M.S. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Pre-K – Grade 12
36 credits (All courses are 3 credits) Initial/Professional Certification
October 2024 Start – Fully Online
Mandatory New Student Orientation
Fall 2024 (6 credits)
EDUC 507 – Linguistic Analysis
Saturday – October 12, 19, 26; November 2, 9
EDUC 722 – Teaching ESL I
Saturday – November 16, 23, 24; December 7, 14
(Students will meet on both Saturday and Sunday on the weekend of November 23/24)
Spring 2025 (9 credits)
EDUC 508 – Structure of American English
Saturday – January 4, 11, 18, 25; February 1
EDUC 725 – Teaching Across The Content Areas: Methods of TESOL
Saturday – February 8; March 1, 8, 15, 22
EDUC 726 – Assessment in ESL
Saturday – March 29; April 5, 12; May 3, 10
Summer 2025 (6 credits)
EDUC 605 – Curriculum and Materials in TESOL
Saturday – May 31; June 7, 14, 21, 28
EDUC 506 – Language, Cognitive Development, and Cultural Diversity
Saturday – July 12, 19, 26; August 2, 9
EDUC 502 – Foundation of Urban and Multicultural Education
Saturday – July 12, 19, 26; August 2, 9 – ASYNCHRONOUS
Fall 2025 (9 credits)
EDUC 602 – Research for Classroom Teachers
Saturday – September 6, 13, 20, 27; October 4
EDUC 752 – Supervised Student Teaching in TESOL: All Grades (PreK-12)
Saturday – October 11, 18, 25; November 1, 8, 15, 22, 23; December 6, 13
(Courses during this semester will be combined)
Spring 2026 (6 credits)
EDUC 536 – Teaching Literacy in the Inclusive Classroom
Saturday – January 3, 10, 17, 24; February 7
EDUC 712 – Strategies for Inclusion of special learners
Saturday – February 28; March 7, 14, 21, 28
** Please note that students will take Student Teaching in the ENTIRE Fall semester. Student Teaching Seminar dates will be determined by instructor. If TESOL is their first teaching certificate, NYSED requires 7 weeks (or 35 school days) at PreK-6 level AND 7 weeks (or 35 school days) at 7-12 grade level. If TESOL is their additional (not first) teaching certificate, NYSED requires a minimum of 50 student teaching hours.
Students without a teaching certificate are required to take additional 6 credits. Degree conferral date is May 2026.
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