Degrees Offered
Master of Arts with K-12 Certification Track (38-39 points)
Master of Arts with K-12 Certification Track (38-39 points)
The TESOL K–12 Certification Program offers a 38-point minimum Master of Arts degree in TESOL leading toward Initial New York State Teacher Certification. We currently have no professional certification program for students who already have initial certification or are teaching full-time. Students wishing to teach in a public school in another state are advised to consult the certification requirements for that state.
Required courses for Initial K-12 Certification Students:
• A&HT 4076 TESOL methodologies for K-6 (3)
• A&HT 4171 TESOL methodologies for 7-12 (3)
• A&HT 4185 Pedagogical approaches in the content areas for teachers of K-12 ESL (3)
• A&HT 5205 Fieldwork in TESOL (1 semester, K-6; 1 semester, 7-12) (1 point each)
• A&HT 4776 Supervised student teaching in TESOL: K-6 (3)
• A&HT 4777 Supervised student teaching in TESOL: 7-12 (3)
• A&HL 4085 Pedagogical English grammar (3)
• A&HL 4101 Phonetics and phonology (3)
• A&HL 4087 Introduction to second language acquisition (3)
• A&HL 4088 Second language assessment (3)
Three TESOL workshops (minimum of 3 for 0-1 point each).
Required courses outside the program (6-9 points):
• A course in Special Education (2-3)
• A course in Bilingual Education (or Foundations of Education/Urban Education) (2-3)
• An elective breadth course in consultation with a faculty advisor (2-3)
• TESOL and Applied Linguistics elective. This requires a faculty advisor’s approval (3)
Students can normally expect to complete the TESOL K-12 Certification M.A. Program in four semesters and one summer term.
