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The Bilingual/Bicultural Education (BBE) program equips students with specialized knowledge to emerge as pioneers in this increasingly vital field. BBE participants cultivate an analytical approach that empowers them to champion the needs of bilingual teachers, school leaders, young learners, and families within and beyond K-12 education. Through collaboration with professors, graduate students in BBE build expertise across multiple domains including: language policy and bilingual program design, second language learning, dual-language literacy, best practices for bilingual and ESL teaching, educator training for bilingual programs, and immigration theory. Our dynamic undergraduate Bilingual Teacher Certification track also provides rich hands-on experiences where students can apply research and theoretical concepts directly in classroom settings.
Students must have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or a comparable degree from a foreign academic institution. A grade point average of at least 3.00 in upper-division (junior- and senior-level) coursework and in any graduate work already completed.
The minimum scores considered acceptable for admission by the Graduate School are:
TOEFL: 79 on the Internet-based test (iBT)
IELTS: An overall band of 6.5 on the Academic Examination
Application deadline: December 01 for fall