Program Details
Department: Teaching and Learning
Modality: Online
Units: 9
Total Years: 1 Year
Contact Information
Introduction
The Bilingual Authorization program offers candidates the opportunity to obtain a Bilingual Authorization in Korean (pending CTC approval), Mandarin, or Spanish to their existing Preliminary or Clear California Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential, Single Subject Teaching Credential, or Education Specialist Mild/Moderate Support Needs (MMSN) Credential, or concurrently as they obtain their Preliminary Credential. Candidates are recommended for Bilingual Authorization upon completing the required three 3-semester-hour courses (total 9 semester hours). Candidates must also pass the CSET Subtest III or approved equivalency as outlined by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). Courses in this program are delivered in online and hybrid modalities.
Program Outcomes
As a result of this program, candidates will:
- Analyze the philosophical, historical, and policy foundations of Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE), including contemporary theoretical perspectives (e.g., translanguaging and transnational frameworks).
- Design and implement standards-based instruction in DLBE classroom contexts in the target language (Spanish, Mandarin, or Korean).
- Assess student learning in the target language and interpret data to inform instructional decision-making.
- Apply second language acquisition theory and current research to DLBE classroom practice.
- Examine DLBE programs through equity, sociopolitical, and community-based frameworks.
- Conduct inquiry-based or practitioner research related to DLBE programs and bilingual or biliteracy development.
- Engage families and communities in culturally and linguistically sustaining ways to support DLBE programs.
- Differentiate how the traditions, social status, and communication patterns of the focal culture shape language use and instructional practices in DLBE programs across the country or countries of origin and the United States.
Program Admissions Requirements
Program-Specific Requirements:
In order to add the Bilingual Authorization to an existing credential, candidates must:
- Demonstrate language proficiency in Spanish, Mandarin, or Korean prior to starting their Bilingual Authorization program.
- Interview with the Academic Program Director of the Bilingual Education Program
University-Admission Requirements:
- Complete appropriate forms as provided by program and advisor
- Online Graduate Application
- Bachelor’s Degree from a Regionally Accredited Institution
- Official Transcript from all Colleges/Universities Attended, including all Community/Junior Colleges
- Applicants who completed an undergraduate/graduate degree outside of the United States of America:
- Official Transcript Evaluation from an approved evaluation agency that details content of coursework completed, degree equivalency, and cumulative GPA
- Official Transcript still needs to be submitted along with Transcript Evaluation
- Cumulative Undergraduate GPA of 3.0, or 3.05 in the last 60 Undergraduate Units, a 3.0 in at least 9 Graduate Units, or Completion of a Request for Exception to GPA Requirement
- International applicants whose primary language is not English and who do not qualify for an exemption must submit:
- TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo English Test Minimum Scores (unless a High School Diploma or a Bachelor’s Degree was obtained in the United States)
Program Requirements
Required Graduate Coursework
Bilingual Authorization in Cantonese or Mandarin
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Semester Hours |
| EDTL 6410 | Critical Inquiry on Bilingualism and Biliteracy | 3 |
| EDTL 6430 | Critical Pedagogy and Methodology in Chinese Bilingual Language Instruction | 3 |
| EDTL 6431 | Chinese / Chinese American Cultural Diversity: A Transnational Perspective | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 9 |
Bilingual Authorization in Korean (pending CTC approval)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Semester Hours |
| EDTL 6410 | Critical Inquiry on Bilingualism and Biliteracy | 3 |
| EDTL 6440 | Critical Pedagogy and Methodology in Korean Bilingual Language Instruction | 3 |
| EDTL 6441 | Korean / Korean American Cultural Diversity: A Transnational Perspective | 3 |
Bilingual Authorization in Spanish
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Semester Hours |
| EDTL 6410 | Critical Inquiry on Bilingualism and Biliteracy | 3 |
| EDTL 6420 | Critical Pedagogy and Methodology in Spanish Bilingual Language Instruction | 3 |
| EDTL 6421 | Chicana/o and Latina/o Cultural Diversity: A Transnational Perspective | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 9 |
Required Undergraduate Coursework
Bilingual Authorization in Cantonese or Mandarin
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Semester Hours |
| EDTL 540 | Critical Inquiry on Bilingualism and Biliteracy | 3 |
| EDTL 543 | Critical Pedagogy and Methodology in Chinese Bilingual Language
Instruction | 3 |
| EDTL 544 | Chinese / Chinese American Cultural Diversity: A Transnational Perspective | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 9 |
Bilingual Authorization in Korean (pending CTC approval)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Semester Hours |
| EDTL 540 | Critical Inquiry on Bilingualism and Biliteracy | 3 |
| EDTL 545 | Critical Pedagogy and Methodology in Korean Bilingual Language
Instruction | 3 |
| EDTL 546 | Korean / Korean American Cultural Diversity: A Transnational Perspective | 3 |
Bilingual Authorization in Spanish
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Semester Hours |
| EDTL 540 | Critical Inquiry on Bilingualism and Biliteracy | 3 |
| EDTL 541 | Critical Pedagogy and Methodology in Spanish Bilingual Language
Instruction | 3 |
| EDTL 542 | Chicana/o and Latina/o Cultural Diversity: A Transnational Perspective | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 9 |
The course requirements listed here meet the program standards required for an authorization recommendation to the CTC for the current academic year. The CTC’s standards are subject to change. A candidate recommended for an authorization in a future academic year will be held to the standards required by the standards in effect at that time and may be required to complete additional coursework to meet any new or revised CTC requirements.
Additional Authorization Requirements
- Complete all above-listed coursework with a minimum cumulative grade of B-.
- Hold a valid Preliminary Credential to be eligible for recommendation for the Bilingual Authorization.
- Pass the CSET Subtest III in the language of the authorization.
