Bilingual Education

Admission Criteria

Applications for admission to the Master of Arts (MA) program in Bilingual Education Program in the Department of Teacher Education Programs are made to the Graduate Admission Office. Students who do not fully meet admission requirements may be required to complete prerequisite courses concurrently with completion of the master’s program requirements. Admission is based on a comprehensive review of multiple criteria, including the following:

• New York State certification (initial or professional) in one of the following areas: early childhood education, childhood education, middle childhood education, a special subject or career and technical education.
• An overall GPA of 2.75 or higher in all course work.
• Two letters of reference addressing the applicant’s potential to succeed in the teaching profession and in graduate course work.
• Interview with the director of the Bilingual Program.
• Demonstration of proficiency in English and another language or a proficiency examination satisfactory to the department and consistent with the New York State certification guidelines. Students who fail to achieve a satisfactory score on the language proficiency examination are retested after remediation and are required to achieve a satisfactory score prior to completion of the program.

The department understands that any single criterion may not reliably predict a student’s potential for success in the program. Candidates may wish to apply even if they do not meet one of the criteria but feel that other aspects of their experience might compensate.