Dec 03, 2024  
2024-2025 Rowan University Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Rowan University Academic Catalog

Graduate Endorsement in Bilingual/Bicultural Education


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This program responds to the need for highly qualified teachers prepared to teach content in both the student’s native language and in English to the growing numbers of Multilingual Learners in schools. The program, approved by the New Jersey State Department of Education, includes 12 credits hours of formal instruction in the following topics: linguistics, language acquisition, development of literacy skills for the second language learner, methods of teaching content in bilingual education, and theory and practice of bilingual education. Specific objectives emphasize the application of theory to practice, development of long-range and short-range plans that integrate language and content, design of appropriate authentic assessment instruments, and use of technology to research content and instructional techniques.

Program Requirements


Total Required Credits for the Program: 12 s.h.


Foundation Courses

None

Graduation/Exit, Benchmark, and/or Thesis Requirements

None

Minimum Required Grades and Cumulative GPA

The GE in Bilingual/Bicultural Education is a Category 1 program.

For details regarding satisfactory academic progress and graduation requirements, please visit Academic Program Policy Categories  


Program Coordinator/Advisor Contact Information
Brooke Hoffman
Herman D. James Hall
856.256.4750
hoffmanby@rowan.edu

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