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Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at University of Virginia

University of Virginia, United States

Programme overview

Graduate certificate providing foundational training in linguistics, language instruction and practical ESL teaching experience. It appears on UVA transcripts and is not a K-12 ESOL endorsement.

Faculty: Graduate School of Arts & Sciences  |  Department: Center for American English Language & Culture with the Linguistics Program  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Charlottesville, VA, United States

What you will study

Language structure, second-language learning and culturally responsive teaching, including supervised ESL classroom observation, tutoring and teaching.

Career pathways

Strengthens applications for TESOL-related jobs, graduate programmes and teaching abroad.

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Entry requirements

Open to both undergraduate and graduate students.

Application fees (2026-27): undergraduate $75; Graduate School of Arts & Sciences $85; Architecture $80; Batten graduate $75; Darden non-PhD $250, Darden PhD $100; Data Science $85; Education and Human Development $65; Law $85; McIntire graduate $85; Medicine $80; Nursing $88; SCPS $70; Graduate Engineering no fee.

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