{"id":9012,"date":"2020-06-02T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/?p=9012"},"modified":"2026-03-05T09:23:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:23:56","slug":"introducing-newest-bridge-ma-pathway-partner-huntington-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/introducing-newest-bridge-ma-pathway-partner-huntington-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Newest Bridge MA Pathway Partner \u2013 Huntington University"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Have you considered earning a Master\u2019s Degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)? For those with this academic track in mind, the <a href=\"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/courses\/online\/idelt\">Bridge IDELT<em>Online\u2122<\/em><\/a> TEFL\/TESOL certification course can be a stepping stone to graduate studies. The course may either be taken for <a href=\"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/course-ace-credit\">transferrable graduate credit<\/a>&nbsp;or applied toward a graduate certificate, master\u2019s degree, and even doctorate degree program with the growing number of <a href=\"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/ma-pathway-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bridge MA Pathway University Partners worldwide.<\/a> We\u2019re proud to announce that Huntington University in Indiana is our newest MA Pathway Partner.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Huntington University<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huntington.edu\/\">Huntington University<\/a> was founded in 1897 and is a small, Christian liberal arts university offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 concentrations, both in the classroom and 100% online. While many programs are available 100% online, HU\u2019s home campus is located in Huntington, in northern Indiana, (with classes offered in Ft. Wayne and Columbia City as well), and the university also has a campus in Peoria, Arizona. Huntington consistently ranks among the best universities in the Midwest by U.S. News &amp; World Report, Forbes.com, and Princeton Review and is a member of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cccu.org\/\">Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Apply the IDELT<em>Onlin<\/em>e toward programs at Huntington University <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Like other Bridge MA Pathway University Partners, Huntington accepts the IDELT<em>Online<\/em> for credit toward its graduate programs in TESOL. Qualified trainees first complete the 150-hour, 12-week Bridge IDELT training, which is an interactive, instructor-led, online TEFL\/TESOL course. Upon successful completion of the IDELT<em>Online, <\/em>3 graduate-level credits may then be transferred to Huntington University and applied toward the following graduate programs in TESOL (all of which are available online).<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huntington.edu\/tesol\/el-certificate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Huntington University Graduate-Level TESOL\/EL Certificate<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p>Students in this program learn the foundations of TESOL, intercultural communications, listening and speaking, and reading and writing instructional methods \u2013&nbsp; while getting hands-on teaching time with a 60+ hour practicum.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-credit hour program can be completed in as few as 9 months and allows graduates to join the competitive field of English educators working in schools, non-profits, social organizations, and ministries around the world. Learn more about this program:<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huntington.edu\/tesol\/master-of-education-in-tesol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Huntington University&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Master of Education in TESOL<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p>This master\u2019s degree program incorporates both the graduate-level TESOL\/EL certificate and courses in education and teaching in diverse settings. Graduates can teach English internationally, in private schools, or at any number of public schools around the world and across the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The degree can be completed in less than two years, and&nbsp;100% of the courses are&nbsp;available online. Learn more about this program:<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huntington.edu\/tesol\/master-of-arts-in-ministry-and-tesol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Huntington University Master of Ministry and TESOL<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p>This master\u2019s degree program combines graduate-level TESOL\/EL certificate with courses in cross-cultural ministry, plus ministry electives of the students\u2019 choosing, in order to focus on a specific career path.<\/p>\n<p>The program may lead to a career serving in church-based English learning programs or teaching in non-profit outreach programs to refugees and others in need. The program can be completed in less than two years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re proud to offer this latest partnership with Huntington University, the tenth university in Bridge\u2019s growing portfolio of MA Pathway University Partners, in order to provide our students with yet another option to take the next step in their TESOL career.<\/p>\n<h4><em><a href=\"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/ma-pathway-programs\">Learn more about taking the IDELTOnline teacher training certification course as a pathway to graduate studies in TESOL. <\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you considered earning a Master\u2019s Degree in TESOL? We\u2019re proud to announce our latest MA Pathway University Partnership, with Huntington University. This marks the 10th university in Bridge\u2019s growing portfolio of partners who accept the IDELTOnline for credit toward their master&#8217;s and other graduate programs. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":9050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"post-language":[],"popular_posts":[],"class_list":["post-9012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-professional-development"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Huntington-Blog-Image-2.png","author_info":{"display_name":"Jennifer Collis","author_link":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/author\/jennifercollis\/"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9012"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29989,"href":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9012\/revisions\/29989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9012"},{"taxonomy":"post-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-language?post=9012"},{"taxonomy":"popular_posts","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/popular_posts?post=9012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}