Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), B.A.

The program course outline and graduation requirements for this catalog year are listed below. To graduate, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 must be achieved, and a total of 120 credits is required. This total includes both the required courses for the program and any free electives selected. The department website provides an overview of the program, admission requirements for the major (when applicable), faculty biographies, learning outcomes, and careers: https://www.southernct.edu/academics-world-languages-and-literatures.

This is an educator preparation program in the State of Connecticut with additional admission requirements (see Admissions>>Teacher/Educator Preparation Programs). Candidates recommended for certification must also meet any additional Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) requirements (see Degree Requirements>>Teacher/Educator Preparation Programs) in effect on the date CSDE receives the certification application.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (46 Credits)

All bachelor’s degree programs include liberal education (LEP) and writing (W) course requirements. To review more detailed information, please visit General Education (LEP) Degree Requirements.   

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (48 Credits)

Up to three courses in the major/cognate may also satisfy LEP requirements and will be indicated below; no more than two courses in the same subject may be used towards LEP Explorations.

Major GPA of 2.7 required.

Core Requirements (42 Credits)
TSL 315 – Foundations of Bilingual Education
TSL 321 – Assessment for Multilingual Learners
TSL 363 – Immigration and Multilingual Learners in the US Classroom
TSL 405 – Pedagogical English Grammar
TSL 410 – TESOL Principles and Practices
TSL 411 – TESOL- Methods and Materials
TSL 417 – Literacy Development for Multilingual Learners
TSL 418 – ESL Methods in Content Instruction
TSL 451 – Student Teaching in TESOL -1
TSL 452 – Student Teaching in TESOL-2
TSL 453 – Student Teaching Seminar
WLL 211 – Introduction to Linguistics
WLL 403 – Introduction to Second Language Acquisition (T2MB)

Education Requirements (6 Credits)
EDU 316 –  Child Development and Psychology for Education
EDU 413 –  Secondary Education

COGNATE REQUIREMENTS (12 Credits)

EDU 200 – Teachers, Schools, and Society (‘C’ or better) (T2CC)
SED 225 – Introduction to Exceptionalities
SHE 203 –  School Health (T2MB)

Select one:
HIS 110 – United States History to 1877 
HIS 111 – United States History from 1877 to the present (T2AE)

ACCELERATED PATHWAY OPTION (12 Credits)

Students with a 3.0 GPA and at least 90 credits may be eligible to complete an accelerated pathway during their senior year to earn dual credit towards both their current undergraduate program and future graduate program of interest. Approval to start graduate coursework does not guarantee admission to the graduate program.

Students will meet with their faculty advisor to prepare a Graduate Course Plan (500-level courses or higher), with a maximum of 6 credits per semester, based on their graduate program of interest. Approval from both the Program Department Chairperson and the Graduate Coordinator is required. Programs may have higher requirements, and seat availability in certain graduate programs may be limited.    

Courses completed with a grade of 'C' or higher will earn dual credit for both undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Graduate programs may have higher grade requirements in place for certain courses which may require the student to retake the course for a higher grade letter.