Academic Program Director: Liza Mastrippolito
Office Location: University Hall 2600

The Bilingual Certificate Program offers candidates the opportunity to add the Bilingual Authorization in Spanish or Mandarin to their existing California 2042 Multiple Subjects or Single Subject credential.

Candidates can obtain the Bilingual Authorization by completing three 3-semester-hour courses. Candidates must also pass the CSET LOTE Test III.

Courses for the Bilingual Authorization:

• EDES 5320 Chicano/Latino Cultures: An Interdisciplinary Perspective  3 semester hours
• EDES 5324 Bilingualism and Biliteracy  3 semester hours
• EDES 6320 Methodology for Primary Language Instruction in a Bilingual Setting  3 semester hours

 or

• EDES 5324 Bilingualism and Biliteracy  3 semester hours
• EDES 5330 Chinese/American/American Chinese Cultures: An Interdisciplinary Perspective  3 semester hours
• EDES 6330 Methodology for Chinese Language Instruction in Bilingual Settings  3 semester hours

All Candidates must pass the CSET LOTE Test III in Spanish or Mandarin.