This 36-unit program emphasizes the preparation of highly qualified elementary school teachers to conduct quality bilingual and intercultural education for a variety of student populations. The innovative curriculum leads to a combined MA in Bilingual Elementary Education and a California 2042 Multiple Subjects Preliminary Credential with BCLAD emphasis. The 2042 Preliminary Credential authorizes the holder to teach in grade K-5 or self-contained grade 6-8 classroom in a California public school system. The Bilingual Crosscultural Academic and Language Development (BCLAD) teaching credential is offered with an emphasis in either Mandarin or Spanish.
Note that all students in this program must demonstrate minimum communicative competency in Mandarin or Spanish.
Program Coursework and Requirements
Prerequisite Coursework
- EDUC 5000 Cultural Paradigms of Education
- EDUC 5001 Applied Educational Psychology for the Childhood and Adolescent Years
- EDUC 5003 Theories of Second Language Acquisition
- EDUC 6001 Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Exceptional Needs
Core Coursework
- EDUC 8000 Health Education Requirement
- EDUC 5200 Methodology in ELD and SDAIE for Elementary Educators
- EDUC 6201 Foundations of Elementary Literacy Instruction
- EDUC 6200 Elementary Curriculum and Methods
Additional Coursework Required for the BCLAD: Spanish option
- EDUC 5320 Chicano/Latino Cultures: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
- EDUC 6320 Methodology for Primary Language Instruction in a Bilingual Setting
Additional Coursework Required for the BCLAD: Mandarin option
- EDUC 5330 Chinese/American/American Chinese Cultures: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
- EDUC 6330 Methodology for Chinese Language Instruction in a Bilingual Setting
Student Teaching (EDUC 5976 Elementary Directed Teaching)
Comprehensive Exam (EDUC 6995)
Additional State Required Assessments
- RICA exam
- CBEST exam
- CSET exam
- CSET LOTE Test 3
- Teaching Performance Assessments
- EDUC 5950 TPA Task 1: Subject Specific Pedagogy
- EDUC 5951 TPA Task 2: Designing Instruction
- EDUC 5952 TPA Task 3: Assessing Learning
- EDUC 5953 TPA Task 4: Culminating Teaching Experience
Admissions and Application
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