Applied Linguistics Graduate Certificate

Graduate Certificate Admissions and Process

Students must apply and be admitted into the Graduate Certificate to be eligible to receive a Graduate Certificate. Applicants are encouraged to contact the Graduate Certificate Director prior to applying. 

Applicants must meet the following admission requirements:

1. University Admission Requirements, including English Proficiency    
2. Graduate Certificate Admission Requirements    
3. ​​Application Process 

Curriculum Requirements (9 Credit Hours)

Students must take at least one of the following three-credit courses:

• TSL 5371 Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language Credit Hours: 3
• LIN 5700 Applied Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
• LIN 6720 Second Language Acquisition Credit Hours: 3
• TSL 5525 Cross-Cultural Issues in ESL Credit Hours: 3

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  And select two (2) of the following for the remaining six (6) credits.  Courses from the core courses may also be used to fulfill the remaining six (6) credits.

   

• TSL 5440 Language Testing Credit Hours: 3
• LIN 6081 Introduction to Graduate Study in Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
• LIN 6675 The Grammatical Structure of American English Credit Hours: 3
• TSL 5372 ESOL Curriculum and Instruction Credit Hours: 3
• LIN 6601 Sociolinguistics Credit Hours: 3

Graduate Certificate Time Limit

Five (5) Years.

Graduate Certificate Completion

For procedures to confirm completion of the Graduate Certificate, please refer to the website.