Program Overview
Get to know our online ESOL Certificate program
The 100% online Additional Classroom Teaching Certificate in ESOL program empowers you to succeed as an innovative educator who can address the needs of English Language Learners with care and compassion. This program will supplement your bachelor’s or master’s degree with ESOL expertise and prepare you for a meaningful career in a growing field.
Supportive faculty guide you through transformative, AAQEP-accredited curricula that cover the connection between language and cognition, the complexities of the second language acquisition process with an emphasis on teaching and learning, the origin and nature of language, and the tools and techniques necessary to teach science, mathematics, and social studies to ELLs.
As a graduate of this ESOL Certificate online program, you will be prepared to:
- Identify English language structures, orthography, morphology, semantics, syntax, and phonetics and their application in your instruction
- Analyze how various factors of cultural, linguistic, socioeconomic, political, familial, personal, and academic contexts influence English Language Learners’ education and language development
- Collaborate with other teachers, school communities, and families
- Synthesize policies and legal rights of ELLs and their families to provide support and advocacy
- Identify English language structures, orthography, morphology, semantics, syntax, and phonetics and their application in your instruction
- Analyze how various factors of cultural, linguistic, socioeconomic, political, familial, personal, and academic contexts influence English Language Learners’ education and language development
- Collaborate with other teachers, school communities, and families
- Synthesize policies and legal rights of ELLs and their families to provide support and advocacy
ESOL education careers:
- Pre-K – 12 Teacher
- Academic Advisor
- Corporate Trainer
- Private Tutor
- ESL Instructor
- Instructional Designer
- Curriculum Leader
- Pre-K – 12 Teacher
- Academic Advisor
- Corporate Trainer
- Private Tutor
- ESL Instructor
- Instructional Designer
- Curriculum Leader
Also available:
The Mount offers multiple education programs online. Explore our online education degrees and available certificates.
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College of Distinction
Designated a "College of Distinction" in the Business, Education, Nursing, and Career Development categories by Colleges of Distinction, 2023-2024
Tuition
How the Mount makes an ESOL program affordable
At the University of Mount Saint Vincent, we are committed to providing a high-quality education for less than you would expect. Tuition for the Additional Classroom Teaching Certificate in ESOL is affordable and can easily fit into your budget.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESOL Certificate | $524 | $1,572 | $6,288 |
Tuition Breakdown
Calendar
Check out the multiple start dates for this online teaching certificate
The ESOL Certificate is designed with working adults in mind. We offer multiple start dates and faster course completion time to help you earn your certificate when it’s convenient for you.
| Term | Start Date | App Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline | Class End Date | Term Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 1 | 5/19/25 | 4/22/25 | 4/22/25 | 4/28/25 | 5/15/25 | 7/6/25 | 7 weeks |
| Summer 2 | 7/14/25 | 6/2/25 | 6/2/25 | 6/9/25 | 7/1/25 | 8/31/25 | 7 weeks |
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Admissions
Qualifications for our online additional classroom teaching certificate
The streamlined admission process at the University of Mount Saint Vincent makes it easier to apply and helps you start your academic journey faster. Please read the full admission requirements for the Additional Classroom Teaching Certificate in ESOL.
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Official transcripts
- GPA of 3.0 or higher
You must meet the following requirements for admission to the ESOL Certificate online program:
- Submit online application
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited university
- Students must have completed 12 credits of a language other than English
- Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
- Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Students with a GPA below 3.0 will be reviewed foracceptance by submitting a three-paragraph statement of purpose addressing thefollowing three items:
- Describe the personal and/or professional experiences which ignited your passion to become a teacher
- What is your current position, and what has your career progression been since you graduated from college?
- Why do you wish to obtain your master's degree in education? How do you hope to benefit from pursuing this degree?
- Valid New York Initial or Professional Teaching Certificate
If applying without a master’s degree, you must also provide documentation of 12 credit hours in a language other than English and have fulfilled general education requirements in topics including artistic expression, communication, information retrieval, history and social sciences, humanities, scientific processes, mathematical processes, and written analysis and expression.
Official transcripts and other documents should be sent from the granting institutions to our Office of Admissions.
Email address: [email protected]
Mail address:
Office of Admission
University of Mount Saint Vincent
6301 Riverdale Avenue
Riverdale, NY 10471
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Official transcripts
- GPA of 3.0 or higher
Courses
Read about the ESOL online classes
For the Additional Classroom Teaching Certificate in ESOL online program, the curriculum comprises four courses for a total of 12 credit hours.
