Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Certificate

Program Coordinator: Mark Johnson (2105 Bate Building; 252-737-1660; johnsonmark@ecu.edu)

The Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Certificate (TESOL) helps prepare professionals planning to teach English as a second language (ESL) in the US or English as a foreign language (EFL) overseas. Applicants seeking admission should be undergraduate students in their sophomore, junior, or senior year of study at ECU. Students must earn grades of C or higher in all certificate courses in order to remain in the program and successfully complete it.

Admission is limited to students matriculating at ECU in an undergraduate degree-seeking program. Applicants must have completed a minimum of 30 credit hours and attained a minimum 2.5 overall cumulative grade point average.

Visit Department of English Undergraduate Certificates for more information.

The certificate requires 12 s.h. as follows:

1. Core - 6 s.h.

2. Electives - 6 s.h.

Admissions Information

This undergraduate certificate considers both degree-seeking and certificate-seeking students for admissions. To read more about ECU’s Certificate Requirements Policy, click here.

If you have questions about this certificate, please reach out to the program coordinator or director.