Graduate Progam Information:
Marnie Leonard (970) 491-2403 Marnie.Leonard@colostate.edu
Graduate Study
The Peace Corps Master’s International Degree In Teaching English As A Second Language At Colorado State University
The Master’s degree in Teaching English as a Second Language that makes up the Peace Corps Masters International degree in TESL is located in the English Department at Colorado State University. It is a Master’s degree in English with a concentration in TESL.
As noted elsewhere in the PCMI literature, acceptance to a PCMI degree program requires application to and acceptance in both the Peace Corps and the relevant Master’s degree program. Students in the PCMI TESL program at Colorado State University would normally complete the 16 to 19 credit core before undertaking their Peace Corps assignments. More course work would be both possible and desirable, however. Some course work might be chosen for its relevance to the type of work or location to which the Peace Corps volunteer would be assigned.
Candidates would return to Colorado State University to complete the remaining Master’s degree requirements after finishing their Peace Corps service. The Peace Corps experience can be used to enhance the degree program in several ways. One is by providing an experiential basis for the candidate’s final project, thesis, or portfolio. A second is by serving as the candidate’s teaching internship (for up to four credits) if the appropriate conditions for the internship are met. Specific information on these options can be developed in discussion with the advisor for the PCMI program in TESL.
The Office of International Programs offers further in formation about the PCMI program.
For information about course offerings and registration procedures for the upcoming semester or summer session, please view the Rambler, the Department's student newsletter.
This information is not intended to replace your advisor or the information in the CSU General Catalog, the Class Schedule, or the Department Checksheets.
Contact us: Attn: Marnie Leonard – Through the mail at 1773 Campus Delivery Eddy Hall, Ft. Collins, CO 80523-1773. On the phone at (970) 491-2403. By e-mail at Marnie.Leonard@colostate.edu.
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