Pennsylvania ESL Program Specialist Certification

PDE required: 6-COURSE SERIES

✓ $2800 six-course bundle (Save $1,340 from single-course pricing)
- Ask about the Master’s Plus Graduate Credit w/transcript option

✓ 100% ONLINE / Project-based curriculum / Self-paced on your time

✓ After completing the six-course series, contact the State of Pennsylvania to add your ESL Certification to your Pennsylvania teaching certificate through TIMS. A licensing fee will apply.

✓ MIU-IV offers a substantial discount ($1,340) for teachers who commit to the full ESL certification series. Because of this, our policy is firm: once a course has started, no refunds are issued. This policy has been in place for over 20 years and supports our strong 98% completion rate.

ESL Certification Course Credits

✓ 18 ACT 48 CPE Graduate-Level Credits

• LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATION

• MASTER’S EQUIVALENCY

✓ Earn 18 Master's Plus Graduate Credit with transcript

• MASTER'S PLUS 15,30,45,60 FOR SALARY MOVEMENT Learn More

• 18 ACT 48 Graduate-Level Credits

• PHILADELPHIA SD SENIOR TEACHER

• LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATION

• MASTER’S EQUIVALENCY

✓ MASTER’S DEGREE (MEd) in Curriculum and Instruction, ESL Track SAVE UP TO $10,000
Midwestern IU 4 has partnered with Carlow University to offer a Master's in Curriculum and Instruction/English as a Second Language. Carlow University will accept all 18 credits from MIU IV’s ESL Program Specialist Certification, providing an affordable and accessible way to achieve both ESL certification and a Master's degree. Learn More

• ALL 6 ESL certification courses and 18 credits count towards your Masters (MEd)

Midwestern IU 4 delivers all six courses every three months. After starting ESL 01, Developing Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity, teachers can take ESL classes out of order and be in more than one ESL class at a time.

The official online ESL Program Specialist Certification in Pennsylvania certifies teachers to instruct ELLs. We have been delivering this course series for over 20 years, offering the flexibility to complete the program on a FAST TRACK in 6-10 months.

We work with all districts in Pennsylvania.

LEARN MORE: For graduate credit w/ transcript from Carlow University CALL: (888) 936-8626

• FAST TRACK

• Customize Your Schedule

• Course Descriptions

• PDE Approval Numbers

• Financing Available

SINGLE COURSE ENROLLMENT

ESL ONE

ESL TWO

ESL THREE

ESL FOUR

ESL FIVE

ESL SIX

Discount and Refund Policy: Our full-program discount is designed for teachers who commit to all six courses. If you can not commit to the full six-course certification, you’re welcome to take one course at a time. Once any course begins, there is no refund.

EDUCATORS

Teachers entering the workforce often struggle regarding how to use a language-focused, quality curriculum that maintains academic rigor and high expectations for English Language Learners (ELLs). Participants in this program will learn how to efficiently and effectively instruct ELLs using research-based methodologies regarding language structures, functions, forms, patterns, and conventions of oral and written language in alignment with Pennsylvania’s English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) and the Common Core while applying instructional practices that provide students with comprehensible input. Educators exiting this program will also be well-equipped to use data to inform their instruction through the competent implementation of Pennsylvania’s mandated English language proficiency assessments (ACCESS for ELLs and W-APT) as well as formative assessments. 

COURSE DURATION

The expected completion time is 6-10 months. Teachers have up to 3 years to complete.

PREREQUISITE

In order to enroll in this program for Pennsylvania's ACT 48 credit, you must possess a PA Instructional Level I or II Teaching Certificate. This series is built to national WIDA standards. Please call Cheryl R. Pilch, cheryl.pilch@miu4.org at Midwestern IU IV or student services if you have any questions (888) 936-8626. 

Teachers may enroll in the ESL Program Specialist Certification without an Instructional Level I or II teaching certificate but PDE cannot add it to your Level I certificate until your Level l accreditation has been awarded by PDE.

PROGRAM DETAILS

ESL Certification Pricing: ESL 6-course series is $2,800 (save $1,340) or pay $690 per course.

ESL Financing: No interest or payments for six months. Approval is in seconds. learn more

Credits: 18 ACT 48 PDE approved graduate-level credit for Level II certification, master’s equivalency and master’s Plus, call (888) 936-8626 with questions.

ESL Certification: Approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)

PDE Course Approval Numbers:

• ESL01 Developing Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity | 20130201

• ESL02 Language Acquisition | 20130224

• ESL03 Literacy Acquisition | 20130223

• ESL04 Observing and Planning Instruction to ELL Students | 20130207

• ESL05 Implementing and Managing Instruction to ELL Students | 20130213

• ESL06 Assessing ESL Students | 20130217

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

100% ONLINE / Project-based curriculum / Self-paced on your time

The official ESL Program Specialist Certification in Pennsylvania certifies teachers to instruct ELL's with the same high-quality certification standards as the University classroom, but with significant savings passed onto PA teachers. Offering flexibility to complete the program in 6-10 months with 2-4 courses delivered monthly. Sponsored by Midwestern IU IV and approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, it's an affordable and accessible option for all teachers. We work with all districts in Pennsylvania.

PRICING BY THE SINGLE COURSE: not the series

ESL 01: Developing Cultural Awareness & Sensitivity | $690 | Learn more
ESL 02: Language Acquisition |$690 | Learn more
ESL 03: Literacy Acquisition | $690 | Learn more 
ESL 04 Observing and Planning Instruction to ELL Students | $690 | Learn more
ESL 05: Implementing and Managing Instruction to ELL Students |$690 | Learn more 
ESL 06: Assessing ESL Students | $690 | Learn more

$155/credit

Only $222/credit with Master’s Transcript