Information for:
Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
Please note: This certificate program is not certification to teach and does not lead to licensure in the the state or county. It is simply an 18 hour program with emphasis on Teaching English as a Second Language.
Students who do not wish to seek a full master’s degree may be interested in a TESL graduate certificate. MA students in the linguistics program can also earn the TESL certificate concurrently with their MA. Students who complete both programs must graduate with 33 credit hours, rather than 30.
Certificate Requirements (Catalog Year 2009-2010)
See the university catalog for policies governing all graduate certificates.
Students pursuing this certificate must complete 18 credits of English graduate courses, earning a grade of B or better in each, distributed as follows:
- LING 520 - Descriptive Linguistics Credits: 3
- LING 521 - Applied Linguistics: Teaching English as a Second Language Credits: 3
- LING 522 - Modern English Grammar Credits: 3
- LING 523 - Descriptive Aspects of English Phonetics and Phonology Credits: 3
- LING 525 - Practicum in ESL Credits: 3
- LING 582 - Second Language Acquisition Credits: 3
Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.00 in course work presented on the certificate application.
Requirements may be different for earlier catalog years. See the University Catalog archives.
Contact Information
Tamara Harvey
Director of Graduate Studies
Robinson Hall A 487, MSN 3E4
Fairfax, VA 22030
703.993.2769
tharvey2@gmu.edu
Jennifer Stone
Robinson Hall A 487, MSN 3E4
Fairfax, VA 22030
703.993.1180
jstone22@gmu.edu