English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Endorsement

If you are taking courses for PLU credit, skip to the ESOL Endorsement Add-on Application.

Graduate Admission Procedures for Non-Degree Students

Application materials may be obtained from the UNG Graduate Admissions page.

Application fee applies.

ESOL Endorsement Add-on Application

Summer Admission – Applications are now available.  

Financial Aid & Payment Information

Financial aid is not available for endorsement programs.

Tuition for graduate credit can be paid online to the UNG Business Office.

Payment for PLU credit --- Payment must be made in full by May 29 before June courses begin.  Please make check payable to: Pioneer RESA, and write 'ESOL Endorsement UNG' on the MEMO line.  Mail check to: Attn: Dana Turner, College of Education, University of North Georgia, 82 College Cir, Dahlonega, GA 30597.

All ESOL Endorsement courses require a subscription to LiveText. If you do not already have a subscription, you may purchase one online at LiveText ('Standard Edition').   However, if you have a LiveText subscription, you may use it.  But you must contact LiveText (support@livetext.com) and ask them to 'add the University of North Georgia domain to your account'.

Deadline for summer admission: May 1

The ESOL graduate level endorsement meets the following state of Georgia certification standards for ESOL:

1. language as a system

2. culture

3. planning and implementing

4. assessment

5. professionalism

Cohort Schedule

Summer:
TSLE 6001: Cultural Issues in ESOL (online)

Fall:
TSLE 6002: Applied Linguistics in ESOL (online)

Spring:
TSLE 6003: Materials & Methods in ESOL (online)

Summer:
TSLE 6004: Assessments in ESOL (online)

*Note: Students take one course per term. Courses may not be taken out of sequence; enrollment in the next course is contingent upon successful completion of the previous one(s).

Dr. Linda Reece, Coordinator

Contact Reginia Samples
5154 Nesbitt Bldg, Gainesville
678-717-2371 COEgrads@ung.edu 

For payment information, please contact Dana Turner at dana.turner@ung.edu or 706.867.3271.

All teacher certification programs are approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GA-PSC) and accredited by the former National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), now Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). See the currently approved list of certification programs at UNG.

• Available to current or future classroom teachers with Georgia teaching certification seeking ESOL endorsement.
• ESOL Endorsement begins Summer term.
• Courses are offered online over 4 consecutive terms. (Students may repeat courses if needed).
• One course is taken each term.
• Students in the program must purchase LiveText online ('Standard Edition' at www.livetext.com)  to be able to complete the required assignments and assessments in the program.
• Some courses require practicum hours or classroom assessment of English Language Learners; applicants who are current classroom teachers or substitute teachers may consider on the job hours as fulfilling these requirements. Applicants who are not in the classroom are responsible for securing permission from a local school to complete course practicum hours or assessments or can contact the Center for Language Education to work with students in the Intensive English Program.
• Courses may be applied towards PLU credit.
• Courses may be applied for graduate credit.  Graduate students may take the courses as non-degree students. Graduate credit may later be applied toward a Master of Education Degree. Contact Graduate Admissions for additional information.

All teacher certification programs are approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GA-PSC) and accredited by the former National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), now Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). See the currently approved list of certification programs at UNG.

See how to add ESOL Endorsement to your certificate