fingerprinting Requirement

Tuition funding is available for qualified candidates through ITI and the College of Education’s Project ELA. Funding details will be provided to qualified applicants during the screening process.