Program of Study - Certificado Avanzado en Educación Bilingüe

The purpose of this certificate is to support educators across the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, and the United States in their knowledge about bilingual education and their ability to communicate in Spanish within bilingual education contexts. There is a high, unmet demand for teachers, principals, counselors, and virtually all school personnel, who understand the needs of bilingual learners and who have the language abilities to work in English/Spanish bilingual education settings. This program taught primarily in Spanish will help school personnel prepare to work with these learners.

Because course readings, activities and exams are conducted in Spanish, students must have at least an intermediate level of Spanish, including reading and writing abilities.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the certificate program, prospective candidates must meet all requirements listed below:

1. Bachelor's  degree  from  a  regionally  accredited  institution  in  the United States or a recognized international equivalent in a similar or related field.
2. Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 in the last 60 semester credit hours. If applicant does not meet the minimum undergraduate GPA criterion of 3.0, GRE general test with minimum scores of 150 Verbal, 141 Quantitative, and 4.0 Analytical   are   required for conditional admission.
3. Personal Statement written in Spanish describing their interest in the program.

Application for admission must be submitted prior to the published deadline. The application is available at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply.

Program Requirements

Required Courses (15 Credits)

EDBE 6322	Bilingual/Multilingual Critical Issues	3
EDBE 6324	Dual Language Enrichment Education	3
EDBE 6364	Principles and Practices of Biliteracy Development in Spanish and English	3
EDBE 6366	Academic Spanish Across the Content Area	3
EDBE 6367	Assessing Emergent Bilinguals	3

Total Credit Hours: 15