TESOL Certification (Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages)

The TESOL teacher certification program at Seton Hall University provides individuals with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to serve English Language Learners (ELLs) in K-12 academic settings. The program consists of 15 semester credits offered in a distance learning format for maximum convenience. The program sequence is an ideal pathway to an additional instructional certificate for practicing teachers. For those who do not hold a standard or provisional NJ instructional certificate, they may pursue the ESL 15-credit sequence as part of the Seton Hall CEAS program.

Attend a TESOL virtual information session to learn more. 

Program Strengths:

• An efficient, 15-credit pathway for NJ classroom teachers to an additional endorsement in K-12 ESL. 
• Unique distance learning model designed with practicing teachers in mind.
• A promotional tuition rate maximizing program value. 
• Personalized advisement that allows students to move through the program at their preferred pace. 
• Field placement opportunities of 40 hours in K-12 ESL/Bilingual settings. 
• Opportunities to attain The TESOL Servant Leadership Distinction Award, a reflection of the University mission. 
• Program-final TESOL Praxis testing requirement that distinguishes Seton Hall students at the national level. 
• Initial steps toward a graduate degree: Combine the TESOL program track with EDST graduate programs in Instructional Design or in Special Education.