TESOL, M.A.

• This program is Non-Thesis only.

Program Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses
TESL 5113	Phonetics for ESL	3
TESL 5123	Second Language Acquisition Theory for ESL	3
TESL 5133	General Linguistics for ESL	3
TESL 5143	Structure of the English Language	3
TESL 5233	ESL Methods and Techniques	3
TESL 5333	Understanding Cultures for ESL	3
TESL 5433	ESL Curriculum	3
TESL 5443	ESL Testing and Assessment	3
TESL 5553	Teaching ESL Reading/ Writing/ Listening/ Speaking	3
TESL 5945	Internship in TESOL	5
Total Credit Hours		32

General Requirements for all Master's Degrees

The master’s degree requires the equivalent of at least two semesters of satisfactory graduate work and additional work as may be prescribed for the degree.

All coursework applied to the master’s degree must carry graduate credit.

Master’s degree programs which require a thesis consist of at least 30 credit hours. All non-thesis master’s degree programs require at least 30 credit hours.

Credit transferred from other institutions must meet specific criteria and is subject to certain limitations.

Courses completed through correspondence study may not be applied to the master’s degree.

To qualify for a graduate degree, students must achieve an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the degree program coursework and in all resident graduate coursework attempted. A student must also have at least a 3.0 in all coursework (including undergraduate coursework if any).

Additional information for master's degree students may be found in the Graduate College Bulletin.