ENTRANCE APPLICATION
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES
PROGRAM FOR THE MASTERS OF ARTS DEGREE
IN
TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES
Home ( )
Phone Work ( )
Name
Address
Street
City
Email address
Zip Code
CIN
Graduate of
Date
Major
Degree
GPA in last 90 quarter units
Classification ____G1G5_____
PREREQUISITES:
ENGL 401 or TESL 400
Equivalent Course
year taken
(if applicable)
grade
College Level Foreign Language Study
/
year taken
TOEFL Score*
Language Studied
TWE Score
Score
Date Taken
Score
Date Taken
* Required of all non-native speakers of English, regardless of citizenship
Submit all of the following information along with TESOL and CCOE application:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Copy of Letter of Admittance into CSLA
Copy of TOEFL score report, if applicable
Copy of ALL transcripts
Brief essay on the following topic (2 pp. max.):
“What do you plan to do after completing the TESOL program?”
5. Two letters of recommendation on letterhead stationary from employers, supervisors,
or former professors.
Submit to:
TESOL Program Office
Division of Applied and Advanced Studies in Education
King Hall C2098
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032-8143
NOTE: Once completed application packet is received by office, coordinator will review
packet and notify student within 3 weeks regarding program admission status.
CHARTER COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
California State University, Los Angeles
Application Procedures for Master’s Degree Programs
STEPS TO FOLLOW FOR PROGRAM ADMISSION:
Step 1.
Secure graduate admission to California State University, Los Angeles.
Step 2.
Complete the Charter College of Education Application for Admission to a
Master’s Degree Program.
Step 3.
Attach official transcripts.
Step 4.
Attach two letters of recommendation from university faculty or professional
references.
Step 5.
Submit application with attachments to program adviser at initial meeting to plan
your program of studies.
Step 6.
Secure approved program from adviser.
Step 7.
Adviser gives you a copy of program plan and submits original program plan to
division chairperson for signature.
Step 8.
Division chair approves of program plan and forwards the plan to the Associate
Dean’s Office for Graduate Studies (KH D2070).
Step 9.
Office of Graduate Studies will process change to classified graduate status (G2)
which permits registration in restricted courses once all documentation is received.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT WORK TAKEN BEFORE APPROVAL OF PROGRAM UNIVERSITY
CATALOG
No more than 13 quarter units of acceptable course work completed before approval by the principal graduate
adviser, major department/division, and college graduate dean may be included on a master’s degree program. This
includes acceptable transfer work. Credit for thesis (i.e., 599), research (i.e., 597), and comprehensive
examinations (i.e., 596) is not transferable. All other course work included on the master’s degree program must be
completed after approval by the principal graduate adviser, major department/division, and college graduate dean.
This policy shall not apply to students admitted to a master’s degree offered jointly with other educational
institution.
PLEASE NOTE: If you expect to pursue a credential program at the same time that you are
working on a master’s degree, you must complete a separate application for
credential/certificate program. The application is available in the Office of Student Services
(KH D2078).
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Last 90 GPA___________
CSLA GPA____________
Class Change___________
Date__________________
CHARTER COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
California State University, Los Angeles
Application for Admission
MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM
TYPE OR PRINT
Name
,
(Last)
CIN
(First)
(M.I.)
List other names which may appear on your records:
Address
(Street)
(City)
Telephone (Home) (
)
(Work) (
(Zip Code)
)
This application is for admission to a master’s degree program for:
Quarter
Year
Program objective: (See listing of available programs on reverse side of page and select only one)
Admission Status:
Graduate standing at Cal State L.A.
Undeclared major or undecided
Admitted as post-baccalaureate to credential program
Transferring from another degree program at CSLA
Graduate application to CSLA pending for ____________Quarter
Please Note: Undergraduate students are not eligible for program admission until their degree has been AWARDED!
Degree(s) held:
BA
BS
,
Major
University
Date Awarded
MA
MS
,
Major
University
Date Awarded
List credentials/licenses currently held (type and expiration date)
If you have been admitted to a CSLA credential program, which are you in?
Other colleges/universities attended and date of attendance:
Check any of the following tests you have taken (attach copies of score reports if you have them):
CBEST
NTE
PRAXIS Subject Assessments
GRE
TOEFL
WPE
Attach copies of transcripts from universities attended to this application for faculty advisement in program planning. One official set of
transcripts must be on file in the Charter College of Education, Office of Student Services, KH D2078.
Signature of Applicant
Date
This application must be submitted as a complete packet including two letters of recommendation and approved program plan. Official
transcripts of all university work must be on file in the Office of Student Services, KH D2078. Formal admission to the program is contingent
upon satisfaction of all admission requirements. For further information, please see the appropriate division office. Also refer to the Charter
College of Education Student Advisement Handbook for M.A. Programs and the General Catalog.
PLEASE RETURN COMPLETED PACKET TO YOUR ADVISER.
MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS
CHARTER COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Education:
Computer Education and Technology Leadership (EDUCOCET)
Educational Foundations (EDUFOEDF)
Bilingual/Multicultural Education in the Elementary Classroom (EELBOELM)
Creative Literacies and Literature in the Elementary Classroom
Curriculum and Instruction in the Urban Elementary Classroom (EELUOELM)
Early Childhood/ Primary Education (EELEOELM)
Mathematics Education (EEMEOELM)
Reading and Language Arts in the Elementary Classroom (EERLOELM)
Science Education
Middle and Secondary Curriculum and Instruction (EDUSOSEC)
New Media Design and Production (EDUTONMD)
Reading (EDUROREA)
Research and Evaluation
Master of Arts in Educational Administration:
Spec. in Educational Leadership (EDADOEDL)
Master of Arts in Special Education
Autism
Early Childhood Special Education (EDSPOECE)
Facilitating Behavior Change (EDSP)
Mild/Moderate Disabilities (EDSPOOMD)
Moderate/Severe Disabilities (EDSPOMSD)
Multicultural Special Education (EDSPOMMP)
Physical and Health Disabilities (EDSPOEPH)
Transition Studies
Visual Impairment and Blindness: Orientation and Mobility (EDSPOOMS)
Visual Impairment and Blindness: Teacher Preparation (EDSPOEVH)
____ Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Master of Science in Counseling:
Applied Behavior Analysis (COUNOABE)
Marriage, Family and Child Counseling (COUNOMFC)
Rehabilitation Counseling (COUNOREC)
School Counseling and Leadership (COUNOSCP)
School Psychology (COUNOSPS)
Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education (offered jointly with UCLA)
* Letters in (parenthesis) are program codes in ON-Course student auditing system.
Answers to the following items will assist faculty adviser in planning your program of studies
Employment: (Please list and describe full- or part-time positions you have held, beginning with your
current position). You may attach resume describing scope, responsibility and function of work
experience.
Extracurricular Activities: (Please list undergraduate, graduate, or professional activities related to the
program you wish to pursue).
Distinctions, Honors, and Awards (academic and extracurricular):
Essay: In the space provided below or on a separate sheet of paper write an essay responding to the
following questions:
What are the career objectives you expect to achieve five years after graduation from the master’s degree
program you are applying to enter, and how do you expect this degree program will prepare you to attain
those objectives?