{"id":4,"date":"2023-09-29T22:12:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T22:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.laverne.edu\/bilingual-authorization\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-01-12T19:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:57:42","slug":"bilingual-authorization","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.laverne.edu\/bilingual-authorization\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilingual Authorization: Spanish Authorization for Credentialed Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LaFetra College of Education offers our Bilingual Authorization: Spanish Authorization for Credentialed Teachers program (BILA). The BILA program is for holders of Multiple Subject, Single Subject, or Educational Specialist teaching credentials and is designed to meet the growing need for dual language educators.<\/p>\n<p>This program seamlessly aligns with your teaching schedule, allowing you to learn as you go. Its hands-on approach to curriculum development lets you apply new insights in your classroom right away, and the required fieldwork ensures you can put theory into practice.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supports the statewide Global 2030 California Initiative<\/li>\n<li>Designed for teachers who currently hold a Multiple Subject, Single Subject, or Educational Specialist Credential<\/li>\n<li>Fieldwork includes immersion into a multilingual classroom, 21 hours of fieldwork experience required (7 hours per course)<\/li>\n<li>Requires demonstration of Spanish proficiency with a passing score on CSET: Spanish subtest III (test code 147) or a passing grade in SPAN 414 <em>Spanish Composition &amp; Advanced Grammar <\/em>or EDUC 431 for non-degree students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Coursework<\/h2>\n<p>All courses require an active teaching credential or active enrollment in a teaching credential program with LaFetra College of Education.<\/p>\n\t\t<section class=\"courseleaf-cat-page courseleaf-cat-page-lafetra-college-education courseleaf-cat-page-graduate courseleaf-cat-page-bila2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2>Program Requirements<\/h2>\n<h3>Core Requirements<\/h3>\n<p>9 semester hours<\/p>\n<table class=\"sc_courselist\">\n<caption class=\"hidden noscript\">Course List<\/caption>\n<colgroup>\n<col class=\"codecol\"\/>\n<col class=\"titlecol\"\/>\n<col align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"hourscol\"\/>\n<\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"hidden noscript\">\n<th scope=\"col\">Code<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Title<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" class=\"hourscol\">Semester Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"even firstrow\"><td class=\"codecol\"><span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"EDUC 434\">EDUC\u00a0434<\/span><\/td><td>Learning About Latino Cultures<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\"><span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"EDUC 435\">EDUC\u00a0435<\/span><\/td><td>Methodology for Primary Language Instruction in a Bilingual Environment<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even lastrow\"><td class=\"codecol\"><span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"EDUC 436\">EDUC\u00a0436<\/span><\/td><td>Bilingualism and Bilingual Education<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr class=\"listsum\"><td colspan=\"2\">Total Semester Hours<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">9<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p>Note: The bilingual teaching authorization requires field experience in a bilingual classroom and demonstration of Spanish proficiency by a passing score on CSET: Spanish subtest III (test code 147) or a passing grade in <span class=\"sc_courseinline\"><span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"SPAN 414\">SPAN\u00a0414<\/span> Spanish Composition &amp; Advanced Grammar<\/span> or <span class=\"sc_courseinline\"><span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"EDUC 431\">EDUC\u00a0431<\/span> Spanish for Educators<\/span>. <span class=\"sc_courseinline\"><span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"SPAN 414\">SPAN\u00a0414<\/span> Spanish Composition &amp; Advanced Grammar<\/span> and <span class=\"sc_courseinline\"><span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"EDUC 431\">EDUC\u00a0431<\/span> Spanish for Educators<\/span> are alternatives to CSET. Students should contact their advisor if they are interested in this option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LaFetra College of Education offers our Bilingual Authorization: Spanish Authorization for Credentialed Teachers program (BILA). The BILA program is for holders of Multiple Subject, Single Subject, or Educational Specialist teaching credentials and is designed to meet the growing need for dual language educators. 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