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2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Teaching English as a Second Language, MA


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The Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures offers a graduate program leading to the M.A. degree in Teaching English as a Second Language - MATESL (36 credits). The general goal of graduate work in the program is to provide students with a quality teacher education program that will prepare candidates for a satisfying career in language teaching. 

Admission Requirements

  • Transcript showing a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA of 2.75. If applicant has taken graduate courses, a minimum GPA of 3.0 is required. 
  • Three Letters of Recommendation 
  • Essay 
  • TOEFL score: 89 ibt 
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Program Website: https://mcl.as.uky.edu/tesl

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