Supplemental Certificates

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Any supplemental certificate must be added to a valid Texas certificate based on a bachelor’s degree and will match the grade level of the base certificate.

1. Bilingual Supplemental Certificate

Undergraduate Course

SPA 475 Credit(s): 1 - (if needed)

Graduate Level Courses

ELED 5342 - Language Acquisition for ESL/Bilingual Credit(s): 3
ELED 5340 - Foundations of ESL/Bilingual Credit(s): 3 *
ELED 5343 - ESL/Bilingual Assessment Credit(s): 3 *
ELED 5341 - ESL/Bilingual Teaching Methods Credit(s): 3 *

*These courses must be taken in sequence.

TExES

Pass the TExES Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test (BTLPT) and

the TExES Bilingual Supplemental exam.

2. ESL Supplemental Certificate

Graduate Level Courses

ELED 5342 - Language Acquisition for ESL/Bilingual Credit(s): 3
ELED 5340 - Foundations of ESL/Bilingual Credit(s): 3 *
ELED 5343 - ESL/Bilingual Assessment Credit(s): 3 *
ELED 5341 - ESL/Bilingual Teaching Methods Credit(s): 3 *

*These courses must be taken in sequence.

TExES

Pass the TExES English as a Second Language Supplemental Exam.