Program Overview

ESL Teacher Certification

Program Type

Post-Baccalaureate Certification

Format

Hybrid

Estimated Time to Complete

1-2 years

Credit Hours

24

Program Description

This post-baccalaureate teacher certification program is designed for individuals who want to earn initial teacher certification to teach children, early-childhood through grade 6. The program prepares its graduates to be generalists in EC-6 education as well as ESL teachers.

Why Earn a ESL Teacher Certification?

This is a 24-hour program equivalent to eight courses. Of those 24 hours, 18 hours (6 courses) are online coursework, and the remaining 6 hours (2 courses) are either student teaching or practicum. Students in this program may count a number of courses toward a M.Ed. in Teaching if they apply to and are accepted into that degree program.

ESL Teacher Certification Highlights

• UNT's College of Education is regionally and nationally recognized for excellence in preparing teachers, administrators, counselors, kinesiology and health promotion specialists, play therapists and other educators.
• UNT is one of Texas’ top producers of students taking the state teaching certification exam.
• Education degrees are ranked 30th for salaries by PayScale.com.
• Our Professional Development School model places students in 200 schools within 30 school districts in North Texas for a full year of mentorship from a certified teacher.
• The Department of Teacher Education and Administration graduates 900 certified elementary, middle school and secondary teachers each and the program is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.
• The University of North Texas has been an innovator in preparing educators since being established in 1890 as a teacher’s college.

ESL Teacher Certification Courses

• Assessing Language and Content Learning in EC–12 Bilingual and English as a Second Language Education (3 hrs)
• Pedagogy of English as a Second Language for EC–12 Classrooms (3 hrs)
• Everyone Can Learn—Applying Theory to Teaching Practice (3 hrs)
• Literacy Development for English Learners (3 hrs)
• ESL Content Instruction (3 hrs)
• Fundamentals of Bilingual and English as a Second Language Education in EC–12 Settings (3 hrs)

Related Programs

• Bilingual Teacher Certification

Similar Areas of Study

• Education

College and Department

• College of Education
• Department of Teacher Education and Administration