The Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools

NYS Statewide Language Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network

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Bilingual Education and/or TESOL Certification Requirements

Requirements for Supplementary Certificate, English To Speakers Of Other Languages:

Requirements for Additional Initial Certificate, English To Speakers Of Other Languages:

Holds a Valid NYS Teaching Certificate
Content Core - Major or Equivalent in One of the Liberal Arts & Sciences - 30 S.H.
- College Coursework - Linguistics
- College Coursework - English Grammar
- College Coursework - Language other than English (including American Sign Language) - 12 S.H.
Pedagogical Core
- College Coursework - Teaching Literacy Skills Methods - 3 S.H.
- College Coursework - Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - 6 S.H.
Content Specialty Test (CST) - ESOL
Workshop - Child Abuse Identification
Workshop - School Violence Intervention and Prevention
Workshop - Dignity For All Students Act
Fingerprint Clearance

Requirements for Initial Extension Annotation, Bilingual Education Extension via Approved Program:

Requirements for Initial Extension Annotation, Bilingual Education Extension via Invidual Pathway:

Requirements for Provisional Extension, Bilingual Education Extension via Approved Program:

Requirements for Provisional Extension, Bilingual Education Extension via Individual Pathway: