Prospective Graduate Students

ENGLISH Master of Arts Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Specialization in Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL)

Admission Requirements Master of Arts

3 letters of recommendation with waiver forms and
3-5 page statement of purpose, two years of foreign language

Admission Requirements Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

a one-page statement of purpose, a writing sample, and three letters of reference accompanied by waiver forms

Additional Application from Department or School? no

Application Deadline

Fall 2009 – 7/24/09

Spring 2010 – 12/11/09
Summer 2010 – 4/23/10
Fall 2010 – 7/23/10

Exit Requirements Master of Arts

Thesis:  30 semester hours and oral exam
non-thesis, 30 semester hours and written exam

Exit Requirements Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Teaching of English as a Second Language: 18 semester hours

Catalog Description
Department of English Language and Literature
Contact the Graduate Program Director

Graduate Program Director
English
Department of English
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville IL  62026-1431
(618) 650-2060