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Empower Multilingual Learners with a TESOL Master’s Degree

Language is more than communication—it’s connection, opportunity, and empowerment. With Pace University’s combined bachelor’s and master’s degree in TESOL, you’ll gain the skills to transform lives by teaching English to speakers of other languages in diverse K–12 classrooms.

From your first years in the program, you’ll step into real classrooms, applying research-based teaching strategies to support multilingual learners. Our Center for Professional Development (CPD) model ensures you receive extensive hands-on experience, working in schools as early as your junior year—observing, tutoring, and leading instruction under the guidance of expert educators.

Pace’s cutting-edge training tools, including a virtual reality classroom simulator, prepare you to handle real-world teaching challenges with confidence. Through immersive fieldwork, mentorship from faculty and school leaders, and dynamic coursework, you’ll develop the expertise needed to create inclusive learning environments, advocate for multilingual students, and engage families from diverse cultural backgrounds.

With strong partnerships in New York school districts, our graduates are highly sought after, often receiving job offers before graduation. Whether you aspire to teach locally or abroad, this TESOL master’s program opens doors to a meaningful career—one where you’ll help students unlock their potential through the power of language.

Curriculum

In our unique combined degree program, you’ll earn your bachelor of science and master of science in education. In the fifth year of the program, you will work towards your graduate degree and become certified in English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) K-12.

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Because experience is key, starting in your junior year, you will participate in our Center for Professional Development (CPD) model where you will practice your teaching skills through the completion of your undergraduate program. Receive hands-on experience in schools one day a week in your junior year and between two and five days during your senior year. 

You’ll observe and tutor students, as well as provide small and eventually whole group instruction. Not only will you be able to apply what you are learning in the classroom, but also have the opportunity to explore different grade levels as you proceed through the program. As a CPD candidate, you have a unique opportunity to foster professional relationships with mentor teachers, students, and school staff, all in support of the diverse population of the students that you are serving.

Careers

Upon successfully completing the program, you will receive your Initial Certification in adolescent education (grades 7–12) and English Speakers of Other Languages (grades K–12).

As a Pace student, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with our robust career services team to develop a career plan that best fits your goals.

Contact Us

Admission Contact

Office of Undergraduate Admission
New York City: (212) 346-1323
Westchester: (914) 773-3746
Email: undergradadmission@pace.edu

Departmental Contact

Tasha Darbes
Email: tdarbes@pace.edu