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Graduate Certificate, Bilingual Education, K-12

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The Graduate Certificate, Bilingual Education, K-12 prepares you to teach all subjects in both Spanish and English, while simultaneously helping children develop as bilingual speakers. The certificate examines multiple points of view, theories and practical applications to help educators create learning environments designed to educate a widely diverse student population. The program features student-centered knowledge construction through applied learning projects and includes a capstone course. Applicants must be fluent speakers of both languages.

Official Degree Name: Graduate Certificate, Bilingual Education, K-12

Degree Type: Graduate Certificate

The courses in the program are all structured in terms of learning outcomes, and students will be assisted in achieving those outcomes through active, performance-based pedagogical strategies.

  1. Learning is a constructive/developmental process.
  2. The acquisition through application of content knowledge is essential.
  3. Teaching is a collegial act and requires collaboration.
  4. Education is essentially democratic, ergo political act.
  5. Providing Spanish language competence.

What can I do with this certificate?

To be a bilingual teacher is to be prepared to teach all content area subjects in two languages, Spanish and English, and to teach them in the context of both the Latino and Anglo cultures. Bilingual teachers must be fluent in Spanish and English.

All Bilingual coursework is aligned with the following TESOL standards: Culture, Language, Planning, and professionalism and with CAEP and State teacher endorsement and certificate requirements.

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Admission Requirements

Applicants are required to have earned at least a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university or a degree from a non-U.S. institution of higher education that is judged equivalent to a U.S. baccalaureate degree by the International Admissions office and have an undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 (based on a 4-point scale) computed for all undergraduate credits from the applicant’s most recent baccalaureate degree.

A prospective student may apply at any time and should follow the general graduate application procedure for degree-seeking students (see Graduate Admission Regulations). Admission to the program is based on:

  1. Official transcripts from all colleges attended.
  2. An application letter that is no more than two (2) pages: Identify your personal and professional goals. Describe your academic and professional experiences related to this degree program. Be sure to explicitly identify teaching certifications and experiences (if any). Detail your purpose in pursuing this program, and why you think it is a good fit for your personal and professional goals.
  3. A resume that provides contact information for at least one professional reference.

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