Graduate Adviser:
Michael B. Smith
114 Fitzgerald House
(248) 364-8811
smith@oakland.edu
Graduate TESL Coordinator:
Rebecca Gaydos, Special Instructor
116 Fitzgerald Hall
(248) 370-2176
gaydos@oakland.edu
Program description
The Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) program consists of 24 credits in Applied Language Studies (ALS) and Linguistics (LIN) as set forth below.
Our TESOL coursework has been approved by the Michigan Department of Education and prepares students to take the PreK-12 Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) in the ESL endorsement (NS) subject area. Please note that the Michigan Department of Education requires the following of PreK-12 teachers working toward their PreK-12 ESL/NS endorsement:
- Completion of core content area program in conjunction with or prior to adding the ESL endorsement.
- Candidates for completion must have completed a core content program in Elementary Education, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, or Mathematics as a base for the ESL/NS endorsement.
- Students must demonstrate English language proficiency by meeting Oakland University’s English language proficiency requirement upon registration for the program.
- Students must also have documented experience learning a second language equivalent to two semesters’ worth of college-level study in order to gain an understanding and appreciation of the processes of learning an additional language.
Admission terms and application deadlines
Before an applicant’s file can be reviewed for full program admission, all application documents must be received in Oakland University Graduate School by the semester deadlines listed below. Incomplete applications will not be sent to departments for admission review.
- February 15 (early), April 15 (regular) and July 15 (late) for fall semester
- October 1 (early) and November 15 (regular) for winter semester
- March 1 (regular) for summer semester
- International applicants
Application requirements
To be considered for graduate admission, applicants must submit all Graduate Application Requirements and additional department requirements by the published application deadlines:
1. Graduate Application Requirements
2. Additional department application requirements
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- All applicants with baccalaureate degrees from a regionally accredited institution will be considered.
- Ordinarily, a minimum undergraduate grade-point average of 3.0 is required for admission to the program (as is the case for admission to the Master of Arts degree program in linguistics).
- Applicants who are non-native speakers of English will be asked to demonstrate their fluency in English.
- Applicants must have completed the prerequisite 2 terms of college-level foreign language study or the equivalent. (This is a state requirement.)
- Applicants must have completed the prerequisite LIN 2201 Introduction to Linguistics or previously completed a course in Introduction to Linguistics elsewhere.
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Admission review and assessment
Admission to graduate school at Oakland University is selective. In making admission recommendations to Oakland University Graduate School, each department assesses the potential of applicants for success in the program by examining their undergraduate records, goal statement, letters of recommendation, prerequisite courses and any other admission requirements established by the academic department.