Officially approved as:
Stand Alone: Yes
Total Credit Hours: 18
Certificate description: The Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) prepares English language teachers, English language program administrators, language testers, and educational materials writers to work in contexts where English is a foreign language (EFL contexts). The objectives of the certificate are to develop professionals with a) knowledge of the structure of the English language; b) an understanding of how languages are used and learned; and c) skills in designing and implementing pedagogical tasks to facilitate language learning. The certificate consists of 18 graduate credit hours divided among five core courses and one elective course.
Certificate web site:
https://online.missouri.edu/degrees-programs/mu/education/tesol/grad-cert
Admission Criteria
Application Deadlines
| Entrance Term | Application Deadline |
| Fall | June 15 |
| Spring | October 15 |
| Summer | March 15 |
Required Application Materials
For the Graduate School
- Completed Graduate School online application
- Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
- Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)
For the TESOL Program
- Two letters of recommendation
- Statement of purpose
- Resume