Bilingual Education for Teachers (MA)

Program Description

The MA program in Bilingual Education for Teachers prepares teachers to use bilingual approaches with their students in such areas as early childhood education, childhood education, middle childhood education, adolescence education, a special subject (mathematics, science, social studies), literacy education, career education, and technical education. This program leads to New York State certification in bilingual education and is open only to applicants already holding teacher certification in a primary area (except in TESOL or World Language Education) in New York State or another US state.

Admissions

Admission to graduate programs in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development requires the following minimum components:

• Résumé/CV
• Statement of Purpose
• Letters of Recommendation
• Transcripts
• Proficiency in English

See NYU Steinhardt's Graduate Admissions website for additional information on school-wide admission. Some programs may require additional components for admissions.

See How to Apply for admission requirements and instructions specific to this program.

Program Requirements

Sample Plan of Study

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will:

1. Demonstrate expertise in theories, concepts, and critical issues in their program specialization.
2. Apply research designs and methodologies appropriate to their research questions.
3. Demonstrate effective written and oral communication of scholarship to multiple audiences.

Policies

Department of Teaching and Learning

Policy on Academic Progress

Students are expected to maintain satisfactory progress each semester per Steinhardt’s policy on academic progress. The minimum required GPA for satisfactory academic progress is a 3.0 (equivalent to a B) for Master’s and Advanced Certificate students in the Department of Teaching and Learning. A grade minimum of B- in student teaching seminar courses is required for students in teacher certification track programs.

Students with a grade point average below this will be considered not making satisfactory progress and will be reviewed by the Steinhardt Committee on Student Progress. Please review Steinhardt’s Academic Policies and Procedures page for more information.

Pass/Fail Grading Option

NYU Policies

University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages.

Steinhardt Academic Policies

Additional academic policies can be found the Steinhardt academic policies page.