Online Minor in TESL Unlock Global Opportunities
Teach the English Language with Liberty’s Online TESL Minor
Do you have a passion for language and teaching others? You can add the online Minor in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) to your bachelor’s degree! English is a valuable tool in many industries as the world’s dominant language in business, education, and society. Adding English language teaching to your skill set can help you teach here in the States or abroad in places like Asia, the Middle East, or various other regions of the world.
Liberty’s online TESL minor can fit into any bachelor’s degree that has at least 18 credit hours of electives, allowing it to fit into many career paths. With convenient, 100% online courses paired with a hands-on internship in your community, you will have practical skills you can use right away for your career.
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Why Choose Liberty’s Online TESL Minor?
Through Liberty’s online TESL minor, you can learn from English language experts with years of experience who are excited to watch you succeed. Each online TESL course is integrated with biblical principles and real-world applications to help prepare you for a career that can enrich your spiritual life. If you are interested in a more in-depth study of English language learning, our BS in Teaching English as a Second Language degree can take you further with a TESL career focus.
No matter which major you’ve chosen, developing skills in teaching English as a second language can broaden your international opportunities by helping you engage in business, ministry, or English-related fields. TESL training could potentially serve as an additional income source and provide meaningful cultural connections if you plan to work abroad, while also offering skills that are valuable to multinational companies seeking English-speaking representatives. It can support ministry work by allowing you to build relationships and serve local communities through language education. And if you are studying English or writing, the TESL minor’s focus on language structure and use can deepen your understanding of English, enriching your studies whether or not you plan to pursue teaching as a career.
What Will You Study in Our Online TESL Courses?
In the online TESL minor, you can gain comprehensive knowledge in applied grammar, linguistics, and second language learning. You will study the structure of English and the syntax and phonology of the world’s major languages. This training can help enable you to prepare a curriculum with your students’ language in mind. You can also learn how to plan activities and class exercises to help you become a better instructor and enable you to make your teaching fun for students from any culture.
After a focused study in English language learning, you will complete the minor with an internship. This internship will be in your community and overseen by online faculty to mentor you through applying what you’ve learned to a real classroom.
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Tuition & Aid
At Liberty University, a private Christian education is less expensive than you think. Over the last 10 years, Liberty University’s Online Program has only raised its standard tuition costs by less than 5% – and most of our online tuition rates rank in the top 35% for affordability for 2025 when compared to our leading online competitors.
To continue our mission of providing affordable education, electronic textbooks are provided for all undergraduate courses at no additional cost to you. As a full-time student, this could save you an estimated $800-2,000 per year on textbooks!
| Undergraduate Full Time | $390/Credit |
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| Undergraduate Part Time | $455/Credit |
| Military Undergraduate | $250/Credit |
These rates are reflective of academic year 2025-2026. Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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Military
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
- Current Department of Defense Employees
Available Benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $250 per credit hour for undergraduate courses
- Additional discount for veterans who serve in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $565 per course)*
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
- Potential college credit for military training
*Not applicable to certificates.
These rates are reflective of academic year 2025-2026. Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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