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Course planning and registration

Degree Works is a tool for tracking your course progress as your work toward your degree. Refresh and select "Process" to see updated data or if you encounter an error. If the error continues, please contact the Registrar's Office at 607-753-4702. Learn more in the DegreeWorks video overview. 

Use Banner to find which courses will be offered in upcoming semesters.

  • Summer and Fall schedules are typically available mid‑March.
  • Winter and Spring schedules are usually available mid‑October.
  • ICC 685: the Comprehensive Exam, is scheduled in the winter/summer.

Class registration

The Advisement and Transition Office created the following video tutorials that walk through class registration with Schedule Builder: 

No PINs, permissions or prerequisites are needed for registration. Please note, we do not overenroll a class once it is full. Please wait until the next time the class is offered. 

If you encounter registration issues, contact Advisement and Transition at 607-753-4726 or the Registrar's Office at 607-753-4702. For special permission requests, contact your advisor or the Modern Languages Department.

General guidelines on what courses to register for each semester

  1. Take 2 of the 8 required TESOL content courses each Spring or Fall.
  2. Take the electives over the summer and/or winter (some electives are also available in Spring or Fall semesters).
  3. The following courses are normally offered only in the Fall: ICC 621, ICC 523, ICC 624.
  4. The following courses are normally offered only in the Spring: ICC 521, ICC 620, ESL 503.
  5. The following courses are offered both in the Fall and Spring: ICC 623, ESL 522, ESL 504 (elective)
  6. ICC 685, the Comprehensive Exam is only offered in Winter or Summer sessions.
  7. Please check your Degree Works regularly to stay informed on what courses you still need to graduate. If you find an issue on your Degree Works, please contact Prof. Hongli Fan ([email protected]).

Sample course schedule on a 2-year plan

(Note that there is not a recommended or required course sequence.)

  1. First Spring
    1. ICC 521 (grammar)
    2. ICC 620 (methods)
  2. First Summer
    1. Elective #1
  3. First Fall
    1. ESL 522 (bilingual education)
    2. ICC 621 (linguistics)
  4. First Winter
    1. Elective #2
  5. Second Spring
    1. ICC 623 (SLA)
    2. ESL 503 (assessment)
  6. Second Summer
    1. or Elective #2 here
  7. Second Fall
    1. ICC 523 (technology)
    2. ICC 624 (content area methods)
    3. Apply for degree conferral at this point.
  8. Second Winter
    1. ICC 685: Comprehensive Exam

Comprehensive exam

Once you have completed all other coursework and your GPA is at least 3.0, contact Dr. Hongli Fan, graduate coordinator, to discuss registration for ICC 685: the Comprehensive Examination. The exam is typically offered in December/January and May/June. You will receive study guides and instructions on how the exam is carried out. If you fail the Comprehensive Exam, you must retake the exam the next time it’s offered and are allowed up to three attempts to pass the exam.

Minimum GPA and other important academic policies

  • overall 3.0 grade point average is required to register for the Comprehensive Exam and ultimately earn the M.S.Ed.
  • master’s degree students are required to maintain a minimum 2.8 cumulative grade point average in graduate work:
    • Students whose cumulative grade point average remains below 2.8 for two consecutive terms of enrollment may be dismissed from the university.
    • At the end of the first semester during which the student’s grade point average falls below 2.8, they are notified that they are in danger of dismissal.
    • The associate dean will make notification of dismissal in writing. No grade below C- will be counted toward a master’s degree.

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