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Certificate in TESOL

The Department of English at Oklahoma State University is now offering a program leading to Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages – TESOL. The Certificate in TESOL is a one-year program designed to provide students with the skills important for teaching English to non-native speakers in a variety of situations.

Master's Degree

The MA in English at Oklahoma State University allows students to develop expertise in a variety of areas: British and American Literature, Creative Writing, Literary Theory and Criticism, Screen Studies, Composition & Rhetoric, Technical Writing, Linguistics, and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL). In consultation with their advisory committees, students devise an individualized curriculum that reflects their own intellectual interests and prepares them to enter a PhD program or to teach at the college level.

Doctoral Degree

The English Department grants one doctoral degree, the PhD in English. Students may, however, emphasize in their courses, their exams, and their dissertations a variety of areas: all periods of British and American literature, Native American literature and language, creative writing, literary theory and criticism, screen studies, rhetoric and professional writing, composition and rhetoric, linguistics, and teaching English as a second language (TESL). They may also choose an interdisciplinary emphasis. In consultation with their advisory committees, students devise an individualized curriculum that reflects their own intellectual interests and professional goals.

Application Deadline

For fall admissions, the priority deadline for applications is January 15. Later submissions will receive consideration but the availability of assistantships and incentive packages diminishes after the deadline.

For spring admissions, the priority deadline for applications is October 15.


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English Department
College of Arts & Sciences
Oklahoma State University
205 Morrill Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: 405-744-9474
For Information about English Programs: english.information@okstate.edu
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All MA and PhD students must apply and be accepted into the OSU Graduate College.

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