TESOL Certificate Completion

Procedure for Completion

In order to complete the TESOL Certificate and have it appear on their transcript, TESOL students should:

  1. Earn the required grades for each TESOL Certificate course:
    1. Undergraduate Students: An undergraduate student MUST earn a grade of B- or higher on ALL certificate courses in order to successfully earn the TESOL Certificate. Update 4/26/2021: During the COVID-19 periods of Spring 2020-Spring 2021, if a student elects to receive a grade of "Credit" for any of their TESOL Certificate classes, the courses for which they have earned credit will be counted towards their TESOL Certificate.
    2. Graduate Students: A graduate student MUST earn a grade of B or higher on ALL certificate courses in order to successfully earn the TESOL Certificate. Update 4/26/2021: If your graduate program offered the Credit (CR)/General Credit (GC)/No Credit (NC) grading option for one or more of the TESOL Certificate classes during the Spring 2020-Spring 2021 COVID-19 periods, the courses for which you have earned Credit (CR) will be counted towards your TESOL Certificate.
  2. Submit an application for completion of the TESOL Certificate during your last semester.

Questions about the TESOL Certificate program can be directed to caelc@virginia.edu.