TESOL Licensure
TESOL Licensure
Students seeking to qualify for the TESOL Multi-Age Licensure only (without earning the Master of Arts degree) must complete 36 credit hours. Transfer credit may be accepted, but at least five courses, including TSL 500, TSL 540, TSL 560 and TSL 590L, must be taken at ODU.
Before applying for a license, the student must pass the appropriate Praxis II / Ohio Assessment for Educators (OAE) examinations.
Admission Requirements
- The same admission requirements as those for the Master of Arts in TESOL.
Curriculum Overview
- Complete 36 credits, at least 15 of them, as indicated above, at ODU, to earn the TESOL Multi-Age Licensure.
Teacher and Principal Professional Licensure Information
The following Ohio Dominican University teacher licensure programs satisfy the academic
requirements for teacher licensure programs at the Bachelor’s degree and Post-Baccalaureate
level set forth by the State of Ohio: Art Education, Primary Education, Intervention
Specialist (mild to moderate, moderate to intensive), Middle Childhood Education,
Adolescence to Young Adult (Chemistry Education, Integrated Language Arts, Integrated
Mathematics, Integrated Science, Integrated Social Studies, Life Science). The following
Ohio Dominican University teacher licensure programs satisfy the academic requirements
for teacher licensure at the Master’s degree level set forth by the State of Ohio:
TESOL, Intervention Specialist. The principal licensure program at Ohio Dominican
University satisfies the academic requirement at the Master’s level set forth by the
State of Ohio.
ODU graduates who complete one of these programs are eligible to sit for the appropriate
Ohio Assessment for Educators exam. Ohio teacher licensure and principal licensure
applicants must complete a background check. Detailed licensure information is available
at the Ohio Department of Education website.
All of the Ohio Dominican teacher programs and principal program are accredited by
both the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) and the National Council for Accreditation
of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Students who wish to teach or be a principal in a state other than Ohio should contact
the program director/advisor to discuss the need to satisfy additional requirements
for that state.
To find out whether a program satisfies requirements from your home state, please visit the ODU Licensure & Certification Programs and State Requirements page.