About the course

The TESOL Graduate Certificate is intended for individuals who are not P-12 teachers and want to teach in language institutes, either domestically or abroad. The Certificate requires a minimum of 16 hours consisting of ENG 407G, ENG 408G, ENG 565, ENG 566, and ENG 471G, which involves field experience in Bowling Green conducted during the final semester. Other requirements include a portfolio of student work and completion of 6 hours of one foreign language or the language requirements of the WKU Colonnade Program. Students must have taken one linguistics class in appropriate area -- for example, ENG 104, ENG 302, ENG 204, or an approved equivalent? before taking ENG 407G. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in order to receive the Certificate.

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Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 2 Semester(s)Fees: US$17,154

Intake	Location
Spring (January), 2024	Bowling Green
Summer (May), 2024	Bowling Green
Fall (August), 2024	Bowling Green
Spring (January), 2025	Bowling Green
Summer (May), 2025	Bowling Green
Fall (August), 2025	Bowling Green
Spring (January), 2026	Bowling Green
Summer (May), 2026	Bowling Green

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for Western Kentucky University

B.A. plus completion of at least one undergraduate linguistics course in appropriate area

　　3.0 undergraduate or graduate GPA, or

　　A GAP score of 2200, with minimum of 3.5 on analytical writing portion of GRE

　　*GAP=(GRE-V+GRE-Q) +(GPAx100),

　　Students who are accepted into the TESL Graduate Endorsement program may apply for the Graduate Certificate upon completion of 12 hrs of required TESL coursework with a 3.75 GPA

　　TOEFL: 79 (IBT), 56 (paper-delivered test), 550 (paper-based test)

　　IELTS: 6.5 (scores must be sent as hard copies from the British Council)

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 79.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at Western Kentucky University. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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