Completing your program on campus, online, or a mix of the two...
The MA-TESOL program can be completed entirely by attending classes on campus, entirely online (both for California and out-of-state residents), or by a combination of campus-based and online classes. Your fieldwork experience (EESL 6900, Fieldwork in TESOL) will be completed at an institution near your home. Online candidates: you will be responsible for arranging this near the end of your program.
To register for classes, please contact Arlena Allende (AAllende@csusb.edu 909-537-5291). Then read the How to Register for Classes guide or view the MyCoyote Tutorial Videos.
Advancement to Candidacy
After Classification into the MA-TESOL program, the next step is Advancement to Candidacy. The MA-TESOL Graduate Approved Program Plan (GAPP), is used to contract with your advisor for your program of courses. This must be filed with Shani Sims (ssims@csusb.edu) within the first 20 units of the academic program (see your advisor).
Graduation Requirement Check
The Department of Records in University Hall will facilitate graduation by certifying your courses. To do this, they must receive your Graduation Requirement Check about three terms before your graduate. If your miss this deadline, you’ll pay a late fee.
As you approach graduation, a graduation check will need to be completed. Please refer to the Office of the Registrar's webpage on Graduation Requirement Check for more information.
Commencement
There are two commencement ceremonies held annually at CSUSB. Fall Commencement is held in December, and Spring Commencement is held in May or June. Students are eligible to participate in the Spring Commencement ceremony if they have a grad check on file for Winter, Spring or Summer. Students are eligible to participate in the Fall Commencement Ceremony if they have a graduation check on file for Fall or Winter.
For further information on commencement, please contact the Commencement Office at (909) 537-7360.
Candidate Assessment Portfolio
Candidates must complete and submit a Candidate Assessment Portfolio (CAP) in order to graduate. The CAP provides evidence of your progress in the MA-TESOL Program. Please ask your advisor for a Summary Matrix to guide assembling the CAP. It must be reviewed before permission is granted to take the Comprehensive Examination.