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

The TESOL Certificate Program acquaints students with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to teach English as a second or foreign language. It would be useful to anyone interested in teaching English as a Second Language to immigrants in community agency ESL courses in the U.S. or to people who would like to teach English as a Foreign Language abroad. To get an undergraduate TESOL certificate a student needs to take five courses at the undergraduate (400) level. This option is open to all undergraduate students regardless of their major. It is also available to post-baccalaureate students as well as to non-degree undergraduate students. This program includes five of the core courses necessary for TESOL endorsement that can be added to a teaching licensure in any field. Two additional courses, however, are required to complete the endorsement in full.

Highschool/secondary school transcripts and any post-secondary transcripts Copy of your passport Students applying as first-time freshmen must have a cumulative high school GPA of 2.3 and will have successfully completed 13 core academic requirements: 4 years/units of English 3 years/units of Math 3 years/units of Natural Sciences 3 years/units of Social Sciences Each academic college has specific guidelines for direct entry. Students not meeting these requirements may be considered for pre-admission into an academic college or admitted to University Studies. International Baccalaureate Diploma with an overall score or average score across all IB subjects - 23/45 English-language test scores IELTS - 6 (no part below 5.0) TOEFL iBT - 78 (no part below 17)