Admission Requirements
Applicants to the TESL program will include individuals who are:
- fluent speakers of English
- hold the equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree
- MA graduates from the University of Kentucky or another university
- currently enrolled in a UK world language or education program
- classroom teachers seeking professional development
- second-career professionals
- international students
Admission Requirements
- completion of application questionnaire
- For non-native speakers of English: Applicants who are native speakers of a language other than English must demonstrate proficiency in English with a rating of a TOEFL iBT score of 88.
- For native speakers of English: Evidence of four semesters of college level instruction in a second language, or its equivalent.
- GRE exam scores (The requirement to present GRE scores has been waived for MATESL applicants for fall 2021)
- minimum 2.75 overall undergraduate GPA, and a minimum 3.0 GPA in any previous graduate work
- letters of recommendation
- interview by a member of the program faculty
All program inquiries should be addressed to:
Francis Bailey, Ed. D.
Director of TESL MA Program
Associate Professor
Modern and Classical Languages
1051 Patterson Office Tower
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
e-mail: francis.bailey@uky.edu
Phone: 859-257-7025
Application: TESL MA applications are processed through the Graduate School.
Go to: http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/ProspectiveStudents/Admission.html
Application Deadline: February 1, 2018
Concurrent Degree: The TESL program can be combined with any MCLLC MA Program
Go to: MCLLC Graduate Programs/Concurrent Graduate Degree Options
