M.A. TESOL students who do not complete the TESOL Practicum as part of their degree program are required to complete the MA TESOL Examination as part of their degree. The examination is administered three times a year on the first Saturdays of April and November and the last Saturdays of July. The examination can be completed in person or online. Click this link to submit your exam application.
The M.A. TESOL Examination will be administered on the following dates
Each student selects a TESOL Examination committee by identifying two courses he or she has taken as part of the M.A. TESOL and submitting this course list to the M.A. TESOL Director. If the list is approved, the Director solicits an examination question or questions from the professors who taught the courses selected by the student. A student may select two courses taught by the same professor. With the permission of the Program Director a student may elect to take only one part of the examination on a specific examination date.
The M.A. TESOL Examination consists of two parts. Each part concentrates on one of the two courses identified by the student and approved by the Program Director. The examinations will be conducted online through Blackboard. Students will have eight hours in which to complete and submit the open-book examinations.
Each part will be graded pass or fail by the graduate professor who wrote the question or questions for that particular part. Students must pass both parts of the examination.
Students will be notified of examination results within two weeks of the examination date.
A student who fails some portion of the examination may retake the failed part or parts at the next scheduled administration or at a special administration scheduled at the discretion of the Program Director.
A student who fails one or more parts of the examination on a second attempt may petition the Department Head for a third (and final) chance. A student does not have an automatic right to take the examination a third time. A student whose petition is denied may appeal the decision to the Dean of Graduate Studies.
