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TESOL Certificate of Advanced Study

This eighteen (18) credit hour program leads to a recommendation for a New York State (NYS) Certification in ESOL. The NYS requirement for twelve (12) credit hours of Language Other Than English (LOTE) is in addition to the 18 credit hours listed below for CAS program completion.

Requirements for Admission to the Program with Matriculated Acceptance

  • Completion of a baccalaureate degree in an area of arts, science, or education
  • Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above
  • GRE* with a minimum score of 272 for combined Quantitative Reasoning and Verbal Reasoning and submission of a GRE Analytic Writing score
  • Evidence of New York State DASA Training*
  • Current NYS Teaching Certificate
  • Completed Graduate Application submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies including:
    • Three (3) names with current contact information of professional associates who will speak on the candidate’s behalf. These names are in lieu of submitting written recommendation letters. The TESOL Program Coordinator has the option of contacting these professional people for a reference.
    • Official academic transcripts from all prior undergraduate and graduate institutions (except Fredonia).
  • Language Proficiency Requirements: for Native speakers of English:
  • A statement of your background and goals in addition to a curriculum vitae (maximum 3 pages)
  • A graduate-level 800-1,200 word essay in English which addresses the topic: "Describe your reasons for pursuing a graduate degree in TESOL and support your rationale with specific information pertinent to your desired degree."
  • Twelve (12) post-secondary credit hours in a Language Other Than English (LOTE*), or an approved equivalency, in a single language. Candidates may be accepted conditionally into the TESOL program without the LOTE credits fulfilled, but matriculation from the TESOL program is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of this requirement.
  • A satisfactory intermediate-level 800-1,200 word essay in a Language Other Than English (LOTE). Candidates may be accepted conditionally into the TESOL program without the LOTE essay, but matriculation from the TESOL program is content upon the satisfactory evaluation of this essay.
  • Language Proficiency Requirements: for Non-Native speakers of English:
  • A statement of your background and goals in addition to a curriculum vitae
  • A graduate level 800-1,200 word essay in English which addresses the topic: “Describe your reasons for pursuing a graduate degree in TESOL and support your rationale with specific information pertinent to your desired degree.”
  • A graduate level 800-1,200 word essay in the candidate's native language. This can be any completed academic paper (e.g., a paper from a college course).
  • Further stipulations as listed below under “Additional requirements for non-native speakers of English to the TESOL program”
* Conditional Acceptance may be granted if the GRE scores, LOTE, and/or the DASA
   are pending.

Additional Requirements for Non-Native Speakers of English to the TESOL Program

  • The TESOL graduate program requires that non-native speakers of English show evidence of English

    proficiency by providing scores which are different from those required of the Graduate Studies. Proof of proficiency may be shown by achieving the following test scores:
  • TOEFL: 550 (paper), 213 (computer), or 79 (internet)
  • IELTS (with no subsection below 6.0): 6.5
Fredonia's school code for reporting the TOEFL and IELTS scores electronically is 2539. International students who have been awarded a prior degree from the U.S., U.K./Ireland, Australia, Anglophone Canada, New Zealand, Anglophone Africa, Singapore, and the Commonwealth Caribbean prior to applying to Fredonia are not required to submit TOEFL or IELTS.
  • International applicants must provide official copies of all previous degrees/diplomas and transcripts issued in the original language with a literal English translation of each. Proof of an official certification of the award of any and all degrees must be provided. Include documentation describing in which language the courses were taught. The latter can be included in a separate document as a chart or statement.
  • International applicants must also have transcripts translated and evaluated by WES (www.wes.org) or a similar agency against the American 4.0 standard.
Additionally, all International applicants must meet requirements outlined by the Graduate Studies website.

Program Completion Requirements

Required Courses

EDU 518Second Language Acquisition and Development

3
EDU 519Curriculum Theory for the Second Language Classroom - ESL I

3
EDU 521Practicum in TESOL, I

0
EDU 540Content Area English as a Second Language

3
EDU 541Practicum in TESOL II

0
EDU 568Foundations of Bilingual Education

3
EDU 567Practicum in TESOL III

0
EDU 569Assessment and Evaluation of English Language Learners (ELLs)

3
EDU 671ESOL/BE Practicum & Supervision 20 Day

3
Total Credit Hours:18

* As of December 31, 2013, candidates in all education programs are required to complete
   training under the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA). Candidates entering the program
   without the DASA requirement may take an EDU DASA workshop through Fredonia’s
   Extended Learning.