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FALL 2023 BULLETIN

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 bilingually in New York State schools.

Faculty Directors

Selene Yoel, SLPD-CCC-SLP, TSSLD, BE/MA TESOL
Program Director, Bilingual Extension
Selene.Yoel@stonybrook.edu

Renee Fabus, PhD, CCC-SLP, TSHH
Faculty, Pathway  for Speech Language Pathologists
Renee.Fabus@stonybrook.edu
(631) 638-0502

 

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 3.0. Their degree must be in Education or Speech-Language Pathology with a TSSLD/TSHH Certificate. 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.

This program will only be open to either practicing, licensed teachers or speech-language pathologists 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 Teachers  (Selene Yoel, Director/Advisor)

For English; Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics; Social Sciences, Spanish-English Bilingual Extension

  • CEF 574 Bilingual Education in the  Schools
  • CEF 526 Foundations of Teaching English Language Arts to Bilingual  Learners
  • CEF 536 Methods of Teaching Second Language and Content to Bilingual  Students
  • CEF 574 Bilingual Education in the Schools
  • LIN  541 Bilingualism (3 credits)
  • LIN 542 Sociolinguistics

Pathway 2: For Speech Language Pathologists  (Selene Yoel, Director/Advisor; Renee Fabus, Director)

For Speech-Language Pathology, Bilingual Extension

    • CEF 526 Foundations of Teaching English Language Arts to Bilingual  Learners
    • CEF 536 Methods of Teaching Second Language and Content to Bilingual  Students
    • HHS 574 Speech and Language Pathology in the Schools, Bilingual  Clinical
    • LIN 541 Bilingualism
    • LIN 542 Sociolinguistics, or LINE 532 Second Language Acquisition

 

 

Faculty

  • Selene Yoel, SLPD
  • Renee Fabus, PhD

 

 

Course Descriptions

Descriptions for the courses that begin with CEF can be found in this Bulletin. All others are listed in the Health Sciences Bulletin.

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