Program Overview:
Career-broadening Certification Extensions and Coursework
For students who wish to earn an additional certification or simply enrich their knowledge base, The College of Saint Rose offers several options.
Extension in Bilingual Education
Open to Saint Rose students and other students who have a teaching certificate and graduate degree.
- BLE 300/ BLE 500 Foundations of Bilingual Education, 3 credits
- BLE 308/ BLE 508 Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics, 3 credits
- BLE 380/ BLE 580 Methods of Teaching Native Language Arts and Content Areas to Bilingual Learners, 3 credits
- BLE 381/ BLE 581 Methods of Teaching English Language Arts and Content Areas to Bilingual Learners, 3 credits
*Program described further in the Undergraduate and Graduate catalogs. New York State Teaching Exams are required for certification.
Program Contacts:
To email the Department Chair: Rasowsky, Carol, Associate Professor, Teacher Education
Program Webpage: Bilingual Education Extension Certificate
Program Requirements:
Adolescence Education (Grades 7-12): Certification Sequence
Bilingual Education Extension: Spanish (12 credits)
Extensions are not required as part of the Adolescence Education major at Saint Rose. The New York State Education Department offers an extension for Bilingual Education to the initial/provisional or permanent/professional teaching certificate obtained for Adolescence Education grades 7-12. An extension will show that the certified adolescence teacher has additional expertise to teach bilingual education in middle childhood education, adolescence education, a special subject, literacy education, or career and technical education. Adolescence Education majors who wish the College to recommend them to the New York State Education Department for an extension must complete the major in the subject area they plan to teach and all the requirements for the Adolescence Education grades 7-12 program; and complete the following additional requirements:
| BLE 300 | Foundations of Bilingual Education | 3 |
| BLE 308 | Socio/Psycholinguistics | 3 |
| BLE 380 | Methods for Teaching Native Language Arts and Content Areas to Bilingual Learners | 3 |
| BLE 381 | Methods for Teaching Language Arts and Content Areas to Bilingual Learners | 3 |
BLE 380: 25-hour field experience outside of class is required
BLE 381: 25-hour field experience outside of class is required
The New York State Teacher Certification Examination required for the Bilingual Education Extension in Spanish: Bilingual Education Assessment (BEA) in Spanish (prior to BLE 308).
Academic Concentrations for Childhood Education Majors (Grades 1-6)
Bilingual Education Extension: Spanish (12 credits)
Extensions are not required as part of the Childhood Education major at Saint Rose. The New York State Education Department offers an extension for bilingual education to the initial/provisional or permanent/professional teaching certificate obtained for Childhood Education (Grades 1-6). An extension will show that the certified childhood education teacher has additional expertise to teach bilingual education in childhood education. Childhood Education majors who wish the College to recommend them to the New York State Education Department for an extension must complete all requirements for the Childhood Education: Grades 1-6 program and all requirements for initial teacher certification; must obtain fingerprint clearance prior to beginning all field experiences; and must complete the following additional requirements:
| BLE 300 | Foundations of Bilingual Education | 3 |
| BLE 308 | Socio/Psycholinguistics | 3 |
| BLE 380 | Methods for Teaching Native Language Arts and Content Areas to Bilingual Learners | 3 |
| BLE 381 | Methods for Teaching Language Arts and Content Areas to Bilingual Learners | 3 |
BLE 380 and BLE 381: a 25-hour field experience outside of class is required
The New York State Teacher Certification Examination required for the Bilingual Education Extension in Spanish: Bilingual Education Assessment (BEA) in Spanish (prior to BLE 308).
