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

Spring 2012 – 12/9/11
Summer 2012 – 4/20/12
Fall 2012 – 7/20/11

Spring 2013 – 12/7/12
Summer 2013 – 4/19/13
Fall 2013 – 7/19/13

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