Linguistics B.A. + TESOL M.A.

Students in the Beach EDGE Linguistics + TESOL program will complete the requirements for both the B.A. in Linguistics and M.A. in TESOL. They may double-count up to 12 M.A. units towards both their B.A. and M.A. degrees. See the main Beach Edge page for more details. 

Double-Counting of Courses:

Beach EDGE students in Linguistics may double-count up to 12 units towards both their B.A. and M.A. degrees. All double-counted courses must be taken in residence.

Students can choose up to four graduate-level courses out of LING 539, 561, 562, 575, 593, 650 to double-count.

Advisor Contacts:

Michael Ahland, undergraduate advisor
Rebekha Abbuhl, graduate advisor
 

22 units of required courses:

LING/ANTH 170, LING 101, 300, 325, 329, 420, 421

3 units in sociocultural aspects of language. Take one of:

LING 379, LING/ANTH 413, LING 477

9 units of TESOL Option-Specific Requirements, 6 of which may be 500-level

LING 450/550 - Teaching Second Language Listening and Speaking (3 units)

LING 460/560 - Teaching Second Language Composition (3 units)

LING 486 - Second Language Teaching Methods (3 units)

12 units of upper-division electives, which may include additional 500/600 level courses up to a total of 12 graduate units

See Catalog for current list of 300- and 400-level courses

MA-level core courses that double-count towards the B.A. and M.A:

LING 539, 561, 562, 575, 593, 650

After the first four years (up to 3 semesters of Beach EDGE Program participation), students will have accumulated 120 units toward their BA. Up to 12 of those units will be MA-Level courses that will count both toward their BA requirements of 120 units and the major required units.

24 units of required courses

Take all of the following courses: LING 486, 539, 550, 560, 561, 562, 575, 593

9 additional units, including elective and culminating experience (project or thesis)

See Catalog for details

Eligibility & Admissions

A student can only apply if they:

  • Are a matriculated undergraduate student at CSULB
  • Have taken 60 units (completed or in progress)
  • Have taken 12 upper-division LING units (completed or in progress)
  • Have completed at least one of LING 325 Modern English Grammar or LING 420 Phonology or LING 421 Syntax with a grade of ‘A’ or ‘B’
  • Have a CSULB GPA of 3.0 or higher

Students must submit:

  • Beach-EDGE-Application-Form-LING (including personal statement)
  • Unofficial transcripts from all institutions attended
  • Writing sample - an academic paper (does not have to be on linguistics)
  • 2 names of CSULB Linguistics faculty recommenders, optional third recommender of the student’s choice (who could be outside CSULB). Recommenders will be sent an evaluation form by the department.

Submit application materials to CLA-Linguistics@csulb.edu.

December 1st (for potential enrollment beginning in the upcoming spring semester)

May 1st (for potential enrollment beginning in the upcoming fall semester)

Admitted Students can learn more by visiting Beach EDGE.

Grad Advisors and admitted students will be required to complete and sign an Agreement form.

Find the recommended roadmap below. Print freindly version.

Double-counting courses are in italics.

Year 

Fall 

Units 

Spring 

Units 

1 

LING 170  

Language course (3B) 

GE: 1A 

GE: 1B 

GE: 1C 

3 

4 

3 

3 

3 

LING 101 

Language course 

GE: area 2 

GE: 3B 

GE: area 4 

3 

4 

3 

3 

3 

 

TOTAL 

16 

 

16 

2 

Language course 

GE: area 4 

GE: 5A 

GE: 5B + 5C 

 

4 

3 

3 

4 

Language course 

GE: 6 

Elective 

Elective 

LING 300 

4 

3 

3 

3 

1 

 

TOTAL 

14 

TOTAL 

14 

3 

LING 325 

LING 301  

LING 420 

LING socio requirement 

 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

LING 550 (MA core) 

LING 329 (UD-4) 

LING 421 

GE: UD-3 

GE: UD-5 or UD-2  

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

 

TOTAL 

15 

TOTAL 

15 

4 

LING 560 (MA core) 

LING 486 

Elective 

Elective 

Elective 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

MA core course 

MA core course 

Elective 

Elective 

Elective 

3 

3 

3 

3 

1 

 

TOTAL 

15 

 

13 

5 

MA core course 

MA core course 

MA core course 

MA core course 

3 

3 

3 

3 

LING 593 (core) 

LING 697 

MA elective 

3 

3 

3 

 

TOTAL 

12 

 

9 

*We are assuming that one of the GE UD courses will satisfy the Writing Intensive course requirement.