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2024-25 Graduate & Non-Traditional Catalog | School of Education and Social Work | Teacher Education

Adv Cert ESOL Program for Certified Teachers

[ESOL Program for Certified Teachers, Adv. Cert.-1508]

This program is designed for someone who has New York state teacher certification, has completed a master's degree, and seeks New York State English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) certification grades PreK-12.

SPECIFICS OF THE ESOL PROGRAM FOR CERTIFIED TEACHERS, Advanced Certification


Minimum Total Hours: 15

Minimum Requirements: Overall and major GPA of 3.0 with no grade less than B-.

Major Requirements: 15

  • GEDU 5308 (3) Linguistics & Grammar for Second Language Acquisition
  • GEDU 5382 (3) Methods of Instruction & Assessment for ESOL
  • GEDU 5358 (3 + OPE) Language & Literacy for ELLs I + OPE (25 hours)
  • GEDU 5359 (3 + OPE) Language & Literacy for ELLs II + OPE (25 hours)
  • GEDU 6406 (3) Practica in TESOL