Academic Concentrations for Special Education/Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) Majors
Bilingual Education Extension-Spanish (12 credits)
Extensions are not required as part of the Special Education/Childhood Education major at Saint Rose. The New York State Education Department offers an extension for bilingual education to the initial or permanent/professional teaching certificate obtained for Special Education/Childhood Education (Grade 1-6). An extension will show that the certified special education/childhood education teacher has additional expertise to teach bilingual education in early childhood education. Special Education/Childhood Education majors who wish the College to recommend them to the New York State Education Department for an extension must complete all requirements for the Special Education/Childhood Education (Grade 1-6) program and all requirements for initial teacher certification; obtain fingerprint clearance prior to beginning all field experiences; obtain passing scores on the New York State English Language Proficiency Assessment and Target Language (Spanish) Proficiency Assessment Exams (prior to SPA 308 BLE 455); and, complete the following additional requirements:
| BLE 300 | Foundations of Bilingual Education | 3 |
| BLE 308 | Socio/Psycholinguistics | 3 |
| | or | |
| SPA 455 | Socio/Psycho linguistics | 3 |
| BLE 380 | Methods for Teaching Native Language Arts and Content Areas to Bilingual Learners | 3 |
| BLE 381 | Methods for Teaching Language Arts and Content Areas to Bilingual Learners | 3 |
BLE 380 and BLE 381: a 25-hour field experience outside of class is required
BLE 380 and BLE 381: 25 embedded hours
The New York State Teacher Certification Examination required for the Bilingual Education Extension in Spanish: Bilingual Education Assessment (BEA) in Spanish.
Communication Sciences and Disorders – Bachelor of Science
Bilingual Extension: Spanish
Extensions are not required as part of the Communication Sciences and Disorders major but the New York State Education Department offers an extension in bilingual education to the initial or professional certification obtained. An extension will show that the certified individual has additional expertise to work with children who are bilingual. CSD majors who wish the College to recommend them to the New York State Education Department for an extension must:
Complete all requirements of the CSD graduate program, including all requirements for initial teacher certification
Obtain passing scores on the New York State Bilingual Education Assessment Exams (BEA).
Complete BLE 300, BLE 380, BLE 381, and BLE 455. BLE 380 and BLE 381 each have a 25 hour field experience outside of class that is required.
Academic Concentrations for Early Childhood Education/Special Education Majors (Birth-Grade 2)
Bilingual Education Extension-Spanish (12 credits)
Extensions are not required as part of the Early Childhood Education/Special Education major at Saint Rose. The New York State Education Department offers an extension for bilingual education to the initial or permanent/professional teaching certificate obtained for Early Childhood /Special Education (Birth-Grade 2). An extension will show that the certified early childhood education/special education teacher has additional expertise to teach bilingual education in early childhood education. Early Childhood Education/Special Education majors who wish the College to recommend them to the New York State Education Department for an extension must complete all requirements for the Early Childhood Education/Special Education (Birth-Grade 2) program and all requirements for initial teacher certification; obtain fingerprint clearance prior to beginning all field experiences; obtain passing scores on the New York State English Language Proficiency Assessment and Target Language (Spanish) Proficiency Assessment Exams (prior to SPA 308 BLE 455); and, complete the following additional requirements:
| BLE 300 | Foundations of Bilingual Education | 3 |
| BLE 308 | Socio/Psycholinguistics | 3 |
| | or | |
| SPA 455 | Socio/Psycho linguistics | 3 |
| BLE 380 | Methods for Teaching Native Language Arts and Content Areas to Bilingual Learners | 3 |
| BLE 381 | Methods for Teaching Language Arts and Content Areas to Bilingual Learners | 3 |
BLE 380 and BLE 381: a 25-hour field experience outside of class is required
BLE 380 and BLE 381: 25 embedded hours
The New York State Teacher Certification Examination required for the Bilingual Education Extension in Spanish: Bilingual Education Assessment (BEA) in Spanish.
Internship/Field Experiences/Service:
Required Course
| SEC 498 | Seminar for Adolescence Education Student Teachers | 3 |
Culminating Academic Experiences:
Required Course
Professional Accreditation:
The College of Saint Rose, sponsored by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet, Albany Province, is chartered by the Board of Regents of New York State. All of its degrees and programs are registered and its professional programs fully approved by the Board of Regents through the New York State Education Department.
The College of Saint Rose is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (267-284-5000) The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. http://www.msche.org
Programs offered by The College of Saint Rose for the preparation of all school professionals, leading to initial and advanced certifications, are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. http://www.ncate.org/
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