Graduate Certificate in Bilingual Education, K-12
About the Program
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.
This certificate does not lead to an initial teacher licensure in the State of Idaho. If students would like to add a Bilingual Education Endorsement to an existing teaching license, the following criteria must also be met: 20 Credit hours (minimum) required; coursework must be less than 7 years old; must have taken three upper-division Spanish language courses, undergraduate or graduate level, for a total of 6 credit hours, at least one in writing and one in literature; must pass the ESOL Praxis (5362) and achieve an advanced level score on the ACTFL.
Program Requirements
Complete all of the following:
-Application to the Graduate College
-Submit 3.0 undergraduate GPA
-Submit letter of application
-Submit current resume or CV
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Program Requirements complete the following 6 requirements19 creditsEDLLC501 - Culturally Diverse Learners3 creditsEDLLC502 - Methods of Teaching ESL3 creditsEDLLC503 - Applied Theoretical Foundation3 creditsEDLLC504 - Lit for Biling & Engl Lang Lrn3 creditsEDLLC510 - Field Exp in ESL Classrooms1 creditTake 1 course from the following 2EDLLC505 - Applied Linguistics3 creditsEDLLC548 - Psycholinguistics and Literacy3 credits
* Please note that you must meet with an advisor each semester in order to verify degree completion time as well as online course offerings for the program requirements.