Master of Arts in Education / Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education (Licensure)
Western Colorado University

Program Details

You can accelerate your career with the Master of Arts in Education / Culturally & Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Education from WCU. This online ESL master’s program prepares you to work as a CLD teacher leader or interventionist. 

Through the online ESL graduate program, you learn to meet the needs of CLD learners. Your online coursework covers such topics as:

  • Inclusivity with collaboration
  • Linguistically diverse student teaching
  • Language acquisition for linguistically diverse students
  • Cognitive academic language proficiency

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School Accreditation & Licensing

Western Colorado University is accredited by:

Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

Program Requirements & Restrictions

Minimum Education

Bachelor Degree

Recommended GPA

3.0 or above (4.0 scale)

Application Requirements

Criminal Background Check, Official College Transcript(s), Recommendation/Reference Letter(s), Resume/CV, Statement of Purpose/Intent

Additional Info

  • Requires on-campus, five-day orientation 
  • If seeking to complete alternative teacher licensing, must secure full-time teaching position