Alabama-Mississippi
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
ESL Teacher Education & Degree Programs
For future educators who want to teach English Learners
AMTESOL would like to express appreciation to the ESL teacher education programs and ESL degree programs at colleges and universities in Alabama and Mississippi for their professional preparation of educators in the teaching of English to language learners of all ages.
Alabama
Downloadable information sheet: ESL Teacher Preparation Programs Offered by Universities in Alabama
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Athens State College: Certificate in TESOL for Young Learners / Certificate in TESOL for Adult Learners
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Auburn University: Certificate / Master's PK-12 / Master's Teaching English for Specific Purposes
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Troy University: Master's TESOL
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University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa): Certification ALSDE: PK-12 / Master's PK-12 / Master's Adults / EdS PK-12 / EdD / PhD
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University of Alabama at Birmingham: Programs offered: Certification ALSDE: PK-12 (ESOL, ESOL/Spanish, ESOL/French) / ESL Master's PK-12 / ESL Master's Adults / EdS-TESOL PK-12 / EdS-TESOL Professional / Teaching Multilingual Learners Graduate Certificate / Teaching English as an Additional Language Graduate Certificate; Information document for download: UAB's Teacher Preparation Graduate Program 1-page information sheet
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University of Alabama in Huntsville: Master's PK-12 ESOL Concentration / Alternate Master's in Teaching PK-12 ESOL (for initial certification) / Graduate Certificate TESOL
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University of North Alabama (Florence): Certificate / Certification ALSDE: PK-12 / Master's PK-12 / International ESOL
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University of South Alabama (Mobile): Graduate Certificate TESL/TEFL
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Mississippi
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Mississippi College (Clinton/Jackson): Undergraduate minor / Certificate / Endorsement MDE: PK-12
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Mississippi State University (Starkville): Undergraduate minor / Certificate / Endorsement MDE: PK-12 / Master's Adults
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University of Mississippi (Oxford): Undergraduate minor / Certificate / Endorsement MDE: PK-12 / Master's Adults
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University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg): Certificate / Endorsement MDE: PK-12 / Master's Adults