Advanced Certificate Program
Bilingual Extension (Grades PreK-12)
Master’s & Certification programs – Price per credit hour as low as
$625/moWith Regional Scholarship*
How to PayProgram Highlights & Benefits
Flexible, online format
Leads to NYS Bilingual Extension
No GRE required
Flexible schedule
For
Candidates must hold a master’s degree and a valid New York State teaching certificate [Early Childhood, Childhood, Adolescent Education, English to Speakers of Other Languages, World Languages (Spanish and French only), Special Areas (art, physical education, etc.), Literacy, Special Education, and specialists in Library Media and Educational Technology].
What You Learn
The Bilingual Extension Program will prepare teachers to serve the special needs of bilingual learners in multicultural and multilingual schools by assisting them in developing language and disciplinary literacy skills in two languages that enable them to become college- and career-ready. Molloy University offers intensive course work in language acquisition, bilingual education theory and methodologies, language arts and content area instruction and assessment for bilingual learners, grammatical and linguistic issues, cultural diversity, and research methodologies.
How You Learn
Courses are all online, asynchronous. There will be assignments due at specific times. Includes 10 hours of Field Experience built into courses/assignments.
Degree Requirements
| Course | Title | Hours | |
| EDU 5130 | Meeting the Needs of Culturally Diverse Students in Inclusive Classrooms in Birth-Grade 2, Childhood 1-6 and Adolescence 7-12 | 3 | |
| EDU 5140 | Teaching English as a New Language | 3 | |
| EDU 5250 | Teaching Literacy in the Native Language: Strengthening the Connection Between Languages | 3 | |
| EDU 5252 | Introduction to Linguistics for TESOL and Bilingual Professionals | 3 | |
| EDU 5253 | Second Language Acquisition, TESOL and Bilingual Education: Theory and Practice | 3 | |
| EDU 5256 | PK-12 Bilingual and TESOL Teaching Practices and Assessment in the Content Areas | 3 | |
| EDU 5257 | Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for English Learners/Multilingual Learners (ELs/MLs) in General and Special Education | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
Note: EDU 5257 (10 Hours of Field Experience)
