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Online Graduate Diploma in TESOL

• 6 x 9 week Online Courses
• 1 Course = 4 Credit Points
• Graduate Diploma in TESOL = 24 Credit Points
• Total duration = Just over one year
• Earn your Diploma in TESOL while holding down a full-time job.

Upon completion of the Diploma in TESOL program, students will be able to:

• Carry out a detailed literature review using relevant bibliographical resources from print and online resources
• Articulate current conceptual and theoretical trends, issues and concerns in the fields of applied linguistics and language pedagogy
• Describe current research issues and concerns
• Summarize significant research findings in the field
• Devise and implement appropriate strategies for students’ own ongoing professional development

Anaheim University's Online Graduate Diploma in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) allows you to complete any 6 of the 8 MA in TESOL courses and earn a Graduate Diploma in TESOL

Select 6 courses from the following 8 (each course 4 units):

Graduate Diploma in TESOL Course 2023 schedule

Graduate Diploma in TESOL Program Fees

Affordable Pay-As-You-Learn System: Pay for only one course at a time.

*Assumes completion in 6 terms.

Note: The list of tuition fees does not include textbook fees. Textbooks average approximately $100 - $200 per course.

The above itemizes all of the fees and charges for which the student is responsible. Our refund policy can be found in the Policies and Procedures section.

Each course is US $1,500.00 for tuition excluding books, materials, and other costs as follows. Students must pay the required tuition fee prior to commencing their next course. The student is not required to pay this tuition fee until the student wishes to register for his or her next course.

*Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF): The Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) is administered by the California BPPE and applies only to California residents. The STRF fee is currently two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per one thousand dollars ($1,000) of institutional charges The State of California established the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) to relieve or mitigate economic loss suffered by a student in an educational program at a qualifying institution, who is or was a California resident while enrolled or was enrolled in a residency program, if the student enrolled in the institution, prepaid tuition, and suffered an economic loss. Unless relieved of the obligation to do so, you must pay the state-imposed assessment for the STRF, or it must be paid on your behalf, if you are a student in an educational program, who is a California resident, or are enrolled in a residency program, and prepay all or part of your tuition. You are not eligible for protection from the STRF and you are not required to pay the STRF assessment, if you are not a California resident, or are not enrolled in a residency program.

An application for a TESOL Graduate Diploma must include the following:

• Application form
• Application fee ($75)
• One recent color photograph (digital is okay)
• A scan of a current, government-issued photo ID
• Official undergraduate transcripts from an accredited institution recognized by the US Department of Education and/or CHEA, or by the government of the country in which the degree was awarded, in a sealed envelope from the awarding institution with an overall GPA of no less than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or equivalent from non-USA Institutions.
  ( Note: If the university does not routinely issue transcripts in English, original language records must be submitted with official English translations. We will accept translations issued by the university or by the following professional translation services: Accredited Language Services; Berlitz; Liaison Linguistics; Josef Silny & Associates; American Evaluation & Translation Services (AETS); and Education Evaluators International. Translations must be exact and complete versions of the original records.)
• A resume.
• A brief statement (300-400 words) indicating why you have selected the Anaheim University program, what you hope to get out of it, and how it will help you in your present and future career.

Non-native English speakers must demonstrate college-level proficiency by providing original documentation in one of the following ways:

• Degree from an accredited institution where English is the primary language of instruction.
• Transcript from an accredited institution indicating completion of at least 30 semester hours of credit where the language of instruction was English (“B” average)
• Transcript from an accredited institution indicating a “B” or higher in an English composition class.
• A minimum TOEFL score of 530* PBT / 197 CBT/ 71 iBT.
• A minimum TOEIC score of 800*.
• A minimum IELTS score of 6.5*.
• A minimum PTE (Pearson Test of English Academic Score Report) of 50.
• A minimum BULATS Level 3 (60), accepted only for Cultura Inglesa in Brazil.
• A minimum grade of Level 3 on the ACT COMPASS’s English as a Second Language Placement Test.
• A minimum grade of Pre-1 on the Eiken English Proficiency Exam.
• A minimum B2 English proficiency level identified within the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) Standards and assessed through various ESOL examinations, including the University of Cambridge.

Once your application materials have been approved, you will need to submit an Enrollment Agreement and tuition payment to complete the enrollment process.

Internet Access: 

All students are required to have access to a computer equipped with Internet access capabilities.

Entrance Examination: 

There is no entrance examination required for admission to Anaheim University.

Transfer Credits:

Anaheim University will accept up to two graduate semester classes or 8 units awarded by another institution toward a Masters of Arts in TESOL (MA) or TESOL Graduate Diploma at Anaheim University. The entering student will be required to clearly demonstrate the equivalency of a transfer course through relevant documents (syllabus, catalog, course outline) and justify its acceptance through petition. No course will be considered for transfer with a grade lower than a “B” or its equivalent. Petitions are directed to the specific Dean for the affected program. There is a fee of $75 per course of credit transferred, and the overall program cost will be adjusted to reflect credit for the approved class(es). All petitions for transfer credit must be submitted as part of the student’s initial application to the University. Credits awarded as part of another degree will not be accepted for transfer.

Prior Experiential Credit:

Anaheim University will not extend experiential credit to any student.

We currently do not accept students who reside in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wyoming due to regulatory matters. For more information, please call our Vice President of Administrative Affairs at 714-772-3330

The steps below are general guidelines for joining a program at Anaheim University. Just complete the following steps and, if approved, become part of Anaheim University's global community within 2 weeks.

	Read thoroughly through the pages of our website and catalog
	Click here to submit your application online Click here to fill out a pdf version of the application and submit via email.
	The following documents are required for admission: Application form One recent passport-size color photograph Official English language proficiency test score report if you are a non-native English speaker (mail original*) Official transcripts.† (mail original*) Official transcripts documenting at least one course in each of the following: accounting, finance and economics.†††† (mail original*) documenting a minimum of 5 years of work or teaching experience in a relevant area of business†††† Resume †† Brief Statement.†† Resume documenting a minimum of 4 years experience in some aspect of TESOL (teaching, teacher education or publishing).+++ An outline (1,000 words) of the possible research that the applicant envisions undertaking for the dissertation that demonstrates his/her research experience and abilities. +++ Three reference letters (on letterhead with contact information) attesting to personal and professional qualifications. One reference must be from each of the following:+++ - A recent employer. - A TESOL professional who can attest to the applicant’s potential as a doctoral student. - A member of the academic faculty where the applicant completed his/her MA. †††† DBA Only ††† Ed.D TESOL Only †† MA TESOL or MFA Only † Not applicable to TESOL/TEYL Certificate Programs   *scanned copies are accepted to expedite application process while waiting for originals to arrive in the mail   Documents can be uploaded as part of the online application form, emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or posted in the mail to the address in Step 5. The complete list of Entrance Requirements for each program can be found here.
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