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Graduate Extensions
Bilingual
Program Description:
This program of study focuses on bilingual education.
Students who successfully complete this program will extend their New York State Teacher Certification to allow students to teach in bilingual settings of their original certification. For example, if a teacher is certified at the childhood level, the bilingual extension will extend their certification to include bilingual childhood level teaching.

Admission Requirements:

  1. Enrollment in teacher certification program (Early Childhood Education; Childhood Education; Middle Childhood Education; Adolescence Education; a special subject; Literacy Education; Career and Technical Education; Students with Disabilities in early Childhood, or Childhood, or Middle Childhood, or Adolescence; Students who are blind or visually impaired; Students who are deaf or hard of hearing; and Students with speech and language disabilities) or TESOL program at Nazareth college.

    OR
  1. Completion of a baccalaureate degree at an accredited institution with a cumulative index of 3.0 and a B average in the major field.
  2. Complete annotation /extension form and pay fee.
  3. Copy of teacher certification.
Required Course Credits:
6 credit hours if enrolled in Nazareth TESOL program, or hold TESOL certification.

12 credit hours if enrolled in certification programs or hold certification other than TESOL (Early Childhood Education; Childhood Education; Middle Childhood Education; Adolescence Education; a special subject; Literacy education; Career and Technical education; Students with disabilities in Early Childhood, or Childhood, or Middle Childhood, or Adolescence; Students who are blind or visually impaired; Students who are deaf or hard of hearing; and Students with speech and language disabilities).
Required Courses:
Course Course Title Credits FieldworkComments
BIL 640 Teaching Content Areas in Spanish Bilingual Classrooms325 hrs. 
BIL 641 Native Language Arts and Literacy Instruction for Spanish Speakers325 hrs. 
TSL 603 Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition 3NoRequired for students without TESOL certification
TSL 604 Foundations of Bilingual Multicultural Education3NoRequired for students without TESOL certification

To view course descriptions in the Graduate Catalog, click here.


Program Director:

Dr. Cindy McPhail
Office: Golisano Academic Center, Room 261
Phone: (585) 389-2607
Fax: (585) 586-2452
Email: cmcphai2@naz.edu