Teaching English as a Second Language Certificate

Credits: 18, with minimum grades of C

The TESL certificate is designed for students who want to teach English as a second language to adults, overseas or in the US. The certificate is open to students in any undergraduate program at UF.

Required Courses

• LIN 3010 Introduction to Linguistics *
• LIN 3680 Modern English Structure (prereq: LIN 3010)
• LIN 4721 Second Language Acquisition (prereq: LIN 3010) *
• TSL 3360 Introduction to TESL
• TSL 3378 Pronunciation for TESL (prereq: LIN 3010)
• TSL 4940 Internship for TSL (prerequisite: completion of at least four of the courses above).

* Linguistics majors can count only LIN 3010 and LIN 4721 toward both the major in linguistics and the TESL certificate.

More information on the TESL website.​