Bilingual Education Extension
Advanced Graduate Certificate
The Advanced Graduate Certificate in Bilingual Education Extension is a 16-credit graduate certificate program which provides the knowledge and skills necessary to teach effectively in English and Spanish in New York State schools.
Faculty Directors and Academic Advisor
Sarah Jourdain, PhD
Sarah.Jourdain@stonybrook.edu
(631) 632-9478
Renee Fabus, PhD, CCC-SLP, TSHH
Faculty , Pathway 1Language Pathology
Renee.Fabus@stonybrook.edu
(631) 638-0502
Selene Yoel, SLPD-CCC-SLP, TSSLD, BE/MA TESOL
Advisor, Pathway 2 for Teachers
Selene.Yoel@stonybrook.edu
Certificate Awarded
Advanced Graduate Certificate in Bilingual Education Extension
Website
www.stonybrook.edu/spd/bilingual/
Application
stonybrook.edu/commcms/spd/bilingual/admissions
Admissions
Students must have completed a master’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education and meet the minimum GPA requirement of 3.1. Their degree may be in any field. Each applicant must submit a personal statement that describes the applicant’s special qualifications over and above those already cited on the degree application, including experience and how this program helps advance his or her professional and personal goals. In addition, a required online orientation must be completed by all applicants.
This program will only be open to either practicing professionally licensed in-service teachers seeking additional certifications or students currently enrolled in a teaching certification program.
In addition to the personal statement, candidates must also:
- Provide official transcripts showing completion of and graduation from a master’s degree program or enrollment in such a program.
- Either hold an initial, professional or permanent teaching certificate in any field or be enrolled in a teaching certification program.
- Attain at least a 3.0 (B) cumulative grade point average (GPA) for all graduate courses taken at any institution(s) prior to matriculation into this program.
Complete an official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in Spanish and receive a spoken proficiency ranking of Advanced Low or above.
Program Requirements
The certificate program consists of 16 credits, distributed among the areas listed below. Credits for each course are noted. All requirements must be completed within three (3) years from the semester date of admission as a matriculated student.
Students will complete 5 courses (16 credits) in one of two pathways:
Pathway 1: For Speech Language Pathologists (Renee Fabus, Director)
For Speech-Language Pathology, Spanish-English Bilingual Extension
- HHS 574 Speech and Language Pathology in the Schools, Bilingual Clinical
- HHS/CEF 526 Foundations of Teaching English Language Arts to Bilingual Learners
- CEF/FLA/SPN 536 Methods of Teaching Second Language and Content to Bilingual Students
- SPN 505 Hispanic Dialectology & Sociolinguistics, or LIN 542 — Sociolinguistics, or LIN 532 Second Language Acquisition
- SPN 506 Bilingualism, or LIN 541-Bilingualism
OR
Pathway 2: For Teachers (Selene Yoel, Advisor)
For English; Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics; Social Sciences, Spanish-English Bilingual Extension
- CEF/FLA 574 Bilingual Education in the Schools
- CEF 526 Foundations of Teaching English Language Arts to Bilingual Learners
- CEF/FLA/SPN 536 Methods of Teaching Second Language and Content to Bilingual Students
- SPN 505 Hispanic Dialectology & Sociolinguistics, or LIN 542 Sociolinguistics, or LIN 532 Second Language Acquisition
Faculty
- Selene Yoel, SLPD
- Renee Fabus, PhD
- Sarah Jourdain, PhD
NOTE: The course descriptions for this program can be found on the program’s website