English as a Second Language Endorsement and MEd Options

The master’s in education curriculum is highly personalizable. You can align your required coursework with your individual endorsement requirements. 

• Social Justice in Education – select one course among the SJEDU options, such as:
  • Diversity in Education
• Education Foundations – select one course among the EDFOU option
  • Child and Adolescent Development
  • Teaching Emergent Multilingual Learners in an Inclusive Classroom
• Education Research – select one course among the EDRES options
  • Research in Teaching Practice
• Education Curriculum – select one course among the EDFCUR options
  • Advanced Curriculum Studies
  • Teaching Leadership 
• Education Assessment – select one course among the EDAST options
  • Assessment Practice: Now and When

Refer to the graduate catalog for full degree requirements and course descriptions.

Choose elective courses to match your career interests or to align with your desired endorsement. Here are a few options: 

• Principles of Technology
• Bilingual Education: Theories and Practices
• Integrated Teaching Methods in K-12 Inclusive Settings
• Foundations for Instructional Technology

Students pursuing the ESL Endorsement will complete the following courses:

• Methods of Teaching Content Area Literacy in the Inclusive Elementary Setting: Language Arts & Social Studies
  • or Advanced Literacy Instruction
  • or Bilingual Education: Theories and Practices
• Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching
• Teaching Emergent Multilingual Learners in an Inclusive Classroom
• Theories and Practice of ESL Instruction Part I
• Theories and Practice of ESL Instruction Part II

Refer to the graduate catalog for full degree requirements and course descriptions.

Students pursuing the Bilingual/Bicultural Endorsement will complete the following courses:

• Linguistics and the English Language
  • or Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching
• Theories and Practice of ESL Instruction Part I
• Theories and Practice of ESL Instruction Part II
• Bilingual Education: Theories and Practices

Refer to the graduate catalog for full degree requirements and course descriptions.

Students pursuing the TESOL certificate will complete the following courses:

• Linguistics and the English Language
  • or Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching
• Diversity in Education
• Content Literacy & Assessment
• Teaching Emergent Multilingual Learners in an Inclusive Classroom
• Theories and Practice of ESL Instruction Part I
• Theories and Practice of ESL Instruction Part II

Refer to the graduate catalog for full degree requirements and course descriptions.

To be considered for admission:

• A four-year baccalaureate degree with a minimum overall 3.0 GPA
• Teacher certification, based on program of study

Your application must also include: 

• Two letters of recommendation related to the applicants preparedness for graduate study

• Essay (500 words or more) highlight students goals for the graduate program
• Resume

To be considered for admission:

• A four-year baccalaureate degree with a minimum overall 3.0 GPA
• Hold a Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing (CEAS), provisional, or standard NJ instructional certificate. If the applicant is not a certified teacher, the applicant must hold an NJ Certificate of Eligibility (CE) ESL and be employed in an ESL position requiring certification.

Your application must also include:

• Two letters of recommendation for graduate study.
• Résumé
• Personal statement of not more than two pages that describes the applicant’s preparation for study in the program and personal objectives for graduate study.

Students pursuing Provisional Teacher Prep Program (alternate route) must submit the following prior to applying to the MEd ESL program:

• Applicants with a Certificate of Eligibility:
  • 50 hour VOPC-Verification of Completion form.
  • Completion of OPI and WPT in English
  • Employment Contract or Letter. Applicants must also be employed in an ESL role.
  • Cumulative GPA of a 3.0 or better.

Applicants with a Limited Certificate of Eligibility are required to complete all of the above and provide passing scores on CORE Praxis #5752.

To be considered for admission:

• A four-year baccalaureate degree with a minimum overall 3.0 GPA
  • A degree in a K-12 school curriculum content area other than foreign language or English as a Second Language.
• Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing, or a standard NJ instructional certificate, or a Certificate of Eligibility with a teaching position in an ESL/Bilingual setting.
• A passing score for nationally recognized test of oral and written proficiency in both English and the target language.

Your application must also include:

• Two letters of recommendation for graduate study
• Résumé
• Personal statement of not more than two pages that describes the applicant’s preparation for study in the program and personal objectives for graduate study.

Students pursuing Provisional Teacher Prep Program (alternate route) must submit the following prior to applying to the MEd Bilingual/Bicultural program:

• Applicants with a Certificate of Eligibility:
  • 50 Hour VOPC-Verification of Program Completion form.
  • Completion of OPI and WPT in English and the target language.
  • Employment Contract or Letter indicating employment as a Bilingual Teacher of Record, Bilingual Long Term Substitute, or Bilingual maternity leave replacement.
  • Cumulative GPA of a 3.0 or better.
• Applicants with a Limited Certificate of Eligibility are required to complete all of the above to and must submit passing scores on CORE Praxis #5752 and have a CPGA of 2.75 or better.

To be considered for admission:

• Possession of a baccalaureate degree with a satisfactory overall GPA per state requirements (see Website for details) and a minimum 3.0 GPA in the undergraduate major.

Your application must also include:

• Two letters of recommendation for graduate study.
• Résumé
• Personal statement of not more than two pages that describes the applicant’s preparation for study in the program and personal objectives for graduate study.