Combined Bachelor's / Masters in TESL
Undergraduate students may apply for a Combined Bachelor's / Master's degree in Teaching English as a Second Language.
Undergraduate students, who are in the B. A. in TESL program, apply early to the M.A. in TESL program. Upon being accepted into the M.A. in TESL, students may double count 9 credit hours of graduate credit toward both degree programs, the undergraduate B.A. in TESL and the graduate M.A. in TESL. This policy takes effect for the TESL program at the opening of the Fall 2020 academic calendar year. For an overview of the university policy and procedures, see Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program in the University Catalog.
The three graduate courses (60000 level) listed below are all required courses for the M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language, and the three undergraduate courses (30000 level) are all required courses in the B.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language. The graduate courses correspond with the indicated undergraduate courses in terms of content focus.
M. A. COURSE |
B. A. REQUIREMENT |
|---|---|
ENG 63040 LINGUISTICS FOR THE LANGUAGE PROFESSIONS |
ENG 31003 LINGUISTICS |
ENG 63001 METHODOLOGY OF TESL |
ENG 31007 PEDAGOGY FOR TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE |
ENG 63041 DESCRIPTIVE GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH |
ENG 31008 GRAMMAR FOR TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND/FOREIGN LANGUAGE |
Undergraduates must apply to and be accepted into the M.A. program in TESL in the semester BEFORE the student begins dual-credit course work. Only upon program acceptance is the student permitted to enroll at graduate level and receive dual-credit at both undergraduate and graduate level. For information on applying to the M.A. in TESL, see Admissions Guidelines for MA in Teaching English as a Second Language. For purposes of this combined-degree program, an earned BA is not required at time of initial dual-admission into a graduate program and graduate course. If you have questions, please contact the Undergraduate Coordinator, the M.A. in TESL Program Coordinator, or the Graduate Coordinator.