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Master of Education Degree (M.Ed.)

Teaching English to Speakers of Other
Languages (TESOL) Major
Concentration in
Adult Education/Collegiate
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Fall 2019 Academic Degree Plan

GETTING STARTED Hrs Sem Grade

UNIV 500 Regent Foundations for Graduate Success 1 2 ____ ____
UNIV LIB Information Research and Resources 1 0 ____ ____
ENGL 500 Graduate Academic Writing Seminar 1 0 ____ ____
EDUC 500 Online Orientation 1 0 ____ ____

REQUIRED COURSES (27 hours)

EADL 520 Curriculum Development for Adult Learners 3 ____ ____
ETSL 510 Linguistics 3 ____ ____
ETSL 525 Language Teaching Approaches and Practices 3 ____ ____
ETSL 545 Language, Culture, and Pedagogy 3 ____ ____
ETSL 550 Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language 3 ____ ____
to Adults
ETSL 555 Teaching Grammar to ESL/EFL Learners 3 ____ ____
ETSL 560 First and Second Language Acquisition 3 ____ ____
ETSL 565 Teaching ESL/EFL Speaking and Listening 3 ____ ____
ETSL 576 Roles and Responsibilities of the ESL Specialist 3 ____ ____

ELECTIVE COURSES (6 hours)

Choose two of the following courses
EDIP 543 Technology for Education 3 ____ ____
ETLC 542 Foundations in Education
-OR- 3 ____ ____
EDIP 540 Philosophical Foundations in Education
ETSL 505 Serving English Language Learners in K-12 Classrooms 3 ____ ____
ETSL 530 Teaching English Language Learners Reading and 3 ____ ____
Writing in the Content Areas
ETSL 540 Multicultural Education 3 ____ ____

TOTAL HOURS 33+

Program delivered entirely face-to-face or entirely online.
Graduation Requirements
Complete 33 credit hours.
Certificate must be completed within 5 years.
Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 .
Notes
1Students are registered for UNIV 500 based on their admissions writing
sample score. Students are required to take UNIV LIB and ENGL 500 but both
courses are waived if a student successfully completes UNIV 500. Course must
be completed during the first semester of enrollment.

*Regent University has the right to add to or change this worksheet. This Degree Worksheet is an unofficial document.

Revised: MED-EATS-ETAD-202010 Effective: Catalog Term Fall 2019

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Continued

SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE - 2 YEAR PLAN

Fall Term 1 Spring Term 1

UNIV 500 2 ETSL 560 3
UNIV LIB 0 ETSL 555 3
ENGL 500 0 Total 6
EDUC 500 0
ETSL 525 3
ETSL 550 3
Total 8

Summer Term 1 Fall Term 2

ETSL 510 3 ETSL 545 3
Elective 3 EADL 520 3
Total 6 Total 6

Spring Term 2 Summer Term 2

ETSL 565 3 Elective 3
ETSL 576 3 Total 3
Total 6

◊ Alternative sequences are possible

Revised: MED-EATS-ETAD-202010 Effective: Catalog Term Fall 2019