Bilingual Education Extension

Faculty Directors and Academic Advisor

Selene Yoel, SLPD-CCC-SLP, TSSLD, BE/MA TESOL
Program Director, Bilingual Extension
Selene.Yoel@stonybrook.edu

Renee Fabus, PhD, CCC-SLP, TSHH
Faculty , Pathway 1Language Pathology
Renee.Fabus@stonybrook.edu
(631) 638-0502

The Advanced Graduate Certificate in Bilingual Education Extension is a 16-credit graduate certificate program which provides the knowledge and skills necessary to teach effectively in English and Spanish in New York State schools.

Certificate Website

Admissions

Application Website

Students must have completed a master’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education and meet the minimum GPA requirement of 3.0. Their degree must be in Education or Speech-Language Pathology with a TSSLD/TSHH Certificate. Each applicant must submit a personal statement that describes the applicant’s special qualifications over and above those already cited on the degree application, including experience and how this program helps advance his or her professional and personal goals.

This program will only be open to either practicing, licensed teachers or speech-language pathologists seeking additional certifications or students currently enrolled in a teaching certification program.

In addition to the personal statement, candidates must also:

• Provide official transcripts showing completion of and graduation from a master’s degree program or enrollment in such a program.
• Either hold an initial, professional or permanent teaching certificate in any field or be enrolled in a teaching certification program.
• Attain at least a 3.0 (B) cumulative grade point average (GPA) for all graduate courses taken at any institution(s) prior to matriculation into this program. 

Complete an official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in Spanish and receive a spoken proficiency ranking of Advanced Low or above.