M.S.Ed. TESOL with Initial NYS Teacher Certification Residency Program

This English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) initial certification program is offered in a non-traditional Residency Program format. See M.S.Ed. TESOL with Initial NYS Teacher Certification for details about applying, requirements, and certification.

Residency Program Fieldwork

Students in the residency program are required to complete at least 1,000 hours in their residency classrooms.
Additional field work hours that are traditionally embedded in the TESOL coursework is included in the 1,000 required hours and is not additionally required.

Core and Extended Core Requirements (15 credits)

Core & Technology Courses (6 credits)
SPF 501 - Social Foundations of Education Credits: 3
EDTS 523 - Introduction to Educational Technology Credits: 3
Extended Core Courses (9 credits)
INCL 501 - Introduction to Diverse Learners and Learning Credits: 3
25 hours in Elementary SPED required
INCL 502 - Differentiated Planning, Teaching, and Assessment Credits: 3
LTED 601 - Foundations of Language and Literacy Credits: 3

TESOL Program Courses (15 credits)

TSL 603 - Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition Credits: 3
35 hours in elementary TSL class required
TSL 604 - Foundations of Bilingual/Multicultural Education Credits: 3
TSL 605 - Culture and Context in TESOL/Bilingual Curriculum and Assessment Credits: 3
TSL 611 - Principles and Practices of TESOL Credits: 3
40 hours in secondary TSL class required
TSL 620 - Language and Literacy Development for English Language Learners Credits: 3

NYS Mandated Workshops (0 credits)

The following are workshops mandated for all teaching candidates by New York State:

Teacher Residency Required Clinical Experience (0 credits)

INCL 090 - Teacher Residency Clinical Experience Learning Environments Credits: 0
Candidates in the teacher residency programs must successfully complete the required 448 field hours in order to successfully move forward into student teaching.

Student Teaching and Integrative Seminar (7 credits)

TSL 521 - Creating and Managing Productive ESOL Learning Environments Credits: 3
TSL 527 - Student Teaching/Seminar in TESOL Credits: 2
Students complete two semesters of TSL*527 for a total of 4 credits

TESOL Capstone Seminar Sequence (3 credits)

INCL 698 - Master’s Portfolio Seminar Credits: 0
(Note: INCL 698 must be completed prior to enrollment in INCL 690)
INCL 690 - Interdisciplinary Capstone Seminar Credits: 3
(Note: INCL 690 and TSL 699 must be taken concurrently)
TSL 699 - TESOL Portfolio Exhibition Credits: 0