Northern Arizona University - College of Education

Northern Arizona University
College of Education
PO Box 5774
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5774
(928) 523-2611

C.O.E. Graduate Programs

M.ED. IN BILINGUAL/MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

We offer this degree under the extended coursework option only. To earn this M.Ed., you must take at least 36 credit hours, including a 15-hour block of required courses, 9 hours of foundation courses, and 12 hours of electives that you chose with your advisor's approval.

You can take either the bilingual or the multicultural emphasis for this degree. We describe these emphases briefly in the following sections.

Bilingual Emphasis

You must have intermediate language proficiency in a second language.

If you wish to meet the Arizona Bilingual Endorsement requirements, you may, through careful planning with your advisor, earn this endorsement within your master's degree program.

ESL Emphasis

If you are interested in learning about different cultures but are not necessarily interested in a career related to the education of bilingual or limited-English-proficiency (LEP) students, you may want to consider this emphasis.

You do not need to demonstrate language proficiency in a second language. However, if you decide to earn either the bilingual endorsement or the ESL endorsement, you will need to fulfill the language proficiency and teacher certification requirements of these endorsements.