General Requirements for Admission to the Graduate School

Please refer to general information provided in The Graduate School  section.

Additional Admission Requirements

1. Corequisite requirement: A minimum of 3 undergraduate or graduate hours in foreign language must be completed either prior to admission or by the end of the degree program
2. Apply online at graduateschool.uncc.edu.

Degree Requirements

Admission to Candidacy

The Candidacy form supplied by the Graduate School must be received no later than the eighth instructional day of the semester in which completion of all degree requirements is expected.

Application for Degree

The Application for Degree/Graduation form supplied by the Graduate School must be received early in the last semester of your program.

Clinical Field Experiences

Students in the TESL M.Ed. program participate in structured field experiences that require them to apply coursework in classroom settings, analyze P-12 student learning, and reflect on their practice in the context of theories on teaching and learning. Students deepen their understanding of the knowledge,  skills, and professional dispositions that foster student learning. These experiences broaden their ability to help all students learn, including children with exceptionalities and students from diverse ethnic/racial, linguistic, gender, and socioeconomic groups. These structured field experiences can take place in multiple settings such as neighboring schools or districts, day care centers and after-school programs, alternate youth centers, or in the schools and classrooms in which the candidates work.

Candidates who are lateral entry teachers and teacher assistants must move beyond their own classrooms and schools for at least two clinical experiences. Alternative settings must be approved by the instructor. A limited number of clinical experiences may be approved in significantly different classrooms within their school of employment. Employed candidates are encouraged to seek assistance and support from their administrators.

Advising

Advising for students in the TESL M.Ed. is handled by the program coordinator. Students should consult with their advisor at least once each semester.

Assistantships

The program may have a limited number of graduate assistantships each academic year. Applications are available from the Department of Middle, Secondary and K-12 Education.

Licensure

Upon successful completion of the TESL M.Ed., students who currently hold an initial teaching license may be eligible for the North Carolina advanced Standard Professional II teaching license in TESL.

Financial Aid/ Financial Assistance

Information is available from the Office of Teacher Education Advising, Licensure, and Recruitment (TEALR). See tealr.uncc.edu for details. Additional information is available from the Office of Student Financial Aid at finaid.uncc.edu.

Program Approval

All teacher education programs at UNC Charlotte are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and approved by the North Carolina State Board of Education.