Initial Admission Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from accredited institution with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75* supported by submission of official transcripts
• Completed application for graduate study with application fee
  *Students not meeting this criterion may be admitted on a conditional basis. Matriculation status will be reviewed after the student has completed nine credits in the program.

Full Acceptance Requirements

• Academic skills assessments test scores that meet the Maryland State Department of Education minimum requirements or proof of initial teaching certification
• Statement of intent to teach English Language Learners
• Completion of all prerequisite courses or course equivalences*

• Three credits in cross-cultural studies
• Three credits in foundations of education
• Six credits in a modern foreign language
• Six credits in Reading Methods at the Secondary Level
• Evidence of proficiency in Science and Mathematics related to K-12 curriculum.
  *If a student does not already have these courses, then they would need to be taken at the undergraduate or graduate level.

• Three references
• Successful completion of nine graduate credits with a minimum GPA of 3.0

Degree Requirements

• See TESOL Curriculum
• Minimum 3.0 overall GPA