GSE Special Ed: Bilingual Ed Adv Cert

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Degree: Advanced Certificate
Credits: 15
Career Path: Teacher of Bilingual Special Education
Start Semester: Fall
Campus: Lincoln Center
Full-time/Part-time

The Bilingual Special Education Advanced Certificate Program in Early Childhood, Childhood, or Adolescence Education (any adolescence certification) is designed for experienced teachers holding an initial, provisional, permanent, or professional certificate in special education.

Individuals who do not possess an initial teaching certification, but are matriculated in an initial teacher education program in special education at Fordham University, may also apply.

The 15-credit program leads to a certificate and to endorsement for an extension to the special education certification to teach Bilingual Special Education. This program does not lead to an academic degree.

General Teacher Education Program Admissions Requirements

  • 3.0 GPA
  • Online application
  • Official transcript(s)
  • Resume or Curriculum Vitae (C.V.)
  • Personal statement
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • GRE or MAT exam scores

Browse the Admissions section for more about the application and financial aid processes.

Application Deadlines

Fall: June 30

Program Curriculum

Browse course schedules and descriptions and review a list of courses.

All courses require the completion of 15 to 20 hours of fieldwork in a school that has a bilingual education program.

Certification Information

The 15-credit program leads to a certificate and to endorsement for an extension to the special education certification to teach Bilingual Special Education.

Contact

GSE Admissions
212-636-6400
[email protected]

Program Faculty
Lucia Buttaro, Ph.D.