How Online Degrees Work

You may earn your Master of Education (MEd) in English Language Learner (ELL) Education online from The University of North Dakota while you continue to live and work in your own community. You are not required to come to campus at any time!

Your transcript and diploma will look the same as for a student who graduated from UND by taking traditional, on-campus courses.

Local ELL / ESL Practicum Experience

You will be required to participate in 90 hours of a practicum experience, where you will carry out supervised ELL / ESL teaching experiences directly in a K-12 public school setting in or near your local community.

This experience has been designed with flexible options for students practicing in rural areas, and provides supervisors with the opportunity to utilize technology for conducting in-person student observations when travel to rural areas is not feasible.

Interact in a Virtual Classroom

As an online student, you will participate in most class activities at the time and place of your choice. You will use Web-based tools to:

• access course materials
• view recorded classroom lectures
• communicate through message boards
• submit assignments
• take tests
• view grades

In-Person TESOL Seminar (Recommended)

A recommended (not required) in-person seminar will be held once each semester either on the UND campus or in conjunction with a TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) conference held in the region.