Nazareth's five Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) programs are tailored to graduate student backgrounds and needs. The associated New York state Education Department teacher certification is ESOL: English to Speakers of Other Languages.
This 43-credit program is for students with no prior teacher certification who seek a master’s degree in TESOL and initial New York state teacher certification in ESOL to teach in public schools.
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This 51-credit master's program leads to initial certification for people who want to be able to teach in public middle, junior high, and high schools as a content specialist — biology, chemistry, English, languages other than English (German, Italian, French, Spanish), math, social studies — and as an ESOL teacher at any grade level.
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This 36-credit program is for students who already have New York state teacher certification (any type) and seek a master’s degree in TESOL and additional teacher certification in ESOL. This program fulfills master’s degree requirements for professional teaching certification.
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This 30-credit program is for both international students and native speakers of English who wish to earn a master’s degree in TESOL. (This program is not for initial New York state certification in ESOL.) This degree is for someone who:
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This 18-credit program is for students who currently hold New York state teacher certification, have completed a master's degree, and seek New York state English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) certification
Application deadlines are on a rolling basis for fall, spring, and summer terms.
This option doesn't require the standard graduate application process; instead, complete the annotation/extension approval form »
Nazareth offers a four-course Bilingual Education Extension for certified teachers to work with native Spanish speakers who are learning English.