- 1.1 Graduate Program Resources
- 1.2 Academic Information
- 1.3 Program Advisors, Major Professors, & POS Committees
- 1.4 Degree Progress, Planning, and Time Limits
- 1.5 Minors and Co-majors
- 1.6 Course Policies
- 1.7 Registration
- 1.8 Graduate Assistantships
- 1.9 Graduate Student Travel and Support
- 1.10 Program Completion
- 1.11 Graduate Faculty Members
- 2.1 About the MA programs
- 2.2 MA in English Degree Requirements
- 2.3 MA in Rhetoric, Composition, & Professional Communication Degree Requirements
- 2.4 MA in TESL/Applied Linguistics Degree Requirements
- 2.5 Minoring and Co-majoring in the MA Programs
- 2.6 The Academic Plan Committee and the Academic Plan (MA)
- 2.7 Guidelines for Thesis and Creative Component (MA)
- 3.1 About the MFA program
- 3.2 M.F.A. in Creative Writing & Environment Degree Requirements
- 3.3 The Academic Plan Committee and the Academic Plan (MFA)
- 3.4 Minoring and Co-majoring in the MFA Program
- 3.5 Guidelines for Thesis (MFA)
- 4.1 About the Doctoral programs
- 4.2 PhD in Applied Linguistics and Technology (ALT)
- 4.3 PhD in Rhetoric and Professional Communication (RPC)
- 4.4 Minoring and Co-majoring in the PhD Programs
- 4.5 The Academic Plan Committee and the Academic Plan (PhD)
- 4.6 Preliminary examination requirements and ABD Status
- 4.7 Guidelines for the Dissertation (Ph.D.)
- 5.1 About the Concurrent Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Programs
- 5.2 Concurrent BA in Linguistics/MA in TESL/Applied Linguistics Degree Requirements and Curriculum Plans
- 5.3 Concurrent BS in Technical Communication/MA in Rhetoric, Composition, and Professional Communication Degree Requirements and Curriculum Plan
- 5.4 The Academic Plan Committee Membership and the Academic Plan (Concurrent MA)
- 5.5 Guidelines for Thesis and Creative Component (Concurrent MA)
Prerequisites for the certificate program include the following courses, or their equivalents. If you have not completed the prerequisites upon entry into the program, you must complete them as soon as possible after admission. If you have completed any of the prerequisites prior to entry in the program and these were completed at a different institution, you must complete a prerequisite equivalency petition and have the course(s) evaluated by the appropriate faculty for equivalency.
- ENGL/LING 2200: Descriptive English Grammar or passing the online grammar test-out
- ENGL/LING 2190: Intro to Linguistics or ENGL/LING 5110: Intro to Linguistic Analysis
6.2.1 Admission Criteria
The admission criteria are the same as those required for all graduate students in the department. Application materials are reviewed by the program faculty, the Director of Certificate Education (DOCE), and the department chair. Their recommendations are forwarded to the ISU Graduate College.
6.2.2 Application deadlines and how to apply
The components of a student’s application must be submitted and complete by April 15 for enrollment beginning summer semester, July 15 for enrollment beginning fall semester, and October 15 for enrollment beginning spring semester..
- Complete a new graduate application in your Admissions MyAccount. Login here to begin.
- The same document requirements apply that are available on our How to Apply website. Please review the instructions for all applicants carefully.
Any questions can be directed to englgrad@iastate.edu about the application process and requirements.
Once an admissions decision is made by the program, you will be notified and your application processed accordingly with our recommendation. If approved, the Admissions Office processes the application for graduate study. Official enrollment and fee payment will be as a graduate student beginning the term of entry into the concurrent program.
6.2.3 Degree Requirements and Curriculum Plans
Core requirement = 3 credits
- ENGL/LING 5240: Literacy: Issues and Methods for Nonnative Speakers of English
OR
ENGL/LING 5250: Research and Teaching of Second Language Pronunciation
TESL/TEFL coursework chosen from the following courses = 9 credits
- ENGL/LING 5100: Introduction to Computers in Applied Linguistics
- ENGL/LING 5120: Second Language Acquisition
- ENGL/LING 5140: Sociolinguistics
- ENGL/LING 5190: Second Language Assessment
- ENGL/LING 5240: Literacy: Issues and Methods for Nonnative Speakers of English (if not taken as core requirement)
- ENGL/LING 5250: Research and Teaching of Second Language Pronunciation (if not taken as core requirement)
- ENGL/LING 5260: Computer-Assisted Language Learning
- ENGL/LING 5270: Discourse Analysis
- ENGL/LING 5300: Technology and Oral Language
- ENGL/LING 5370: Corpus Approaches to Grammatical Analysis
- ENGL/LING 5880: Supervised Practice Teaching in Teaching English as a Second Language
6.2.4 The Academic Plan (Certificate)
Certificate students do not have an Academic Plan Committee, but do have a certificate supervising professor. The Certificate Academic Plan must be completed in Workday no later than the first week of your final term of coursework.
The Certificate Academic Plan represents an agreement between you and the Graduate College regarding fulfillment of certificate program requirements. It lists the courses you have taken or will take for your graduate certificate. You should complete the Certificate Academic Plan with the help of the certificate advisor. At least one graduate ISU course must be taken after admission or in the same semester as entry into the program and is required on the Certificate Academic Plan. If you have transfer credits, you need to submit for approval a Transfer Credit Petition form with copies of transcripts for those courses.
Because your Certificate Academic Plan is a vital document for your completion of the certificate program, the various check points help catch errors before those errors delay receipt of the certificate. The first and most important check of the Certificate Academic Plan occurs when you meet with the certificate advisor to discuss your plan. You then fill out the Academic Plan and submit it for approval.
6.2.5 Certificate Completion
When you have completed all requirements, apply for program completion. The Graduate College then certifies that all requirements have been completed satisfactorily and informs the Registrar’s Office. The Registrar issues an ISU graduate certificate after you have satisfactorily completed all course requirements.
6.2.6 Student Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes students in this program are expected to meet include:
- Demonstrate growth in reflective practice and professionalism in English language teaching.
- Demonstrate metalinguistic knowledge of English structure and use.
- Evaluate research in the field to identify its contribution to English language teaching practice.
- Communicate and collaborate with others to achieve professional goals in for English language teaching.