TESOL, Certificate

Program Description

The TESOL Certificate provides students from a variety of academic majors with basic professional knowledge and skills in the teaching of English as a Second Language (ESL) in adult programs in the US and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in international contexts. Students who complete the TESOL Certificate will gain both practical and theoretical pedagogical knowledge and experience. Please note that this certificate does not prepare students to teach preK-12th grade English learners in U.S. public schools.

Program Requirements

To earn an undergraduate certificate in TESOL, a minimum of 12 credits is required.

There are no prerequisites for any of the required courses. Students may complete the required courses in any order.

Academic Advising

The objectives of the university's academic advising program are to help advisees identify and achieve their academic goals, to promote their intellectual discovery, and to encourage students to take advantage of both in-and out-of class educational opportunities in order that they become self-directed learners and decision makers.

Both advisers and advisees share responsibility for making the advising relationship succeed. By encouraging their advisees to become engaged in their education, to meet their educational goals, and to develop the habit of learning, advisers assume a significant educational role. The advisee's unit of enrollment will provide each advisee with a primary academic adviser, the information needed to plan the chosen program of study, and referrals to other specialized resources.

READ SENATE POLICY 32-00: ADVISING POLICY

University Park

Liberal Arts Academic Advising
814-865-2545
Use the Liberal Arts Meet the Academic Advisers web page to see the contact information for the specific adviser(s) of this program

Contact

University Park

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS
234 Sparks Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-7365
lals@psu.edu

https://aplng.la.psu.edu