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Graduate Programs of Study

M.A. or M.Ed, Bilingual/Bicultural Education, ESL and/or Bilingual endorsement
Degree Requirements
Courses

Social and Cultural Foundations (12 quarter hours)
  • SCG 408 Education and the Social Order*
  • SCG 410 Introduction to Research: Purposes, Issues and Methodologies

    Choose one of the following:
  • SCG 403 Human Development and Learning: Elementary* or
  • SCG 404 Human Development and Learning: The Early Years* or
  • SCG 406 Human Development and Learning: Secondary* or
  • SCG 439 Philosophy and Psychology of Youth and Middle Level Education**
*Substitutions may be available for students with a BA/BS in education. Contact a BBE advisor.
**For those seeking the Middle Level Endorsement

Bilingual/Bicultural Education (36 quarter hours):
  • BBE 402 Bilingual-Bicultural Curriculum Development
  • BBE 404 Language, Literacy, and Culture
  • BBE 407 Equity Issues in Assessment
  • BBE 425 Biliteracy, Language and Content in Bilingual Education
  • BBE 466 First and Second Language Acquisition
  • BBE 510 Advanced Language Seminar (MED degree only)
  • BBE 524 Methods of ESL Literacy and Language Development
  • BBE 406 Sociopolitical and Historical Perspectives in Bilingual Education
  • BBE 526 Theoretical Foundations of Teaching ESL

Research (4 quarter hours):
  • BBE 520 Research Methods in Bilingual and Second Language Education (prerequisite: SCG 410)

Field Experience Hours (non-credit):
  • BBE 097 Field Experiences in Bilingual and Second Language Education
    (100 field experience hours required)

Thesis/Oral Examination or Papers

Master of Arts
  • BBE 589 Thesis Research in Bilingual/Bicultural Education (4 quarter hours).
    The master's thesis is written to fulfill the requirements of this course. Oral examination on thesis required.
Master of Education
  • BBE 608 Capstone in Bilingual/Bicultural Education (non-credit)
    One paper in conjunction with faculty advisement

Bilingual and/or ESL Endorsement Requirements
Course
Required for Bilingual Endorsement
Required for ESL Endorsement
BBE 402: Bilingual-Bicultural Curriculum Development
yes
yes
BBE 404: Language, Literacy, and Culture
yes
yes
BBE 406: Sociopolitical and Historical Perspectives in Bilingual Education
yes
no
BBE 407: Equity Issues in Assessment
yes
yes
BBE 425: Biliteracy, Language and Content in Bilingual Education
yes
yes
BBE 466: First and Second Language Acquisition
yes
yes
BBE 524: Methods of ESL Literacy and Language Development
yes
yes
BBE 526: Theoretical Foundations of Teaching ESL
no
yes
State Test
Endorsement in Bilingual Education requires a State of Illinois language proficiency test.
(Endorsement in English as a Second Language does not require a language proficiency test.)
Course Descriptions
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Grade Requirements
To receive graduate credit for an upper-level undergraduate course a grade of B- or better must be attained. A grade of C-, D+, or D is unacceptable for graduate credit in this program, and if earned in a required course must be repeated or substituted as directed by the department or program. Such grades remain on the academic record and are calculated into the cumulative GPA.
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