The department offers general courses for non-majors and specialized courses for majors, as well as a minor program and a variety of courses for students in other fields. In addition, the department offers a choice of a liberal arts major in Linguistics, a Linguistics major with certification in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) as a first teaching field, and certification in TESL as a second teaching field. TESL certification is required for teaching ESL in grades P-12 in public schools in the state of New Jersey.