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Bilingual Endorsement
Certificate in Bilingual Education Endorsement (CERT)
About the Program
The teacher certification program recognizes that not all successful teachers start out with a bachelor's degree in education. Biologists, businessmen, social workers and others in a variety of careers can bring important knowledge, experience and talents to a second career in teaching. The teacher certification program allows them to earn teacher licenses without going back to college for another degree.
The Bilingual Education Endorsement Program is a 36 credit hour program. This program facilitates achievement of the New Mexico State Department of Education's entry-level teacher competencies. These competencies also comply with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education's (NCATE) standards, recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The courses are systematically organized into a natural sequence of integrated subject matter. The courses are valued at three-to-four credit hours each.
Basic Requirements for Admission*:
- Level 1 Teaching License or higher.
- Completion of Bilingual Endorsement Program Application.
- Official college transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate study.
- Three letters of reference.
- Application to Santa Fe Community College if not already on file.
* These basic requirements are subject to change.
Foreign Language Coursework:
For secondary endorsement candidates must have earned 12 upper division credits in a foreign language or bilingual/multicultural education
| Block 1 (8 credits) | ||
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
| SPAN 111L & |
Spanish I |
4 |
| SPAN 112L OR |
Spanish II |
4 |
| SPAN 113L & |
Heritage Spanish I |
4 |
| SPAN 114L |
Heritage Spanish II |
4 |
| Block 2 (6 credits) | ||
| SPAN 211 & |
Intermediate Spanish I |
3 |
| SPAN 212 OR |
Intermediate Spanish II |
3 |
| SPAN 213 & |
Intermediate Heritage Spanish I |
3 |
| SPAN 214 |
Intermediate Heritage Spanish II |
3 |
| Block 3 (6 credits) | ||
| SPAN 150 |
Conversational Spanish I |
3 |
| SPAN 250 |
Conversational Spanish II |
3 |
| Block 4 (3 credits) Choose one of the following: | ||
| SPAN 280 |
Introduction to Hispanic Lit. |
3 |
| SPAN 284 |
Chicano Literature & Expression |
3 |
| SPAN 285 |
Latin American Feminist Expression |
3 |
| SPAN 286 |
Southwest Culture Through Film |
3 |
| Or other approved Spanish course | ||
| Block 5 (13 credits) |
||
| SPAN 253 |
Introduction to Bilingual Education |
3 |
| EDUC 221 |
Dynamics of Diversity in Education |
3 |
| EDUC 222 |
Methods & Materials for the Bilingual Classroom |
3 |
| EDUC 223 |
Linguistics for Classroom Teachers |
3 |
| EDUC 224 |
Bilingual Education : Research Project |
1 |
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