Master of Science in Education: TESOL
Certificate of Advanced Study: TESOL
There are three (3) tracks for the TESOL program, based on the candidate's prior qualifications, as follows:
Track 1. Candidates who have a Master's degree and who have initial/provisional or professional/permanent certification in an approved area may choose to complete the 36 credit hour program and receive a second Master's degree or the Certificate of Advanced Study.
Track 2. Candidates who have a baccalaureate degree and who have New York State initial/provisional certification in an approved area must complete the 36-credit-hour program leading to the MS Ed. in TESOL.
Track 3. Candidates who have a baccalaureate degree or a Master's degree in an area of Liberal Arts or Natural Sciences (e.g., English, Modern Languages, Mathematics, Biology, etc.) and who do not have teacher's certification of any type must complete the 36 credit hour program leading to the M.S.Ed. in TESOL and N.Y.S. Certification K-12, and must complete the additional courses or requirements at either the undergraduate or graduate level.
Admission Requirements
- Completion of a baccalaureate degree in an area of arts, science, or education.
- Undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or above.
- All candidates must have the equivalent of 12 credit hours of a "foreign" language [i.e., Language Other Than English (LOTE) except for candidates who are native speakers of a language other than English for which proof of literacy is required].
- Language Proficiency Requirements for Native Speakers of English:
- A graduate level 250-word essay on a topic of the writer's choice.
- 12 credit hours in a Language Other Than English (LOTE).
- Completion of a satisfactory intermediate 250-word essay in the LOTE.
- Language Proficiency Requirements for Non-native Speakers of English:
- A graduate level 250-word essay in English, on a topic of the writer's choice.
- A graduate level 250-word essay in the native language.
- A completed graduate application.
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