C.A.S. in Bilingual Extension for Special Education

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The advanced certificate program for Bilingual Extension is designed for teachers who hold New York State teacher certification in Special Education at the childhood, middle childhood, or adolescent developmental level or for students completing a special education master’s degree program who seek a concentration in bilingual education. This program leads to the New York State extension for bilingual education for classroom teaching certificates. The Hofstra program serves as a Participating Institution of Higher Education for New York State Intensive Training Institutes in Bilingual Special Education (ITI-BSE) and is listed with the New York City Board of Education Scholarship Program for State Approved Bilingual Special Education programs.

Program Requirements - Semester Hours: 15

CT 226 - Linguistics for Teachers of English Language Learners Credits: 3 s.h.
or LYST 208 - Language and Literacy in Urban Settings
CT 260 - Foundations, Theory and Practice of Bilingual Education Credits: 3 s.h.
CT 265 - Methods and Materials in Bicultural Education Credits: 3 s.h.
FDED 232 - Cross-Cultural Education: Comparative Perspectives Credits: 3 s.h.
FDED 242 - Foundational Perspectives in Multicultural Education Credits: 3 s.h.
FDED 248 - Multicultural Education in the Metropolitan Area Credits: 3 s.h.
LYST 208 - Language and Literacy in Urban Settings Credits: 3 s.h.
or CT 226 - Linguistics for Teachers of English Language Learners
LYST 213 - Introduction to Bilingual and Biliteracy Instruction for Children and Adolescents Credits: 3 s.h.

Field Experiences

A minimum of 50 clock hours of college supervised field experience is required. Students are placed in the settings specific to the foci of their base teaching certificates. All field experiences are incorporated into the course curricula. Placements are arranged by the Office of Field Placement. Department policy is to place prospective teachers in districts other than those in which they currently reside or in schools that they attended.

Field experiences in designated schools are required in each of the following courses:

CT 260 - Foundations, Theory and Practice of Bilingual Education Credits: 3 s.h.
10 clock hours
CT 265 - Methods and Materials in Bicultural Education Credits: 3 s.h.
30 clock hours
LYST 213 - Introduction to Bilingual and Biliteracy Instruction for Children and Adolescents Credits: 3 s.h.
10 clock hours

Graduation Requirements

Graduation for the program requires:

Completion of all course work for the Bilingual Certificate Program with an overall GPA of 3.0;
No grades below B in required courses;
Completion of the 15 s.h. course work requirements with no fewer than 12 s.h. in residence;
Completion of a portfolio illustrating the student’s educational course work and professional accomplishments;
All course work taken in satisfaction of the certificate requirements must have been completed within a 3-year period.

Teacher Certification Requirements

Upon successful completion of a teacher education program, students will be eligible to apply for the University’s recommendation for New York State Certification. For Initial Certification, students are required to have passing scores on each of the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE): the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST), the Assessment of Teaching Skills-Written (ATS-W), and the appropriate Content Specialty Tests (CST’s). Students not receiving passing scores on all New York State required examinations will not be eligible for certification. In addition, all students who are recommended by Hofstra’s Advisement and Certification office must attend seminars in Child Abuse and Maltreatment, Substance Abuse, Fire and Arson and Safe Schools Against Violence (Project SAVE). It is strongly recommended that students complete the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test (LAST) prior to student teaching and the ATS-W and the appropriate CST during student teaching. Please contact the Advisement and Certification Office for information regarding the fingerprinting requirement and any other specific requirements regarding certification.