Advanced Certificate in Bilingual Education

This advanced certificate provides a New York State Bilingual Extension for graduate students who already possess an initial or professional certificate (from Birth-Grade 12 including teachers of Students with Disabilities and for Teachers of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities). This program of study prepares candidates to teach in bilingual settings where two languages are used as the mediums of instruction. The advanced certificate provides candidates with a solid foundation in the theory and practice of bilingual education; courses include the following topics: bilingualism, research, methodology, biliteracy, content instruction in bilingual settings and multicultural education.

Applicants must have a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.00.

Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in both English and in a language other than English (the language in which they seek the extension). Proficiency of the language other than English is determined by the Bilingual Education Assessment (BEA) which is offered by New York State. International applicants for whom English is a second language are required to pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a score of 550 on the paper-based test or 213 on the computer-based test or 79 on the internet-based test, before being considered for admission.