College of Education
TESL/TEFL for Domestic Teachers
The Linguistically Diverse Education (LDE) Program (formerly known as ESL) is designed especially for monolingual English speaking teachers, paraprofessionals and pre-service teachers who have English Language Learners (ELLs) in their classrooms, and want to know how to better serve those students. Educators working with individual, small groups or whole classes of ELLs will benefit from this Program.
This certificate is comprised of four required courses. Completion of these courses will result in earning the TESL/TEFL Certificate.
Once completed, there are two other options for transferring the 12 credits completed for the certificate:
Additonal Endorsement in LDE (ESL):
There are a series of eight courses (Including the four courses from the certificate) that will lead to an Endorsement in Linguistically Different Learners from the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). Teachers who have a teaching license from the Colorado Department of Education will receive an Endorsement to attach to their licenses. The Endorsement courses are offered both on campus and fully online.Completion of the Master’s Degree:
Teachers who have a teaching license from the Colorado Department of Education may use this opportunity to seek a Master of Arts in Curriculum & Instruction (MA in C & I) with an emphasis in LDE. The MA degree is 30 semester hours or 10 courses. The first eight courses are the LDE Endorsement (including the four courses taken toward the TESL/TEFL Certificate) and the last two courses are the research classes that complete the MA in Curriculum and Instruction. The MA is offered both on campus and fully online.
Admissions Requirements
For admission, an admission application, graduate checklist, confidential referral form, and form indicating experience with English-language learners all must be completed. These forms can all be located on the Downloads & Forms main page.
>> Go to Downloads & Forms for TESL/TEFL admissions forms
If you have any questions please contact Cindy Brown at 719-255-4344 or email cbrown@uccs.edu.
Costs
Online
$456 per credit hour plus a $99 tech fee per course
Campus
forthcoming
