Bilingual-Bicultural Education Concentration
for the Graduate Concentration in Bilingual-Bicultural Education (on campus & online)
This concentration is available for:
Curriculum and Instruction, EdD|Curriculum and Instruction, EdM|Curriculum and Instruction, MA|Curriculum and Instruction, MS|Curriculum and Instruction, CAS
Early Childhood Education, EdM|
Educational Policy, Organization & Leadership, EdD|Educational Policy, Organization & Leadership, EdM|Educational Policy, Organization & Leadership, MA|
Educational Psychology, EdM|Educational Psychology, MA|Educational Psychology, MS|
PhD students seeking a concentration should select the SLATE concentration offered by Linguistics instead.
Students may add the concentration to the Curriculum and Instruction online EdM program at the time of admission or petition to add the concentration during their degree program in the majors listed above.
for the Graduate Concentration in Bilingual-Bicultural Education (on campus & online)
Students in the Curriculum and Instruction Ed.M. without licensure program will have a 32-hour program, including electives and foundations courses. All other Curriculum and Instruction programs allow this concentration to count toward the program hours.
Students pursuing this concentration in Educational Psychology or Special Education will be required to complete the required coursework (20 hours) in excess of their program of study.
Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership students will complete the required coursework (20 hours) in excess of their program of study unless they are in the Learning Design and Leadership concentration. CI 433 and CI 517 may be counted towards both the concentration and the degree.
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers a concentration in Bilingual-Bicultural Education. Students in the following graduate programs may take the concentration as part of their program of study:
• Curriculum & Instruction: EDM, MA, MS, CAS, EDD
• Early Childhood Education: EDM
• Elementary Education: EDM
• Secondary Education: EDM
Students pursuing this concentration in Educational Psychology, Special Education, or Education Policy, Organization and Leadership concentrations other than Learning Design and Leadership will be required to complete the required coursework (20 hours) in excess of their program of study.
PhD students seeking a concentration should select the SLATE concentration offered by Linguistics instead.
Students may add the concentration at the time of admission or petition to add the
concentration during their degree program.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CI 433 | Foundations of Bilingual Education | 4 |
| CI 477 | Bilingual/ESL Methods & Materials | 4 |
| CI 446 | Culture in the Classroom | 4 |
| CI 507 | Problems & Trends in Special Fields | 4 |
| CI 517 | Bilingual and English as a Second Language Assessment | 4 |
| Total Hours | 20 | |
for the Graduate Concentration in Bilingual-Bicultural Education (on campus & online)
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Interim Head of the Department: Michaelene Ostrosky
Director of Graduate Studies: Emma Mercier
Graduate admissions information: Mitzi Koeberlein
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