TESOL/EL Certificate

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Are you ready?

Are you ready to add value to your degree and make an invaluable impact on students across the globe?

Consider receiving your TESOL Certificate from HU. You’ll earn an internationally-recognized qualification to teach English anywhere in the world. (Yes, anywhere!) Our TESOL certification program can be completed in as few as 8 months. Begin in August, finish in April OR begin in January, finish in August. If you have time for 15 credit hours, you can join a competitive field of English educators working in schools, non-profits, social organizations, and ministries around the world. 

HU’s TESOL/EL Certificate requires 4 main courses, plus a TESOL practicum. You’ll cover the foundations of TESOL, intercultural communications, listening and speaking, and reading and writing instructional methods – all while getting hands-on teaching time with 60+ hours of direct teaching during your practicum.

Contact us today — a new cohort begins every August and January.

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Accelerated TESOL Certificate

Did you know if you're a current teacher with at least 2 years of experience with English learners, you can complete our 15-hour ATESOL Certificate program in just 4 months! Watch the video to learn more...

Traditional TESOL/EL Certificate — 15 hours

TE233 — Foundations of TESOL/EL
TE234 — Instructional Methods for TESOL/EL: Listening and Speaking
TE235 — Instructional Methods for TESOL/EL: Reading and Writing
CO322 — Intercultural Communication
TE395/396 — TESOL Practicum

Online Undergraduate and Graduate TESOL/EL Certificate — 15 hours

TEx233/TE533 — Foundations of TESOL/EL
TEx234/TE534 — Instructional Methods for TESOL/EL: Listening and Speaking
TEx235/TE535 — Instructional Methods for TESOL/EL: Reading and Writing
COx322/TE522 — Intercultural Communication
TEx396/TE596 — TESOL Practicum

We'd love to speak with you!

Are you interested in enrolling in our TESOL program? Do you have questions? Send an email to its@huntington.edu, drop us a line at (260) 359-4296, or click the button below to use our convenient contact form!

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Admission Requirements

  1. A completed graduate program application
  2. Official transcripts
    • Transcripts must arrive via mail or electronic submission directly from the college/university sending them. 
    • Graduate certificate applicants: Request official transcripts from the college/university awarding the highest degree you have completed. 
      • An undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for full acceptance (Students with a lower GPA may apply for provisional admission based on additional documentation and Program Director approval)
    • Undergraduate certificate applicants: Request official transcripts from any college/university you have attended 
      • For applicants with fewer than 24 previously completed college credits, an official high school transcript is required